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Stay:The Ames Brothers.
#90 on BB Hot 100 on RCA Records
in 1958.
INTRO:  G   F   G   C   F   C   G   C  G  
#1.
CStay, Amstay, Cstay in my arms..Gdon't ever Amgo,
no, Cdon't ever go.
For I Fmust have Gyou and Cnobody Felse..darling, 
Cstay, Gstay, Cstay.
#2.
CAnd I beg of you, please, Amplease, Emlove me, my 
Clove..GI need you Amso, yes, EmI need you Cso.
This I Fpromise Gyou, I'll Calways be Ftrue, if 
you'll Cstay, Gstay, Cstay.
BRIDGE:
GHold me, hold me, close to your heart, again.
CKiss me, kiss me, why can't we start again?
BGive me, give me, just one more chance to Emprove 
my Glove.
#3.
CYou, Amyou, Emyou I aCdore, Gyou are the Amone that EmI'm 
living Cfor.
Say that Fwe'll never Gpart, in your Carms, in your 
Fheart..let me Cstay, Gstay, Cstay.
OUTRO:
Say that Fwe'll never Gpart, in your Carms, in your 
Fheart..let me Cstay (stay) Gstay (stay) Cstay.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Stay

by The Ames Brothers

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Stay:The Ames Brothers.

#90 on BB Hot 100 on RCA Records

in 1958.

G F G C F C G C G

INTRO:

#1.

C Am C G Am

Stay, stay, stay in my arms..don't ever go,

no, don't ever go.

F G C F

For I must have you and nobody else..darling,

C G C

stay, stay, stay.

#2.

C Am Em

And I beg of you, please, please, love me, my

C G Am Em C

love..I need you so, yes, I need you so.

F G C F

This I promise you, I'll always be true, if

C G C

you'll stay, stay, stay.

BRIDGE:

Hold me, hold me, close to your heart, again.

Kiss me, kiss me, why can't we start again?

B Em

Give me, give me, just one more chance to prove

my love.

#3.

C Am Em C G Am Em

You, you, you I adore, you are the one that I'm

living for.

F G C

Say that we'll never part, in your arms, in your

F C G C

heart..let me stay, stay, stay.

OUTRO:

F G C

Say that we'll never part, in your arms, in your

F C G C

heart..let me stay (stay) stay (stay) stay.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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