The Districts - Stay open

^FFootsteps through the hollow ^Csound Like the ^Gwind blew through the s^Dmouth cold ^FHadn't looked down, feared s^Comething Beneath the ^Gold me, without any ^Dmtime We ^Fall drifted out from these ^Cshores Finding ^Gphotographs and loveletters in^Dm bottles battered, worn ^FShallow saltwater singing ^Csore You may not be ^Gmine ^{Dm F}Friends they were shopping next ^Cdoor Spending ^Gmoney on things that they ^Dmcouldn't afford ^FTide pulls too deep for me to ^Chold Standing ^Gstill, still changing ^Dmtide

Stay ^Amopen, stay ^Eopen To ^Ccatch ^Emy f^Fault What a ^Amshame that I would ^Esplinter you Or ^Chinder y^Eou at ^Fall Won't ^Amgive my love for ^Efree Won't ^Cgive my ^Elove for ^Ffree Oh, but ^Fmplease, take it from me ^{C E F}

^FTrying to send my bitter ^Crhyme But outs^Gide from your jokes I'm left to ^Dmdie cold It is a ^Flong drive in my ^Cthoughts ^GDance slow behind ^{Dm F}Show me that you dried in the ^Csand Your favorite ^Gbook with no pages, I'm a ^Dmshell of a man I'm ^Ffumbling with two sets of ^Ckeys But I'm setting 'em dow^Gn ^{Dm F}Words crawl under my ^Cskin Like the ^Gwind from the north of your ^Dmhair L^Fast fall we buried dead ^Cplans Choke dying ^Gplans ^{Dm F}Last fall we buried dead ^Cplans Choke dying ^Gplans ^Dm

Stay ^Amopen, stay ^Eopen To ^Ccatch ^Emy fault^F What a ^Amshame that I would ^Esplinter you Or ^Chinder ^Eyou at all^F Won't ^Amgive my love for ^Efree Won't ^Cgive ^Emy love for ^Ffree Fm C E F (X4) Oh, but please, take it from me

^COh my ^Emgod is falling in^F pieces ^COh my ^Emgod this is falling apa^Amrt ^{Dm C}Oh my ^Emgod is being turned ^Fover ^COh my ^Emgod, this is out of my ^Amhand ^Dm Stay ^Amopen, stay ^Eopen (oh my god, falling to pieces) To ^Ccatch ^Emy ^Ffault What a ^Amshame that (oh my god, falling apart) I would ^Esplinter you Or ^Chinder ^Eyou at ^Fall Won't ^Amgive my love for ^Efree (Oh my god , turning it over) Won't ^Cgive ^Emy love for ^Ffree Fm C E F (X4) Oh but please, take it from me