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