Stay Hungry
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"Stay Hungry" by Twisted Sister
>From the album STAY HUNGRY
words and music by Dee Snider
Tabulature by Mike C. Zalot (mcz@ulysses.att.com)
Intro/ Chorus pattern
pick up notes . . . (intro only) Em G
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A5 G A5 G
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A5 G F E C G A5
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|2---------------|0---------------|3--2----5---5---|2---------------|
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Verse pattern*
A5 G A5 G
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"Are you feeling the fire
Are you ready to explode
Are your dreams and desires
Running down an open road"
Pre-chorus pattern
F G Am G F G Am G
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|3------5--------|0---------------|3------5--------|0-----------5---|
|1------3--------|------------3---|1------3--------|------------3---|
F G Am G B A G# E B A G# Em G
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|3------5--------|2-----------0---|4---2--------2--|4--2-------2----|
|3------5--------|0---------------|2---0--------2--|2--0-------2---/|
|1------3--------|------------3---|--------4----0--|------4----0--3-|
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"I'm like a runaway
A heart without a home
I'll fight for every inch I take
I'm desperate to the bone"
Stay hungry-- feel the fire
Stay hungry-- don't explode
Stay hungry-- with desire
Stay hungry-- you're alone
Be the hunter and the hunted
Keep your target in your sight
Don't be sidetracked or shunted
Let pretenders feel your bite
Never show you're weak
Don't feel you've got to hide
Remember what you're fighting for
Remember what you seek
If your fire is faded
And you can't feel it no more
If you're tired and overrated
Let me show you to the door
Expect no sympathy
There's none to be had
Open your eyes and see
There's no room for wanna-be's, the has-been's or the bad
*Bass part for Verse pattern:
A5 G A5 G
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|5--5--3---------|5----5---3------|5---5--3--------|5----5--3-------|
How to play Stay Hungry
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.