Stay the Course Chords by Iration, Micah Christopher Brown, Joe Dickens, David Manzoor, Cayson C Peterson, Drake F Peterson, Micah Pueschel, Adam Michael Taylor

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

G

Em

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stay the Course chords
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[Em]
[Bm] [D]
[Am] [Em]
[Bm] [D]
Mm-hmm.
[Am] [Em]
Yeah, [Bm] [D]
yeah, yeah.
[Am] [Em]
Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah.
[D]
[Am] [G#] [Em] She woke up one day [Bm] with the rising of the sun,
[D]
surrounded by fields [Am] of grain.
[Em]
Hopped on a plane [Bm] never to return,
[D]
destination out [Am] of pain.
[Em]
Landed in the middle [Bm] of a big blue sea,
[D] and before she had time [Am] to unpack,
[Em] she listened to the sound of [Bm] the waves on the shore
[D] and knew that she was never [Am] going back.
Stay the [G]
course, you can't [D] turn back.
You make it [Am]
scared, like you're [C] lonely,
thinking about [G]
ways you can lose the [D] path.
It's all [Am]
harmful [C] distractions,
think [G] the course in the changing [D] sea.
[Am] Thoughts turning, waves are [C] turning,
thinking about [G] trying to take another from [D] me.
Thinking about taking another from [C]
me.
Mm [Em]-hmm.
Yeah, [Bm] yeah, [D] yeah.
[Am] Mm [Em]-hmm.
Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah.
[D]
[Am] [Em]
Never [D] a cool [B] kid, had no friends in [D] school, kid.
Never raised his [E] hand in class.
And I just stared at the [F#] stars on the ceiling,
[Bm] wondering if his loneliness [Am] would last.
[Em] Another glass of soap, [G] another Nokia,
[Bm] another original [Am] melody.
[Em] But as soon as he stepped [Bm] on the stage
and saw the [D] smiling back, he knew where he was meant [Am] to [G] be.
Stay the course, you can't [D] turn back.
You make it [Am]
scared, like [C] you're lonely,
thinking about [G]
ways you can lose the [D] path.
It's all [Am]
harmful [C] distractions,
think [G] the course in the changing [D] sea.
[Am] Thoughts turning, waves are [C] turning,
thinking about [G] trying to take another from [D] me.
Thinking about taking another from [Am]
me.
Mm -hmm.
[Em]
Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah.
[D]
[Am] Mm [Em]-hmm.
Yeah, [Bm] yeah, [D] yeah.
Yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah.
[Em] Mm [Bm] [D]
[G]
[Bm] [G] [Em]
[D] [Am]-hmm.
[G]
[Bm] [D]
[Am] [Em]
[G] [D]
[Am] Stay the [G]
course, you can't [D] turn back.
You might get [Am]
scared, like you're lonely,
thinking about [G]
ways you can lose the [D] path.
It's all [C]
harmful distractions.
[G] Stay the course in the changing [D] sea.
Thoughts [Am] turning, waves [C] are turning,
thinking about [G] trying to take another from [D] me.
Trying to take another from [Am]
me.
Yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
Stay [G] the course, you can't [D] turn back.
You might get [Am]
scared, like [C] you're lonely,
thinking about [G]
ways you can lose the [D] path.
It's all [Am]
harmful distractions.
Stay the [G]
course in the changing [D] sea.
Thoughts [Am]
turning, waves are [C] turning,
[G] thinking about trying to take another [D] from me.
Trying to take another from [Am]
me.
[G] Mm [C] -hmm.
[Em] Yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah.
[D]
[Am] Mm [Em]
-hmm.
Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah. [D] Mm-hmm.
[Am] [Em] [Bm] [D]
[C]
[G] [N]
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
Bm
13421112
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
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To start learning Iration, Micah Christopher Brown, Joe Dickens, David Manzoor, Cayson C Peterson, Drake F Peterson, Micah Pueschel, Adam Michael Taylor - Stay The Course chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: D, Am, Em, Bm, D, C, G and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 75 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 150. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Mm-hmm.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ Yeah, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D]
yeah, yeah.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G#] _ _ [Em] She woke up one day [Bm] with the rising of the sun,
[D]
surrounded by fields [Am] of grain.
_ _ [Em]
Hopped on a plane [Bm] never to return,
[D] _
destination out [Am] of pain.
_ _ [Em]
Landed in the middle [Bm] of a big blue sea,
[D] and before she had time [Am] to unpack,
_ [Em] she listened to the sound of [Bm] the waves on the shore
[D] and knew that she was never [Am] going back.
Stay the [G]
course, you can't [D] turn back.
You make it [Am]
scared, like you're [C] lonely,
thinking about [G]
ways you can lose the [D] path.
_ It's all [Am]
harmful _ _ [C] distractions,
think [G] the course in the changing [D] sea.
_ [Am] Thoughts turning, waves are [C] turning,
thinking about [G] trying to take another from [D] me.
Thinking about taking another from [C]
me.
Mm _ _ _ _ _ [Em]-hmm.
_ Yeah, [Bm] yeah, _ [D] _ yeah.
_ _ _ [Am] Mm _ [Em]-hmm.
_ Yeah, [Bm] yeah, _ yeah.
[D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
Never [D] a cool [B] kid, had no friends in [D] school, kid.
Never raised his [E] hand in class. _ _
And I just stared at the [F#] stars on the ceiling,
[Bm] wondering if his loneliness [Am] would last.
[Em] Another glass of soap, [G] another Nokia,
[Bm] _ another _ original [Am] melody.
_ [Em] But as soon as he stepped [Bm] on the stage
and saw the [D] smiling back, he knew where he was meant [Am] to [G] be.
Stay the course, you can't [D] turn back.
You make it [Am]
scared, like [C] you're lonely,
thinking about [G]
ways you can lose the [D] path.
_ It's all [Am]
harmful _ _ [C] distractions,
think [G] the course in the changing [D] sea.
_ [Am] Thoughts turning, waves are [C] turning,
thinking about [G] trying to take another from [D] me.
Thinking about taking another from [Am]
me.
Mm _ _ _ _ -hmm.
[Em] _
_ Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] Mm _ [Em]-hmm.
_ Yeah, [Bm] yeah, _ [D] yeah.
_ Yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah.
_ [Em] Mm _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ [Am]-hmm.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ Stay the [G]
course, you can't [D] turn back.
You might get [Am]
scared, like you're lonely,
thinking about [G]
ways you can lose the [D] path.
_ It's all [C]
harmful _ _ distractions.
[G] Stay the course in the changing [D] sea.
Thoughts [Am] turning, _ waves [C] are turning,
thinking about [G] trying to take another from [D] me.
Trying to take another from [Am]
me.
Yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
Stay [G] the course, you can't [D] turn back.
You might get [Am]
scared, like [C] you're lonely,
thinking about [G]
ways you can lose the [D] path.
_ It's all [Am]
harmful _ _ _ distractions.
Stay the [G]
course in the changing [D] sea.
Thoughts [Am]
turning, waves are [C] turning,
[G] thinking about trying to take another [D] from me.
Trying to take another from [Am]
me.
[G] Mm [C] _ -hmm.
_ [Em] Yeah, _ yeah, [Bm] yeah.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] Mm _ _ [Em]
-hmm.
Yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah. [D] Mm-hmm.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song finds its place within the Iration album.

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