Intro
F# B F# C# D#m F# B C# F#
[Verse 1]
F# B F#
Micheladas in the afternoon
C# D#m
Lie on the couch in a rented room
F# B
Watchin' Jeopardy without the sound
C# F#
It's easy to stay down
[Verse 2]
F# B F#
Quick mistakes and long goodbyes
C# D#m
Hold-over truths and necessary lies
F# B
I caught a train that was backwards-bound
C# F#
It's easy to stay down
[Chorus]
B F# B
Stay down 'til your mind has been cleared
D C#
And your trail can't be found
B C# D#m
Stay down with your eye to the sky
D C#
And your ear to the ground
[Verse 3]
F# B F#
Down by the pool with all my brand-new friends
C# D#m
Re-writin' letters that I'll never send
F# B
Declinin' invitations into town
C# F#
It's easy to stay down
[Verse 4]
F# B F#
Slowly admit that you have had your fun
C# D#m
The girl you loved and every word you sung
F# B
All the profane that you thought profound
C# F#
It's time now to stay down
[Solo]
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[Chorus]
B F# B
Stay down 'til the smoke has been cleared
D C#
And your name can't be found
B C# D#m
Stay down with your head in the clouds
D C#
And your eyes to the ground
[Verse 5]
F# B F#
Feel the sting of the final blow
C# D#m
What could've been, you don't care or know
F# B
Don't try to go another round
C# F#
Stay down