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[Verse]
GI want you to stEmay, never go awCay from me
DStay forever
GBut now, now that you're gEmone
All I can do is pCray for you
To be Dhere beside me again
[Chorus]
EmWhy did you Dhave to leave me?
EmWhen you said that lDove would conquer aEmll?
Why did you hDave to leave me?
When you sCaid that dreGaming was as Emgood as reDality?
[Verse]
And noGw I must moEmve on
Trying to foCrget all the memories of Dyou and me
GBut I can't let Emgo of your love that has Ctaught me
To hDold on
[Bridge]
GI want you to stEmay, never go awCay from me
DStay forever
GBut now, now that you're gEmone
All I can do is pCray for you
To be Dhere beside me again
[Chorus]
EmWhy did you Dhave to leave me?
EmWhen you said that lDove would conquer aEmll?
Why did you hDave to leave me?
When you sCaid that dreGaming was as Emgood as reDality?
[Verse]
And noGw I must moEmve on
Trying to foCrget all the memories of Dyou and me
GBut I can't let Emgo of your love that has Ctaught me
To hDold on
[Chorus]
EmWhy did you Dhave to leave me?
EmWhen you said that lDove would conquer aEmll?
Why did you hDave to leave me?
When you sCaid that dreaming was as good as Dstaying wEith me
F#mWhy did you hEave to leave me?
F#mWhen you said that lovEe would conquer all?
WF#mhy did you haEve to leave me?
When you sDaid that dAreaming was as gF#mood as rEeality?
[Bridge]
AI want you to F#mstay, never go aDway from me
EStay forever
AI want you to F#mstay, never go aDway from me
EStay forever
[Outro]
DWooo-Eoo-oF#mh
DWooo-Eoo-oF#mh
DWooo-Eoo-oAh

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Stay

by Daryl Ong

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F#m

[Verse]

G Em C

I want you to stay, never go away from me

Stay forever

G Em

But now, now that you're gone

All I can do is pray for you

To be here beside me again

[Chorus]

Em D

Why did you have to leave me?

Em D Em

When you said that love would conquer all?

Why did you have to leave me?

C G Em D

When you said that dreaming was as good as reality?

[Verse]

G Em

And now I must move on

C D

Trying to forget all the memories of you and me

G Em C

But I can't let go of your love that has taught me

To hold on

[Bridge]

G Em C

I want you to stay, never go away from me

Stay forever

G Em

But now, now that you're gone

All I can do is pray for you

To be here beside me again

[Chorus]

Em D

Why did you have to leave me?

Em D Em

When you said that love would conquer all?

Why did you have to leave me?

C G Em D

When you said that dreaming was as good as reality?

[Verse]

G Em

And now I must move on

C D

Trying to forget all the memories of you and me

G Em C

But I can't let go of your love that has taught me

To hold on

[Chorus]

Em D

Why did you have to leave me?

Em D Em

When you said that love would conquer all?

Why did you have to leave me?

C D E

When you said that dreaming was as good as staying with me

F#m E

Why did you have to leave me?

F#m E

When you said that love would conquer all?

F#m E

Why did you have to leave me?

D A F#m E

When you said that dreaming was as good as reality?

[Bridge]

A F#m D

I want you to stay, never go away from me

Stay forever

A F#m D

I want you to stay, never go away from me

Stay forever

[Outro]

D E F#m

Wooo-oo-oh

D E F#m

Wooo-oo-oh

D E A

Wooo-oo-oh

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