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Intro:  A   D   A  D  
Verse:
AVietnam, in A766' 
                      DFbm
Two best friends take a bad hit, 
BmThey never Asaw it cominD', but it saw Athem
AOne was a rich boy, a A7doctors son
                       DFbm
The other the father, a girl aged one
BmWho never Ahad the Dchance to hold his daughters Ahands
ANew York flat, In A776'
                        DFbm
Two good friends shoot a bad fix, 
BmNever woke Aup saw Dheaven before it saw Athem
AOne was the daughter of a A7prominent man
                       DFbm
The other the mother, a girl age ten
BmWho walked in and Afound mama Dsleepin' in Gods Ahands
AAnd she cried
Chorus:
         A               A7               DFbm
Stay with me, mama won't stay here with me
                            DFbm
You promised you would never leave,
         A                 A7                DFbm 
Stay with me, oh won't you stay here with me, 
BmMama holAd my Dhand, and stay with Ame

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Stay With Me

by Bret Michaels

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Chords in this song · guitar

A D A D

Intro:

Verse:

A A7

Vietnam, in 66'

Fbm

Two best friends take a bad hit,

Bm A D A

They never saw it comin', but it saw them

A A7

One was a rich boy, a doctors son

Fbm

The other the father, a girl aged one

Bm A D A

Who never had the chance to hold his daughters hands

A A7

New York flat, In 76'

Fbm

Two good friends shoot a bad fix,

Bm A D A

Never woke up saw heaven before it saw them

A A7

One was the daughter of a prominent man

Fbm

The other the mother, a girl age ten

Bm A D A

Who walked in and found mama sleepin' in Gods hands

And she cried

Chorus:

A A7 D

Fbm

Stay with me, mama won't stay here with me

Fbm

You promised you would never leave,

A A7 D

Fbm

Stay with me, oh won't you stay here with me,

Bm A D A

Mama hold my hand, and stay with me

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