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