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PROUD MARY: STAY FOREVER
Put CAPO on 2nd Fret.
(Chords relative to Capo)
Chords Used:
G: 320033
D: x00232
Em: 022000 OR 022033
C: x32010
Cadd9: x32033
Verse 1
IF YOU FGEEL, THAT YOU CAN'T GO DON,
AND THE LEmOVE YOU HAD IS GCONE,
TAKE A GGOOD LOOK, CAN YOU REDALLY SAY
          C  Em, D  
GOOD-BYE
CHORUS
WHY DON'T YOU STGAY ANOTHER DDAY
SO SAEmD TO SLAVE AWCAY
                       G                D  Em, C  
STAY FOREVER AND I'LL HOLD MY HEAD UP HIGH
                       G                D  G, D  
STAY FOREVER AND I'LL HOLD MY HEAD UP HIGH
VERSE 2
EVERGYBODY NEDEDS AND EVEEmRYBODY BLECEDS
                         G                 D  Em, C  
HEARTS A SWEET ONE, IT BELONGS TO SOMEONE ELSE
SO IF YOU TGHINK YOU'VE HAD ENODUGH
THIS LIEmFE IS JUST TOO TOCUGH
                       G           D  G, D  
THINK IT OVER, YOUR WONDERFUL TO ME
CHORUS
SOLO = CHORUS CHORDS
THEN CHORUS X 2
END ON Cadd9

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Stay Forever

by Proud Mary

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

PROUD MARY: STAY FOREVER

Put CAPO on 2nd Fret.

(Chords relative to Capo)

Chords Used:

: 320033

: x00232

Em: 022000 OR 022033

: x32010

Cadd9

: x32033

Verse 1

G D

IF YOU FEEL, THAT YOU CAN'T GO ON,

Em C

AND THE LOVE YOU HAD IS GONE,

G D

TAKE A GOOD LOOK, CAN YOU REALLY SAY

C Em D

GOOD-BYE

CHORUS

G D

WHY DON'T YOU STAY ANOTHER DAY

Em C

SO SAD TO SLAVE AWAY

G D Em C

STAY FOREVER AND I'LL HOLD MY HEAD UP HIGH

G D G D

STAY FOREVER AND I'LL HOLD MY HEAD UP HIGH

VERSE 2

G D Em C

EVERYBODY NEEDS AND EVERYBODY BLEEDS

G D Em C

HEARTS A SWEET ONE, IT BELONGS TO SOMEONE ELSE

G D

SO IF YOU THINK YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH

Em C

THIS LIFE IS JUST TOO TOUGH

G D G D

THINK IT OVER, YOUR WONDERFUL TO ME

CHORUS

SOLO = CHORUS CHORDS

THEN CHORUS X 2

END ON Cadd9

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