Cover art for Stay For The Sunset

All songs  /  David Alan Graham

Stay For The Sunset

Cars can wait, drinks can keep — this is the part you don't miss.

E♭ major104 BPM2/24:03barefoot-swinghigh confidence
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Verse 1

You got your shoes in one hand, keys in the other
Said "babe, we should be heading on home"
But the speakers still bumpin' that song from the cooler
And we ain't even close to done
So I poured you another, said "what's the rush?"
Sand's still warm and the sky's just gettin' good
There's a band on the deck pickin' up the tempo
This Sunday ain't quite ready to go

Pre-Chorus

You tossed your shoes back where they was
Spun around, said "alright, you talked me into it"

Chorus

Stay for the sunset
A little more sand, a little more sweat
Let that sky go gold one more time
While you keep that hand in mine
Cars can wait, drinks can keep
This is the part you don't wanna miss
Whatever else's on the calendar
Tonight don't even compare
Stay for the sunset

Verse 2

You got that little smile that says "you're trouble"
I got the kind of luck that says I don't mind
Pelicans hangin' on the pier behind us
Sun pickin' colors I ain't named yet
You said "one more song" and I said "make it three"
Music gets better when the day gets late
The whole crew's headed out and you're stayin' with me
Yeah, I think it's safe to say...

Pre-Chorus

You looked at me like "where else would I be?"
I knew right then I was in too deep

Chorus

Stay for the sunset
A little more sand, a little more sweat
Let that sky go gold one more time
While you keep that hand in mine
Cars can wait, drinks can keep
This is the part you don't wanna miss
Whatever else's on the calendar
Tonight don't even compare
Stay for the sunset

Bridge

Come on, take your time, kick those flip-flops off
Salt air ain't gonna hurt nobody
The world's gonna spin like the world's gonna spin
But not while we're sittin' here drinkin' it in

Final Chorus

Stay for the sunset
Just you, just me, and the rest can wait
Let that sky go gold one more time
You here in mine, all mine
Tomorrow's tomorrow, who cares right now
This kinda night don't come around
Whatever else's on the calendar
Yeah, this is the night I'm gonna remember
Stay for the sunset

Outro

Yeah, stay for the sunset...
Stay a little longer, baby

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Playing in E♭ major
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Intro  E♭ A♭ B♭ A♭ B♭ Fm E♭ A♭

Verse 1

B♭You got E♭your shoes in one Fmhand, keys in the other

B♭Said E♭"babe, we should A♭be heading on home"

B♭But the speakers still A♭bumpin' that song from Cmthe cooler

A♭And we ain't even close to B♭done

So E♭I poured you another, A♭said "what's the B♭rush?"

Sand's E♭still warm A♭and the sky's just E♭gettin' B♭good

There's E♭a band on the A♭deck pickin' up the B♭tempo

CmThis FmSunday ain't quite E♭ready to B♭go

Pre-Chorus

You Fmtossed your A♭shoes back E♭where they Cmwas

Spun A♭around, said "alright, E♭you talked me into Gmit"

Chorus

Stay for E♭the sunset

A♭A little more E♭sand, a little more Cmsweat

Let E♭that sky go A♭gold one more Gmtime

B♭While you keep A♭that hand in Gmmine

Cars E♭can wait, drinks can keep

This Gmis the part you don't Cmwanna miss

Whatever Fmelse's on the calendar

GmTonight A♭don't even compare

E♭Stay Gmfor E♭the Fmsunset

Verse 2

You got E♭that little smile A♭that says "you're E♭trouble"

B♭I got the E♭kind of luck that A♭says I don't E♭mind

B♭Pelicans E♭hangin' A♭on the pier B♭behind us

CmSun A♭pickin' colors I Fmain't named Gmyet

B♭You said E♭"one more song" and I A♭said "make it Gmthree"

Music gets E♭better when A♭the day gets Gmlate

The B♭whole E♭crew's headed out A♭and you're stayin' B♭with me

CmYeah, FmI E♭think it's safe to Gmsay...

Pre-Chorus

B♭You Fmlooked at A♭me like "where E♭else would I be?"

A♭I knew right then I was in too B♭deep

Chorus

Stay for E♭the sunset

A♭A little more B♭sand, a little more sweat

Let that E♭sky go A♭gold one more B♭time

While E♭you keep A♭that hand in B♭mine

Cars can wait, drinks can keep

This is the part you don't wanna miss

Whatever else's on the calendar

Tonight Gmdon't even compare

E♭Stay for E♭the sunset

Bridge

Come on, take your time, kick those flip-flops off

Salt air Fmain't gonna hurt nobody

The E♭world's gonna spin like the world's gonna Cmspin

But not while we're sittin' B♭here drinkin' it in

Final Chorus

Stay for E♭the sunset

Just Fmyou, just me, E♭and the rest can wait

Let that sky go gold one more time

You here in mine, all mine

Tomorrow's A♭tomorrow, E♭who cares right now

This Fmkinda night don't come B♭around

GmWhatever Fmelse's on the calendar

E♭Yeah, A♭this is the night I'm gonna remember

FmStay E♭for the sunset

Outro

A♭Yeah, E♭stay for the sunset...

A♭Stay a little Gmlonger, baby

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Lead sheet for Stay For The Sunset