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Josh Joplin - Stay
[Verse 1]
FStayF7  
Close the door and stBbayBbm  
Tell the world to go aFway
And stCay
[Verse 2]
FSleepF7  
Shut your eyes and go to sleBbepBbm  
There's nothing here that won't Fkeep
CSleep
[Chorus]
DmAsk me if I understand
BbWondering how I can, I FdoC  
Even when I don'tBb  
[Verse 3]
FSingF7  
Sing the songs you used to siBbngBbm  
For the love of everyFthing
SCing
[Chorus]
DmAsk me if I understand
BbWondering how I can, I FdoC  
Even when I don'tBb  
[Bridge]
The Ftime has come for Bbeveryone
To stand before the Fday
And Bbsee the sun before it slips aFway
I Bbcalled you up and said all I could Fsay
BbChange your mind and stay, stay, stayF  
CStay
[Verse 4]
FStayF7  
For as long as you can BbstayBbm  
Life is hard, but it's oFkay
CStay
FStay
[Outro]
F   F7   Bb   Bbm   F   C
F   F7   Bb   Bbm   F   C   F

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Stay

by Josh Joplin

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Josh Joplin - Stay

[Verse 1]

F F7

Stay

Bb Bbm

Close the door and stay

Tell the world to go away

And stay

[Verse 2]

F F7

Sleep

Bb Bbm

Shut your eyes and go to sleep

There's nothing here that won't keep

Sleep

[Chorus]

Ask me if I understand

Bb F C

Wondering how I can, I do

Even when I don't

[Verse 3]

F F7

Sing

Bb Bbm

Sing the songs you used to sing

For the love of everything

Sing

[Chorus]

Ask me if I understand

Bb F C

Wondering how I can, I do

Even when I don't

[Bridge]

F Bb

The time has come for everyone

To stand before the day

Bb F

And see the sun before it slips away

Bb F

I called you up and said all I could say

Bb F

Change your mind and stay, stay, stay

Stay

[Verse 4]

F F7

Stay

Bb Bbm

For as long as you can stay

Life is hard, but it's okay

Stay

[Outro]

F F7 Bb Bbm F C

F F7 Bb Bbm F C F

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