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[Intro] 
 Am-   C-  F- G  
[Verse]
CI want you to stAmay neveFr go away from me
SGtay forever bCut now, now that you're Amgone
All i can do is pFray for you
To be hGere beside me again
[Refrain]
FWhy did you haEmve to Amleave me
FWhen you said that Emlove will coAmnquer all
FWhy did you Emhave to leAmave m
FWhen you said thet dreamiDmng
Was as good as reGality
[Verse]
CAnd now i must move Amon
TFrying to forget all the memories
Amof you nGear me
CBut i can't let go Amof your love
That has tFaught mAme to hold Fon
[Refrain]
FWhy did you haEmve to Amleave me
FWhen you said that Emlove will coAmnquer all
FWhy did you Emhave to leAmave m
FWhen you said thet dreamiDmng
Was as good as reGality
[Refrain]
Bmwhy did you havGe to leave me
Bmwhen you said that lGove will conquer all
Bmwhy did you Ghave to leave me
Cwhen you said thet dreaming
was as good as reAality
[Verse]
DI want to stBmay never go awGay from Ame
Di want to stBmay but i have Gto go my waAy
wooh wohh wohh ooh

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Stay

by Carol Banawa

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am C F G

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[Verse]

C Am F

I want you to stay never go away from me

G C Am

Stay forever but now, now that you're gone

All i can do is pray for you

To be here beside me again

[Refrain]

F Em Am

Why did you have to leave me

F Em Am

When you said that love will conquer all

F Em Am

Why did you have to leave m

F Dm

When you said thet dreaming

Was as good as reality

[Verse]

C Am

And now i must move on

Trying to forget all the memories

Am G

of you near me

C Am

But i can't let go of your love

F Am F

That has taught me to hold on

[Refrain]

F Em Am

Why did you have to leave me

F Em Am

When you said that love will conquer all

F Em Am

Why did you have to leave m

F Dm

When you said thet dreaming

Was as good as reality

[Refrain]

Bm G

why did you have to leave me

Bm G

when you said that love will conquer all

Bm G

why did you have to leave me

when you said thet dreaming

was as good as reality

[Verse]

D Bm G A

I want to stay never go away from me

D Bm G A

i want to stay but i have to go my way

wooh wohh wohh ooh

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