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All You Had To Do Was Stay

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[Intro]
G D A Bm
[Verse]
 GPeople like you always want Dback 
The love they gave aAway
And people like me wanna beBmlieve you 
When you say you cha-a-Ganged
The more I think about it Dnow 
The less I kno-o-Aow
All I know is that you Bmdrove us 
    N.C
Off the road
[Pre-Chorus]
G(Stay!) Hey
All you had to do wasD, stay
Had me in the palm of your Ahand
Then, why'd you have to go and Bmlock me out when I Alet you in?
[Chorus]
G(Stay!) Hey
Now you say you want itD, back
Now that it's just too Alate
Well, it could've been easyBm  
All you had to Ado was (stayG!)
All you had to do was (stayD!)
All you had to do was (stayA!)
All you had to do was (stayBm!)
All you had to Ado was stay 
[Verse]
 GHere you are now, calling me Dup 
But I don't know what to Asay
I've been picking up the Bmpieces 
Of the Amess you madeG  
People like you always want Dback 
The love they pushed aAside
                            Bm* N.C.
But people like me are gone forever 
When you say goodbye
[Pre-Chorus]
G(Stay!) hey
All you had to do wasD, stay
Had me in the palm of your Ahand
Then, why'd you have to go and Bmlock me out when I Alet you in?
[Chorus]
G(Stay!) Hey
Now you say you want itD, back
Now that it's just too Alate
Well, it could've been easyBm  
All you had to Ado was (stayG!)
All you had to do was (stayD!)
All you had to do was (stayA!)
All you had to do was Bm(stay! stay! stay! stay! stay!) 
[Bridge]
 BmLet me remind you 
GThis was Dwhat you Awanted (oh, Bmoh, oh-oh-oh) 
You Aended it
GYou were aDll I wAanted (oh, Bmoh, oh-oh-oh)  
                 A  G*
But not like this
         D*    A*
Not like this
             Bm*
Not like this
    N.C              
Oh, all you had to do was
[Pre-Chorus]
G(Stay!) hey
All you had to do wasD, stay
Had me in the palm of your Ahand
Then, why'd you have to go and Bmlock me out when I Alet you in?
[Chorus]
G(Stay!) Hey
Now you say you want itD, back
Now that it's just too Alate
Well, it could've been easyBm  
All you had to Ado was
[Pre-Chorus]
G(Stay!) Hey
All you had to do wasD, stay
Had me in the palm of your Ahand
Then, why'd you have to go and Bmlock me out when I Alet you in?
[Chorus]
G(Stay!) Hey
Now you say you want itD, back
Now that it's just too Alate
Well, it could've been easyBm  
All you had to Ado was (stayG!)
All you had to do was (stayD!)
All you had to do was (stayA!)
All you had to do was (stBmay!)(Ooh) 
               A*      A*
All you had to do was (stay!)
Have fun!
Christy
www.liveloveguitar.com

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All You Had To Do Was Stay

by Taylor Swift

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

G D A Bm

[Verse]

G D

People like you always want back

The love they gave away

And people like me wanna believe you

When you say you cha-a-anged

The more I think about it now

The less I kno-o-ow

All I know is that you drove us

N.C

Off the road

[Pre-Chorus]

(Stay!) Hey

All you had to do was, stay

Had me in the palm of your hand

Bm A

Then, why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?

[Chorus]

(Stay!) Hey

Now you say you want it, back

Now that it's just too late

Well, it could've been easy

A G

All you had to do was (stay!)

All you had to do was stay

[Verse]

G D

Here you are now, calling me up

But I don't know what to say

I've been picking up the pieces

A G

Of the mess you made

People like you always want back

The love they pushed aside

Bm* N.C.

But people like me are gone forever

When you say goodbye

[Pre-Chorus]

(Stay!) hey

All you had to do was, stay

Had me in the palm of your hand

Bm A

Then, why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?

[Chorus]

(Stay!) Hey

Now you say you want it, back

Now that it's just too late

Well, it could've been easy

A G

All you had to do was (stay!)

All you had to do was (stay! stay! stay! stay! stay!)

[Bridge]

Let me remind you

G D A Bm

This was what you wanted (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)

You ended it

G D A Bm

You were all I wanted (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)

A G

But not like this

D A

* *

Not like this

N.C

Oh, all you had to do was

[Pre-Chorus]

(Stay!) hey

All you had to do was, stay

Had me in the palm of your hand

Bm A

Then, why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?

[Chorus]

(Stay!) Hey

Now you say you want it, back

Now that it's just too late

Well, it could've been easy

All you had to do was

[Pre-Chorus]

(Stay!) Hey

All you had to do was, stay

Had me in the palm of your hand

Bm A

Then, why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?

[Chorus]

(Stay!) Hey

Now you say you want it, back

Now that it's just too late

Well, it could've been easy

A G

All you had to do was (stay!)

All you had to do was (stay!)(Ooh)

A A

* *

All you had to do was (stay!)

Have fun!

Christy

www.liveloveguitar.com

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