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All You Had To Do Was Stay

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Capo 1
[Intro]
G D A Bm
[Verse 1]
GPeople like yDou always wAant back the lBmove they gave away
GPeople like mDe want to beAlieve you when you Bmsay that you've changed
GThe more I think about Dit now the lAess I knowBm  
All I know Gis that you Ddrove us off the Aroad
BmAll you had to do
[Chorus]
Was Gstay, Dall you had to do was Astay
BmHad me in the palm of your hGand
DWhy'd you have to go and loAck me out when I lBmet you in
StGay, hey, Dnow you say you want it
BAack now that it's Bmjust too late
GWell it couDld've been easy A  
Bmall you had to do was sGtayD  A  Bm  
[Verse 2]
GHere you are Dnow calling me Aup
But I Bmdon't know what to saGy
I've been pDicking up pieces Aof the mBmess you made
GPeople like you always wDant back the Alove they pushed asBmide
But pGeople like me are gDone forever when you Asay goodBmbye
[Chorus]
GStay, Dall you had to do was Astay
BmHad me in the palm of your hGand
DWhy'd you have to go and loAck me out when I lBmet you in
StGay, hDey, now you want it
BAack that it's jBmust too late
GWell it couDld've been easy A  
Bmall you had to do was sGtay
[Outro]
Well it cDould've been easy A  
Bmall you had to do was stGay
Well it cDould've been easy A  
Bmall you had to do was stGay
DStay A  
Bmall you had to do was sGtayD  A  
Bmall you had to do was stGay
Bmall you had to Ado was staGy
Bmall you had to Ado was staGy
Bmall you had to Ado was staGy
Bmall you had to Ado was staGy
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