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[Verse 1]
  AmWhen I close my Ceyes I hear you Emsinging
singing me a Amsong that I'll Cforget
I always Emforget
  AmI try to take mysCelf back to sEmleeping
you pick me Fup
but I let you AmdownG  
[Pre-Chorus]
FIt was so clear but now it's goneC  G  
FI couldn't keep my eyelids CshutG  
Why can't you Fstay?C  G  
FStayC  G  
FstayC  
[Chorus]
If only I could Gdream we could start Fagain 
If only I could dream we could start again 
Am   C   Em
[Verse 2]
AmWhen I close my Ceyes I see you Emdancing
dancing me a sAmong
just out of rCeach, just out of rEmeach
AmI need you in the day Cwhen I'm not dreaEmming
you pick me uFp
I don't wanna let you AmdownG  
[Pre-Chorus]
FIt was so clear but now it's goneC  G  
FI couldn't keep my eyelids CshutG  
Why can't you Fstay?C  G  
FStayC  G  
FstayC  
[Chorus]
If only I could Gdream we could start Amagain Am  Em  
[Instrumental]
F F Am G
[Outro]
FIt was so clear but now it's goneC  G  
FI couldn't keep my eyelids CshutG  
Why can't you Fstay?C  G  
FStay   CIf only I could Gdream we could start again 
Fstay   CIf only I could Gdream we could start again 
StFay   CIf only I could Gdream we could start again 
FIf only I could dream we could start again 

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Stay

by Lewis Watson

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[Verse 1]

Am C Em

When I close my eyes I hear you singing

Am C

singing me a song that I'll forget

I always forget

Am C Em

I try to take myself back to sleeping

you pick me up

Am G

but I let you down

[Pre-Chorus]

F C G

It was so clear but now it's gone

F C G

I couldn't keep my eyelids shut

F C G

Why can't you stay?

F C G

Stay

F C

stay

[Chorus]

G F

If only I could dream we could start again

Am C Em

[Verse 2]

Am C Em

When I close my eyes I see you dancing

dancing me a song

C Em

just out of reach, just out of reach

Am C Em

I need you in the day when I'm not dreaming

you pick me up

Am G

I don't wanna let you down

[Pre-Chorus]

F C G

It was so clear but now it's gone

F C G

I couldn't keep my eyelids shut

F C G

Why can't you stay?

F C G

Stay

F C

stay

[Chorus]

G Am Am Em

If only I could dream we could start again

[Instrumental]

F F Am G

[Outro]

F C G

It was so clear but now it's gone

F C G

I couldn't keep my eyelids shut

F C G

Why can't you stay?

F C G

Stay If only I could dream we could start again

F C G

stay If only I could dream we could start again

F C G

Stay If only I could dream we could start again

If only I could dream we could start again

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