Intro) G C Bm Am G C/G
Am/G
G Bm D
WE MET WHEN WE WERE IN SCHOOL
G C Bm D
NEVER TOOK NO SHIT FROM NO ONE, WE WEREN’T FOOLS
Am G
THE TEACHER SAYS WE'RE DUMB
Em
WE'RE ONLY HAVING FUN
C
WE PISS ON EVERYONE
G C/G
IN THE CLASSROOM
Bm/G Am/G G C/G Bm/G Am/G
WHEN WE GOT THROWN OUT I LEFT WITHOUT MUCH FUSS
AN' WEEKENDS WE’D GO DANCING
DOWN STREATHAM ON THE BUS
YOU ALWAYS MADE ME LAUGH
GOT ME IN BAD FIGHTS
PLAY ME POOL ALL NIGHT
SMOKIN’ MENTHOL
I PRACTISED DAILY IN MY ROOM
YOU WERE DOWN THE CROWN PLANNING YOUR NEXT
MOVE
GO ON A NICKING SPREE
HIT THE WRONG GUY
EACH OF YOU GET THREE
YEARS IN BRIXTON
I DID MY VERY BEST TO WRITE
HOW WAS BUTLINS?
WERE THE SCREWS TOO TIGHT?
WHEN YOU LOT GET OUT
WERE GONNA HIT THE TOWN
WE’LL BURN IT FUCKIN’ DOWN
TO A CINDER
G E
COS YEARS HAVE PASSED AND THINGS HAVE CHANGED
C D
AND I MOVE ANYWAY I WANNA GO
B E
I’LL NEVER FORGET THE FEELING I GOT
C G
WHEN I HEARD THAT YOU'D GOT HOME
B E
AN' I’LL NEVER FORGET THE SMILE ON MY FACE
C G
'COS I KNEW WHERE YOU WOULD BE
B E
AN’ IF YOU'RE IN THE CROWN TONIGHT
C G
HAVE A DRINK ON ME
C9 B7 Am G
BUT GO EASY...STEP LIGHTLY...STAY FREE
(Outro) G C Bm Am
The outro occurs after the final lyrics and vamping of the G note on the low E:
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0---repeat several times until the sweet outro kicks in.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/clash/stay_free_tab_ver_2.html ]
E--------------------------10-8-7^8^7-----------------------------------10-12-10-12~--10~----------|
B-------------13-12~---------------------8~------------------13-12~--------------------------------|
G---0/--12--------------------------------------------0/--12---------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--7---7---7----7^8^7-7----7---7---7------7^8^7-7---/-10--12---10~----12---10-----10--------------|
B----8---8----8--------------8---8---8-----------------------------------------12-----12~--8~-----|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------15~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-8-/-12-----------12--------------------------13-13~~~~13-13-13/12~-12-12-12/10~10-10-10/12-12~~~--|
G-------------------------12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------12-hold--------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then it fades out with some add lib soloing.
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--10-10-/-9--9-/-7--7-/----5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--8--8--/-7--7-/-5--5-/----3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
STAY FREE
