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[Intro]
 Am   C   G   Dx2
[Verse 1]
CI remember I was Emsinging about September
When you Gwalked across the boardwalk to that Dsmoky bar
CAnd I'd been singing for the laEmst six nights
GAnd I could barely talk to tell you just how Dpretty you were
But you were Cas pretty as a Empreachers wife on Sunday
And I was Guseless like a church bell on a DFriday night
CI felt like a tragedy all Emdressed in dirty clothes
When you Gwalked out before I could Dsay
[Pre-Chorus 1]
How when Amyou stopped in
And the Cworld stopped spinning
GI gotta let you Dknow
Just how AmI've become an artist
And Chow things fall apart
It's the Gonly thing I Dknow
[Chorus]
Won't you just Amstay hereEm  
Would you just Gstay hereD  
Won't you just Amstay hereC  
We can just Gstay hereD  
[Verse 2]
CSpent the whole next niEmght on the telephone
We were Gboth alone and waiting on a Dchange
AnCd I remember I felt Emas suave as a prom date
G15 minutes late in a rented suit and his Dmother's car
CThe next night was a Monday and you came Emover to my house
We hardly Gtalked about anything, Dbut it never got quiet until we
CKissed our first of many and the Emclock hands took reprieve
GFrom the round the clock labor of their Dday to day
[Pre-Chorus 2]
'Cause when Amyou stopped in
And the Cworld stopped spinning
GI've gotta let you Dknow
That I know it Amwill, I don't know when that time will Cmatter again
But I Gdon't want to let you Dgo
[Chorus]
Won't you just Amstay hereEm  
Would you just Gstay hereD  
Won't you just Amstay hereC  
We can just Gstay heDre
[Instrumental]
C Em G D G D
[Verse 3]
CI was thinking I'd swing Emby sometime around midnight
Turn my Gheadlights off when I get Dnear
CLet's say you and me, we get the Emhell out of this town
'GCause we're the only thing that ever Dhappened here
CI've got 50 dollars and if we Emride with the windows down
And I Gscreen my smokes I think we'll Dmake it into Georgia
And Cwe'll improvise from there
EveEmrybody know from here
That you can't Ggo to hell without passing through DAtlanta first
I'll Cfind a dead end job and
Try to Emwrite a dead end song
Just thGoughtless enough to make the Dradio
And Cwe'll drink wine like water
As Emif we had a sorrow to drown
GIf that don't work it's Dalright baby
We can just Amstay hereEm  
We can just Gstay herDe
[Pre-Chorus 3]
Because when Amyou stopped in
And the Cworld stopped spinning
GI gotta let you Dknow
Just how AmI've become an artist
At Chow things fall apart
It's the Gonly thing I Dknow
[Chorus]
Won't you just Amstay hereEm  
Would you just Gstay hereD  
Won't you just Amstay hereC  
We can just Glay herDe
[Bridge]
We can just Amstay hereC  
We can just Gstay hereD  
We can get aAmway dearC  
We can just Glay hereD  
[Outro]
CI remember I was Emsinging about September
When you Gwalked across the boardwalk to Dthat smoky bar

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Lay Here

by The Mulligan Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am C G D

[Verse 1]

C Em

I remember I was singing about September

G D

When you walked across the boardwalk to that smoky bar

C Em

And I'd been singing for the last six nights

G D

And I could barely talk to tell you just how pretty you were

C Em

But you were as pretty as a preachers wife on Sunday

G D

And I was useless like a church bell on a Friday night

C Em

I felt like a tragedy all dressed in dirty clothes

G D

When you walked out before I could say

[Pre-Chorus 1]

How when you stopped in

And the world stopped spinning

G D

I gotta let you know

Just how I've become an artist

And how things fall apart

G D

It's the only thing I know

[Chorus]

Am Em

Won't you just stay here

G D

Would you just stay here

Am C

Won't you just stay here

G D

We can just stay here

[Verse 2]

C Em

Spent the whole next night on the telephone

G D

We were both alone and waiting on a change

C Em

And I remember I felt as suave as a prom date

G D

15 minutes late in a rented suit and his mother's car

C Em

The next night was a Monday and you came over to my house

G D

We hardly talked about anything, but it never got quiet until we

C Em

Kissed our first of many and the clock hands took reprieve

G D

From the round the clock labor of their day to day

[Pre-Chorus 2]

'Cause when you stopped in

And the world stopped spinning

G D

I've gotta let you know

Am C

That I know it will, I don't know when that time will matter again

G D

But I don't want to let you go

[Chorus]

Am Em

Won't you just stay here

G D

Would you just stay here

Am C

Won't you just stay here

G D

We can just stay here

[Instrumental]

C Em G D G D

[Verse 3]

C Em

I was thinking I'd swing by sometime around midnight

G D

Turn my headlights off when I get near

C Em

Let's say you and me, we get the hell out of this town

G D

'Cause we're the only thing that ever happened here

C Em

I've got 50 dollars and if we ride with the windows down

G D

And I screen my smokes I think we'll make it into Georgia

And we'll improvise from there

Everybody know from here

G D

That you can't go to hell without passing through Atlanta first

I'll find a dead end job and

Try to write a dead end song

G D

Just thoughtless enough to make the radio

And we'll drink wine like water

As if we had a sorrow to drown

G D

If that don't work it's alright baby

Am Em

We can just stay here

G D

We can just stay here

[Pre-Chorus 3]

Because when you stopped in

And the world stopped spinning

G D

I gotta let you know

Just how I've become an artist

At how things fall apart

G D

It's the only thing I know

[Chorus]

Am Em

Won't you just stay here

G D

Would you just stay here

Am C

Won't you just stay here

G D

We can just lay here

[Bridge]

Am C

We can just stay here

G D

We can just stay here

Am C

We can get away dear

G D

We can just lay here

[Outro]

C Em

I remember I was singing about September

G D

When you walked across the boardwalk to that smoky bar

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