Songnotes
the hand-crafted music library of @davidpots
Intro
| Bm . . D . . | A . . G . . | D/F# . . D . . | Fm7/E . . Fm7/C# . . | | Bm . . D . . | A . . G . . | Bm7/F# . . . . . | Bm7/F# . . . . . | (see below for riff)Verse
Bm D A G D/F# ......Maybe different but remember D Fm7/E Fm7/C# (Bm) ...Winters warm where you and I Bm D A G Bm7/F# .......Kissing whiskey by the fire (Bm7/F#) With the snow outside When the summer comes the river Swims at midnight shiver cold Touch the bottom you and I With muddy toesChorus
Em G D A/C# Em ...Stay or leave, I want you not to go but you should (Em) G D A/C# ......It was good, as good goes Em G D A/C# Bm ...Stay or leave, I want you not to go but you did (start intro riff on "did") Wake up naked drinking coffee Making plans to change the world While the world is changing us Was good good, love? You used to laugh under the covers Maybe not so often now The way I used to laugh with you Was loud and hard Stay or leave, I want you not to go but you should It was good, as good goes Stay or leave, I want you not to go but you did (start bridge chords on "did")Bridge
E/G# Gadd2 (did)... So what to do D A/C# E/G# E/B With the rest of today's afternoon, hey... D A/C# A E/G# Isn't it strange how we change everything we did Gadd2 Bm Did I do all that I should... (start intro chords on "should") Bm D A ...That I could have doneRefrain
G Em D ...Remember we used to dance... and everyone wanted to be A/C# Em ...You and me I want to be too G A E/G# Em What day is this... besides the day you left me G A E/G# What day is this... besides the day you went (start bridge chords on "day") So what to do, with the rest of today's afternoon, hey Isn't it strange how we change everything we did Did I do all that I could Remember we used to dance, and everyone wanted to be You and me I want to be too What day is this, besides the day you went, hey What day is this? (end on A, let ring)
"Maybe different but remember, winters warm..."
e-|------2------2------5------3------2------2------2------2----|- B-|------3------3------5------3------3------3------2------2----|- G-|------4------2------6------4------2------2------2------2----|- D-|------4------4---/7-7----5-5----4-4------4----2-2------2----|- A-|----2-2----5-5-------------------------5-5-----(4)---4-4----|- E-|------------------------------------------------------------|- Bm D A G D/F# D Fm7/E Fm7/C#
e-|------2------2------5------3------5-5-5-----5-5-5--- B-|------3------3------5------3------3-3-3-----3-3-3--- G-|------4------2------6------4------4-4-4-----4-4-4--- D-|------4------4---/7-7----5-5----4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--- A-|----2-2----5-5-------------------------------------- E-|---------------------------------------------------- Bm D A G Bm7/F#
"Stay or leave, I want you not to go..."
e-|----0----3----2------------
B-|----0----0----3----2-------
G-|----0----0----2----2-------
D-|----2----0----0----2------- (repeat)
A-|----2----2---------4-------
E-|----0----3-----------------
Em G D A/C#
"So what to do with the rest of today's afternoon..."
e-|-------4------5-----2-------------4-----4-----2------------------4-----5--- B-|-------5------3-----3-----2-------5-----5-----3-----2-----2------5-----3--- G-|-------4------4-----2-----2-------4-----4-----2-----2-----2------4-----4--- D-|----/6-6----5-5---0-0-----2----/6-6-----6---0-0-----2-----2---/6-6-----5--- A-|------------------------4-4-----------------------4-4---0-0---------------- E-|--------------------------------------7------------------------------------ E/G# Gadd2 D A/C# E/G# E/B D A/C# A E/G# Gadd2
"Remember we used to dance..."
e-|---3-----0-----2-----------0----3---(0)---4-------0----3---(0)-- B-|---0-----0-----3-----2-----0----0----2----5-------0----0----2--- G-|---0-----0-----2-----2-----0----0----2----4-------0----0----2--- D-|---0-----2-----0-----2-----2----0----2----6-------2----0----2--- A-|---2-----2-----------4-----2----2----0------------2----2----0--- E-|---3-----0-----------------0----3-----------------0----3-------- G Em D A/C# Em G A E/G# Em G A
| Bm . . D . . | A . . G . . | D/F# . . D . . | Fm7/E . . Fm7/C# . . | | Bm . . D . . | A . . G . . | Bm7/F# . . . . . | Bm7/F# . . . . . |
| Bm . . D . . | A . . G . . | D/F# . . D . . | Fm7/E . . Fm7/C# . . |
| Bm . . D . . | A . . G . . | Bm7/F# . . . . . | Bm7/F# . . . . . |
(repeat)
| Em . . | . . . | G . . | . . . |
| D . . | . . . | A/C# . . | . . . |
(repeat, end)
Song: Stay or Leave
Artist: Dave Matthews
Album: Some Devil
Year: 2003
Label: RCA
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Here's a list of the 173 songs I've added to the site since December 2012. Each song was added by me personally.
Songs are grouped by the year they were released.
My name is David Potsiadlo, and I created Songnotes to share my collection of guitar tabs, chords, and lyrics for my favorite songs.
Since I started playing guitar over 10 years ago, I've often been frustrated by the preponderance of mediocre and incomplete song tabs littered across the internet. To combat this, I started keeping my own collection of notes for each song I learn -- always taking the extra time to make sure accuracy and completeness are never compromised. Years later, my collection grew to the point where I knew I had to share it online with fellow aspiring musicians.
In December 2012, I began designing & developing a website that became Songnotes. Here, I share my personal collection of hand-crafted music notation with all those online. I hope you enjoy.
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