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Key:       Em
The verse part of this song has following chord progression:
|  Em   D|   C#m   C   D|.
First chords are Em,  Dand C#m. Each of them sounds for 2 beats (half of bar). Chords  Cand  Dare 1 beat long. 
The chorus part has following chord progression:
GEaBch Amof them is 2 bars long.
You can improvise using Em pentatonic scale .
Intro: (  Em   D   C#m   C   D)x6  G   B  Am  
Verse:
       Em   D   C#m   C   Dx2
I'll stay
I'll EmstayD  C#m  
For sChe'll Dbe cEmoming backD  C#m  
CYou knDow her hEmead went out to DplayC#m  
SChe'll gDet Emover thatD  C#m  C  D  
Chorus:
I kGnow that my reward
When she retBurns
Woo-woo!
Keeps me hAmanging on
Verse:
       Em   D   C#m   C   Dx2
I'll stay
I'll sEmtayD  C#m  
Though frCiends Dthey EmridiculDeC#m  
YCou kDnow for Emher there is no DsubstitutC#me
TCalk DI cEman endure (I must enduDre)
But tC#mhat's alright, mCother says D"Son"
Chorus:
KGnow my reward
When she retBurns (whoo-whoo)
She'll still come home, whoaah
Keeps me hAmanging on
       Em   D   C#m   C   Dx2
I'll stay
Solo: (  Em   D   C#m   C   D)x6  G   B  Am  
      (  Em   D   C#m   C   D)x6  G   B  Am  
EmBa ba-ba-ba              |
                        D|
Ba-ba-ba                 | x3
    C#m         C           D|
Ba-ba doo-whoo whoo-whoo | 
Outro: 
You know her Emhead went Dout C#mto play
TChat's all Dright
EmThe girl Dwill get C#mover thatC  D  
EmLord, mDy reward C#mis gonna be mCuch grDeater
EmEvery niDght, C#mlord, is goCnna reDplace her
EmAnd if anothDer girl decidC#mes she wants Cto go hoDme
EmWait right there
DWait right here
C#mWait right here
CI ain't goin' Dnowhere
EmWait right here
DWait right here
C#mI'm gonna stand right here
On thCis ground and Dwait
EmHey DhC#mey hey ChDey.

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Ill Stay

by Funkadelic

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Key: Em

The verse part of this song has following chord progression:

Em D C#m C D

| | |.

Em D C#m C D

First chords are , and . Each of them sounds for 2 beats (half of bar). Chords and are 1 beat long.

The chorus part has following chord progression:

G B Am

Each of them is 2 bars long.

You can improvise using Em pentatonic scale .

Em D C#m C D G B Am

Intro: ( )x6

Verse:

Em D C#m C D

I'll stay

Em D C#m

I'll stay

C D Em D C#m

For she'll be coming back

C D Em D C#m

You know her head went out to play

C D Em D C#m C D

She'll get over that

Chorus:

I know that my reward

When she returns

Woo-woo!

Keeps me hanging on

Verse:

Em D C#m C D

I'll stay

Em D C#m

I'll stay

C D Em D C#m

Though friends they ridicule

C D Em D C#m

You know for her there is no substitute

C D Em D

Talk I can endure (I must endure)

C#m C D

But that's alright, mother says "Son"

Chorus:

Know my reward

When she returns (whoo-whoo)

She'll still come home, whoaah

Keeps me hanging on

Em D C#m C D

I'll stay

Em D C#m C D G B Am

Solo: ( )x6

Em D C#m C D G B Am

( )x6

Ba ba-ba-ba |

Ba-ba-ba | x3

C#m C D

Ba-ba doo-whoo whoo-whoo |

Outro:

Em D C#m

You know her head went out to play

C D

That's all right

Em D C#m C D

The girl will get over that

Em D C#m C D

Lord, my reward is gonna be much greater

Em D C#m C D

Every night, lord, is gonna replace her

Em D C#m C D

And if another girl decides she wants to go home

Wait right there

Wait right here

C#m

Wait right here

C D

I ain't goin' nowhere

Wait right here

C#m

I'm gonna stand right here

C D

On this ground and wait

Em D C#m C D

Hey hey hey hey.

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