Chords
Buffy The Vampire Slayer - I Wish I Could Stay

Key: F

Introduction:

difficulty
hard |||||
           F                   F#º                 G               D     Am 
You're not ready for the world outside.
 F               F#º                           G                   D       Am 
You keep pretending but you just can't hide.
 F               C                               Am                             Bb2 
I know I said that I'd be standing by your side
     Am         G 
But I...
 F                             F#º                     G         D     Am 
You're path's unbeaten and it's all uphill
 F                     F#º                     G         D             Am 
And you can meet it but you never will.
 F                     C                                   Am             Bb2 
And I'm the reason that you're standing still.
       Am       G 
But I...
                               F             G 
I wish I could say the right words
       Em                                       F 
To lead you through this land.
                           Am                 G/B 
Wish I could play the father
         C                             F 
And take you by the hand.
                           D#     Bb2 
Wish I could stay here
         G#  G#m         D# 
But now I understand...
                                F 
I'm standing in the way.
 F                 F#º                                 G             D     Am 
The cries around you, you don't hear at all.
 F                   F#º                       G                 D         Am 
'Cause you know I'm here to take that call.
 F                     C                                   Am                                 Bb2 
So you just lie there when you should be standing tall.
         Am       G 
But I...
                               F               G 
I wish I could lay your arms down
         Em                           F 
And let you rest at last.
                           Am                 G/B 
Wish I could slay your demons
         C                                 F 
But now that time has passed.
                           D#     Bb2 
Wish I could stay here,
           G#(G#m)                    D# 
Your stalwart standing fast.
                                        F 
But I'm standing in the way.
                                        F 
I'm just standing in the way.
TARA (funny chording, try open picking, very light arrangement)

 Bm   D7M  D 
I'm under your spell.
 Em 
God, how can this be?
 C 
Playing with my memory.
 Bm   D7M         D 
You know I've been through hell.
 Em 
Willow, don't you see?
                                         C 
There'll be nothing left of me.
         B 
You made me
GILES and TARA
       F#                                   C#m         G#m       B 
G: Believe me, I don't want to go,
T: Believe.........
                           F#                             C#m               G#m 
G: And it'll grieve me 'cause I love you so.
T: And it'll grieve me 'cause I love you so.
               C#m         G#m 
G: But we both know...
T: But we both know...
                                 F#           G# 
G: Wish I could say the right words
T: Wish I could trust that it was
                               Fm                     F# 
G: To lead you through this land. Wish I could
T: just this once but I must do what I
       Bbm           G# 
G: play the father
T: must. I can't adjust to this
               C#                           F# 
G: And take you by the hand.
T: disgust We're done and I just
                                 C#m   B   A 
G: Wish I could staaaay here.
T: Wish I could staaaay here.
                                 C#m   B   A 
G: Wish I could staaaay here.
T: Wish I could staaaay here.
                                 C#m   B   A 
G: Wish I could staaaay here.
T: Wish I could staaaay here.
                               E 
G: Wish I could staaaay.
T: Wish I could staaaay.