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The Newtowns 1965
     Single
  Please  Stay
Intro:  G   Bm   G   Bm(Organ)
BmIf I Ggot on, my knees, and I Bmplee-eeeaded, with youuuuuBm  
BmNot to Ggooooo, but to stay-ayyyyy in my BmarrrrrmBms
BmWould you Cwaaa-aalk, through the Ddor-ore-oreD  
DLike you Gdiii-iid, once be-Cfor-or-or-orr-orrrrre
GThis time, be Ddifferent, please Gstayyyyy, don't DgoooooD  
    D   G/                          Bm/
If I call out, your name, like a prayerrrrr
           G/                      Bm/
Would you leave me, a-lone, in my tearrrrrs
         C/              D/                
Knowing I-I-I, need you so oh oh
           G/                  C/       C/
Would you stillllll, turn and go oh oh oh oh
 G/                        D/                      
This time, (this time) be different, (be different)
        G/              D/             G/       G  
Please stayyyyy, don't gooooo, please stay-ay-ay
GI Cloved you before I, Geven knew your na-ame
GAnd I Dwanted, to give you my Ghearrrrrt
GBut Cwhen youuuuu came baaaaack after Gleaving me some ti-iiiime
GI Aknew, oh I-I knewwwww, that the heartaches would Dstar-arrrrrrtD  
DIf I Gcalled out, your name, like a BmsonnnnngBm  
BmWhich Gwas written, for you, you a-BmlonnnnneBm  
BmWould you Cstilllll, hurt my Dpri-i-ide baybee
Gohhhhhh, how I Ccri-i-i-i-ied
GThis time, (this time) be Ddifferent, (be different)
Dplease Gstayyyyy, don't Dgooooo, please Gstay-ay-ay
GYou know how I'll Calways love you darlin' please Gstay-ay-ay, don't Dgooooo
DPlease G6stayyyyyyyyy
This song is played at a slow tempo with some guitar tremolo throughout
In the second verse play the single chords as indicated, with the tremolo
extending from one chord to the next
The words in brackets are sung by the backup singers with chords played

All chords in this song (6)

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Please Stay

by The Newtowns

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The Newtowns 1965

Single

Please Stay

G Bm G Bm

Intro: (Organ)

Bm G Bm Bm

If I got on, my knees, and I plee-eeeaded, with youuuuu

Bm G Bm Bm

Not to gooooo, but to stay-ayyyyy in my arrrrrms

Bm C D D

Would you waaa-aalk, through the dor-ore-ore

D G C

Like you diii-iid, once be-for-or-or-orr-orrrrre

G D G D D

This time, be different, please stayyyyy, don't gooooo

D G Bm

/ /

If I call out, your name, like a prayerrrrr

G Bm

/ /

Would you leave me, a-lone, in my tearrrrrs

C D

/ /

Knowing I-I-I, need you so oh oh

G C C

/ / /

Would you stillllll, turn and go oh oh oh oh

G D

/ /

This time, (this time) be different, (be different)

G D G G

/ / /

Please stayyyyy, don't gooooo, please stay-ay-ay

G C G

I loved you before I, even knew your na-ame

G D G

And I wanted, to give you my hearrrrrt

G C G

But when youuuuu came baaaaack after leaving me some ti-iiiime

G A D D

I knew, oh I-I knewwwww, that the heartaches would star-arrrrrrt

D G Bm Bm

If I called out, your name, like a sonnnnng

Bm G Bm Bm

Which was written, for you, you a-lonnnnne

Bm C D

Would you stilllll, hurt my pri-i-ide baybee

G C

ohhhhhh, how I cri-i-i-i-ied

G D

This time, (this time) be different, (be different)

D G D G

please stayyyyy, don't gooooo, please stay-ay-ay

G C G D

You know how I'll always love you darlin' please stay-ay-ay, don't gooooo

D G6

Please stayyyyyyyyy

This song is played at a slow tempo with some guitar tremolo throughout

In the second verse play the single chords as indicated, with the tremolo

extending from one chord to the next

The words in brackets are sung by the backup singers with chords played

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