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