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Standard Tuning (1st fret)
VERSE 1     
GI was standing on the other side
BmWatching you leave and I, 
CCouldn't see you Dgo
GKnow that I was so sincere 
BmWhen I said I need you here
CCause this is your hDome
PRE-CHORUS       
BmYou're the one my eCverything
BmIf you stay you'll make me Dsing
CHORUS     
I'll give you my Glife
I'll give you my Bmheart
And nothing will eCver come between us, 
DEver come between us Gtonight
BmI'll show you the way, jCust promise me that you'll
DPromise me that you'll Gstay
GOooh, Bmoooh        C    DPromise me that you'll stay 
GOooh, Bmoooh        C  D  
VERSE 2     
GWhen you're with me I feel so alive
BmYou're the bonnie to my clyde
CWe can paint the tDown
GBut you're so far (ohhh), BmYou're so far (woah ohhh)
CAnd that can't even hold me Ddown
PRE-CHORUS   
BmYou're the one my eCverything
BmIf you stay you'll make me Dsing
CHORUS     
I'll give you my Glife
I'll give you my Bmheart
And nothing will eCver come between us, 
DEver come between us Gtonight
BmI'll show you the way, jCust promise me that you'll
DPromise me that you'll Gstay    
BRIDGE     
BmAnd I know that our Cbond's so true
GYou are to me as DI am to you
BmAnd I know that Cwe can sustain
even tGhough we ain't together 
Dour love still remains
CHORUS      
I'll give you my F#life
I'll give you my A#mheart
And nothing will eBver come between us, 
C#Ever come between us F#tonight
BmI'll show you the way, jA#must promise me that you'll
BPromise me that you'll C#stay
F#- A#m- B                      C#
         Promise me that you'll stay
F#- A#m- B                      C#
         Promise me that you'll stay

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If You Stay

by Joseph Vincent

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Chords in this song · guitar

A#m

Standard Tuning (1st fret)

VERSE 1

I was standing on the other side

Watching you leave and I,

C D

Couldn't see you go

Know that I was so sincere

When I said I need you here

C D

Cause this is your home

PRE-CHORUS

Bm C

You're the one my everything

Bm D

If you stay you'll make me sing

CHORUS

I'll give you my life

I'll give you my heart

And nothing will ever come between us,

D G

Ever come between us tonight

Bm C

I'll show you the way, just promise me that you'll

D G

Promise me that you'll stay

G Bm C D

Oooh, oooh Promise me that you'll stay

G Bm C D

Oooh, oooh

VERSE 2

When you're with me I feel so alive

You're the bonnie to my clyde

C D

We can paint the town

G Bm

But you're so far (ohhh), You're so far (woah ohhh)

C D

And that can't even hold me down

PRE-CHORUS

Bm C

You're the one my everything

Bm D

If you stay you'll make me sing

CHORUS

I'll give you my life

I'll give you my heart

And nothing will ever come between us,

D G

Ever come between us tonight

Bm C

I'll show you the way, just promise me that you'll

D G

Promise me that you'll stay

BRIDGE

Bm C

And I know that our bond's so true

G D

You are to me as I am to you

Bm C

And I know that we can sustain

even though we ain't together

our love still remains

CHORUS

I'll give you my life

A#m

I'll give you my heart

And nothing will ever come between us,

C# F#

Ever come between us tonight

Bm A#m

I'll show you the way, just promise me that you'll

B C#

Promise me that you'll stay

F#- A#m- B C#

Promise me that you'll stay

F#- A#m- B C#

Promise me that you'll stay

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