E  A E  B  C#m  E  A  B  E

[Verse 1]
E                  A    E
Micheladas in the afternoon
 B                      C#m
Lie on the couch in a rented room
  E                   A
Watchin' Jeopardy without the sound
      B           E
It's easy to stay down

[Verse 2]
  E                 A       E
Quick mistakes and long goodbyes
  B                   C#m
Hold-over truths and necessary lies
E                         A
I caught a train that was backwards-bound
      B           E
It's easy to stay down

[Chorus]
       A            E              A
Stay down 'til your mind has been cleared
           C             B
And your trail can't be found
      A              B         C#m
Stay down with your eye to the sky
          C           B
And your ear to the ground

[Verse 3]
 E                             A          E
Down by the pool with all my brand-new friends
 B                         C#m
Re-writin' letters that I'll never send
 E                     A
Declinin' invitations into town
      B               E
It's easy to stay down

[Verse 4]
 E                          A       E
Slowly admit that you have had your fun
 B                           C#m
The girl you loved and every word you sung
 E                        A
All the profane that you thought profound
      B                   E
It's time now to stay down

[Solo]
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[Chorus]
      A              E               A
Stay down 'til the smoke has been cleared
           C           B
And your name can't be found
      A              B           C#m
Stay down with your head in the clouds
          C           B
And your eyes to the ground

[Verse 5]
 E                      A    E
Feel the sting of the final blow
  B                           C#m
What could've been, you don't care or know
 E                 A
Don't try to go another round
 B    E
Stay down