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I Cant Stay Here Tonight

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I:
AmOpen up your Dtired eyes
And Gforce yourG/F#self to Emsmile
AmYesterday was Dyesterday
It's Ggone, it's toAmmorrow now
It's Ghere, it's toAmmorrow now
GNow I must A7go
But I'll Amsee you aGgain
CHORUS:
AmWhenD? Oh when?
GPlease G/F#don't ask me Emwhen
AmI'll call, DI'll write
GBut I can not stay Amhere tonight
GNo, I can not stay Amhere tonight
GI can't stay here Amtonight
II:
AmLight me up a Dcigarette
And Gcheck that my G/F#bags are Empacked
AmSomething I was Dgonna say
It's Ggone - till aAmnother time
But how Glong till that Amother time
GI hate to A7go
But I'll Ambe back aGgain
CHORUS:
AmWhenD? Oh when?
GPlease G/F#don't ask me Emwhen
AmI'll call, DI'll write
GBut I can not stay Amhere tonight
GNo, I can not stay Amhere tonight
GI can't stay here Amtonight
III:
AmOpen up your Dtired eyes
And Gforce yourG/F#self to Emsmile
AmYesterday was Dyesterday
It's Ggone, it's toAmmorrow now
It's Ghere, it's toAmmorrow now
GNow I must A7go
But I'll Amsee you aGgain
CHORUS:
AmWhenD? Oh when?
GPlease G/F#don't ask me Emwhen
AmI'll call, DI'll write
GBut I can not stay Amhere tonight
GNo, I can not stay Amhere tonight
GI can't stay here Amtonight

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I Cant Stay Here Tonight

by Smokie

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G/F#

Am D

Open up your tired eyes

G G/F# Em

And force yourself to smile

Am D

Yesterday was yesterday

G Am

It's gone, it's tomorrow now

G Am

It's here, it's tomorrow now

G A7

Now I must go

Am G

But I'll see you again

CHORUS:

Am D

When? Oh when?

G G/F# Em

Please don't ask me when

Am D

I'll call, I'll write

G Am

But I can not stay here tonight

G Am

No, I can not stay here tonight

G Am

I can't stay here tonight

II:

Am D

Light me up a cigarette

G G/F# Em

And check that my bags are packed

Am D

Something I was gonna say

G Am

It's gone - till another time

G Am

But how long till that other time

G A7

I hate to go

Am G

But I'll be back again

CHORUS:

Am D

When? Oh when?

G G/F# Em

Please don't ask me when

Am D

I'll call, I'll write

G Am

But I can not stay here tonight

G Am

No, I can not stay here tonight

G Am

I can't stay here tonight

III:

Am D

Open up your tired eyes

G G/F# Em

And force yourself to smile

Am D

Yesterday was yesterday

G Am

It's gone, it's tomorrow now

G Am

It's here, it's tomorrow now

G A7

Now I must go

Am G

But I'll see you again

CHORUS:

Am D

When? Oh when?

G G/F# Em

Please don't ask me when

Am D

I'll call, I'll write

G Am

But I can not stay here tonight

G Am

No, I can not stay here tonight

G Am

I can't stay here tonight

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