Chris Ross
"She Never Stays Gone"
Halfway to Wonderland, 2012
It took me a while to finally figure out how this song is played, especially the riff:
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-| x2
A--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E----------------------------------------------|
Chords used: (Sorry, I'm not sure of the real name of the "Dsus" chord)
D Dsus(?) A G G5 A5 B5
e-2- e-0- e-0- e--- e--- e--- e---|
B-3- B-3- B-2- B-3- B--- B--- B---|
G-2- G-2- G-2- G-0- G--- G--- G---|
D-0- D-4- D-2- D-0- D-5- D-7- D-9-|
A-0- A-0- A-0- A--- A-5- A-7- A-9-|
E--- E--- E--- E-3- E-3- E-5- E-7-|
Intro: (Slightly palm muted)
D Dsus D Riff D Dsus D Riff... On the D's before the riff, play them like:
e-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-|
B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
Verse 1:
D
She only appears in the middle of the dark
When there's no one awake and the doors are all locked
(Riff)
D
She only drinks one, she's gotta drive home
She never stays long but she never stays gone
(Riff)
Chorus:
A
She never stays gone, see her leave in that little sundress
G
Runnin' back from where she came
A
Standin' in her shadow I must confess
G
I'm feelin' more pride than shame
A
See her leavin' she's gone to sunny Arizona
G
Cause she's got dreams of her own
A
With babies in the frames and flowers in the corners
G
I'd love to let her go, but she never stays gone...
(Intro)
She never stays gone
Verse 2:
D
She thinks she can love just by sayin' the words
She only lies when she thinks it won't hurt
(Riff)
D
She never never meant to do nobody wrong
She never stays long but she never stays gone
(Riff)
Chorus:
A
She never stays gone, see her leavin' she's comin' back east now
G
Desperate for the ocean air
A
Standin' on the shore down to Carter's Beach
G
With the north wind in her hair
A
See her lean against the porch of this old farmhouse
G
Sayin' one more goodbye in the rain
A
With her eyes on the skies and her tears on my shoulder
G
God I'd love her to stay, but she never stays gone...
(Intro)
She never stays gone
Bridge/Outro:
G5 A5 B5
Arizona can wait another minute, it ain't goin' anywhere soon
G5 A5 B5
Arizona can wait another minute, it ain't goin' anywhere soon
G A5
Arizona can wait
B5
Arizona can wait another minute
G5 A5
Arizona can wait for you
(Intro)
End on Dsus