Lars Eriksson – Stay True Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Lars Eriksson – Stay True Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Instrumental Intro]
Gm Cm Gm D7
Gm Cm Gm Gm Dm

[Verse 1]
Gm                Cm
Low - I'm feeling low
             Gm
Want you to know
                   D7
Ain't got much to show.
           Gm
Maybe I'm slow
            Cm                   Gm
Not feeling to my syes, staying slow
            D    N.C.
Until the spring liberates
           Gm
me from my winter hell.

[Pre-Chorus]
           Cm
How's that camels and candy?
      Gm
I can be your daddy
       D    N.C.
If you only let me creep
          Gm
into your prison cell
          Cm
Hey baby, can you tell?
         Gm
Im not a criminal
               D7
Your choice is seminal.

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[Chorus]
       Cm           Gm
I want you to stay true
                    D7
To what's right for you
          Gm
No matter who
N.C                          Cm
Knowing now what will others say
            Gm
Just find a way
            D7     Gm    D7
And try to stay - True

[Interlude]
Gm Cm Gm    D7
Gm Cm Gm Dm Gm D

[Verse 2]
            Gm                  Cm
This week alone - Stand in your own
            Gm                   D7
Try not to show - This life's a show.
            Gm                Cm
Try not to glow - Way down below, oh
          Gm
So lot of woe
     D     N.C.
And that's not a place where
           Gm
you would like to go

[Pre-Chorus]
         Cm
I've got cigarettes and brandy
      Gm
Which could come in handy
        D   N.C.
If you just help me
              Gm
loosen up my hand grenades
      Cm              Gm
Baby don't refuse my truth
         D7
Is up to you now, to choose

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[Chorus]
       Cm           Gm
I want you to stay true
                    D7
To what's right for you
          Gm
No matter who
N.C                          Cm
Knowing now what will others say
            Gm
Just find a way
            D7     Gm    D7
And try to stay - True

[Interlude]
Gm Cm Gm D7
Gm Cm Gm D7 N.C.
Gm Cm Gm D7 N.C.
Gm Cm Gm D7

[Chorus]
       Cm           Gm
I want you to stay true
                    D7
To what's right for you
          Gm
No matter who
N.C                          Cm
Knowing now what will others say
            Gm
Just find a way
            D7
And try to stay...

[Outro]
 Gm     Cm     Gm     D7
True - True - True - True
 Gm     Cm     Gm
True - True - True

How to play Stay True: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Stay True by Lars Eriksson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Stay True by Lars Eriksson is written in G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭) and moves through 5 chords: Gm, Cm, D7, Dm and D.

Listen for Gm – Cm – Gm – D7 (i – iv – i – V7 in G minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Dm, Gm, A7, Am, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

Stay True chords: questions

What key is Stay True in?

Stay True by Lars Eriksson is in the key of G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in Stay True?

Stay True uses 5 chords: Gm, Cm, D7, Dm, D.

What is the chord progression of Stay True?

The main progression is Gm – Cm – Gm – D7 (i – iv – i – V7).

Is Stay True easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Dm, Gm, A7, Am, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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