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"Stay"
[Intro]
Amaj7 C#m Amaj7 A E
[Verse 1]
EEven the G#msun can't hang aAroundE  
EAnd everybody G#melse just Alets me, let me down
EI know that I G#mjust can't be aAlone F#mright now
[Chorus]
AStEayB, why C#mdon't you, why don't ByouA  
AStEayB, I want C#myou, I want Byou
To Astay with me baby, a Elittle bit longer
I Bneed something I can hold oC#mnto, Bwon’t you
AStEayB  
[Verse 2]
EAnd don't say a G#mword if you don't AknowE  
EYou can just G#mlay here in my, Ain my armsE  
ETonight I need sometG#mhing that's not Agoing, going, F#mgone
[Chorus]
AStEayB, why C#mdon't you, why don't ByouA  
AStEayB, I C#mwant you, I want Byou
To Astay with me baby, a Elittle bit longer
I Bneed something I can hold C#monto, Bwon’t you
AStEayB, whoa-oAohE  B  A  E  B  A  
AStay, Estay, Bwhy don't you, why don't youA  
AStay, Estay, BI Bmwant you, I want you
To Astay with me baby, a Elittle bit longer
I nBeed something I can hold C#monto, Bwon't you
AStEayB, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeahA  
AStaEy, Bwhoa-ooh (a C#mlittle bit Blonger)A  E  
EStay with Bme, stay with me (a little bit longer)A  E  
EOoh, stay Bwith me (C#ma little bit Blonger)A  E  
EStayB...

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Stay

by Ryan Kinder

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

C#m

G#m

F#m

"Stay"

[Intro]

Amaj7 C#m Amaj7 A E

[Verse 1]

E G#m A E

Even the sun can't hang around

E G#m A

And everybody else just lets me, let me down

E G#m A F#m

I know that I just can't be alone right now

[Chorus]

A E B C#m B A

Stay, why don't you, why don't you

A E B C#m B

Stay, I want you, I want you

A E

To stay with me baby, a little bit longer

B C#m B

I need something I can hold onto, won’t you

A E B

Stay

[Verse 2]

E G#m A E

And don't say a word if you don't know

E G#m A E

You can just lay here in my, in my arms

E G#m A F#m

Tonight I need something that's not going, going, gone

[Chorus]

A E B C#m B A

Stay, why don't you, why don't you

A E B C#m B

Stay, I want you, I want you

A E

To stay with me baby, a little bit longer

B C#m B

I need something I can hold onto, won’t you

A E B A E B A E B A

Stay, whoa-ooh

A E B A

Stay, stay, why don't you, why don't you

A E B Bm

Stay, stay, I want you, I want you

A E

To stay with me baby, a little bit longer

B C#m B

I need something I can hold onto, won't you

A E B A

Stay, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah

A E B C#m B A E

Stay, whoa-ooh (a little bit longer)

E B A E

Stay with me, stay with me (a little bit longer)

E B C#m B A E

Ooh, stay with me (a little bit longer)

E B

Stay...

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