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                             "Stay With Me"
                     (Jerry Ragovoy - George Weiss)
[Intro]
        (piano - arpeggiated chords)
        C/ / /  / / /  / / /  / / Dm7/
        G/ / /  / / /  / / /  / / F/
[Verse 1]
        WhCere    D7/Cdid you go
        Fdim7/                    C  C  
                When things went wrong, baby
          FWho Emdid you run to
        And fGmind a shoulder to lFay your head upon
        Baby, Am7/Dwasn't I thereD7  
        Didn't I Dm7/Gtake good cGare of youDm7/G  G  
        Dm7/GNo, no, I cGan't believe you're Dm7/Gleaving meG  
[Chorus 1]
              C        Dm7     G[1: F]
          Stay with me baby
        PlCease, Dm7stay with me bGaby
               C             Dm7       G[2: to bridge]
        Oh!  Stay    with me baby
        I can't Fgo onC  
[Verse 2]
        Who did you touch
        When you needed tenderness
        I gave you so much
        And in return I found happiness
        Baby, what did I do
        Maybe, maybe I was too good - too good to you
        No, no, I can't believe you're leaving me
[Chorus 2]
        Stay with me baby
        Oh!  Stay with me baby
        Please, please stay with me baby
[Bridge]
        ReDm7member   you sEm7aid you'd always gonna need me
        ReDm7member   you sEm7aid you'd never, ever leave me
        RemFember, remember, I'm aAbsking you, begging you, oh, oh
[Chorus 3]
        Oh, stay with me baby
        Please, honey, stay with me baby
        Stay with me, baby
        I can't go on
[Coda]
        (C)         Dm7  G  
         / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /
        (on..)
                    C    Dm7     G[continue]
        Oh, stay with me baby
        I'm beggin' you, stay with me baby
        Stay - stay - stay with me, baby  fade  

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Stay With Me

by Lorraine Ellison

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

D7/C

Am7/D

Dm7/G

Em7

"Stay With Me"

(Jerry Ragovoy - George Weiss)

[Intro]

(piano - arpeggiated chords)

C Dm7

/ / / / / / / / / / / /

G F

/ / / / / / / / / / / /

[Verse 1]

C D7/C

Where did you go

C C

Fdim7/

When things went wrong, baby

F Em

Who did you run to

Gm F

And find a shoulder to lay your head upon

Am7/D D7

Baby, wasn't I there

Dm7/G G Dm7/G G

Didn't I take good care of you

Dm7/G G Dm7/G G

No, no, I can't believe you're leaving me

[Chorus 1]

C Dm7 G F

[1: ]

Stay with me baby

C Dm7 G

Please, stay with me baby

C Dm7 G

[2: to bridge]

Oh! Stay with me baby

F C

I can't go on

[Verse 2]

Who did you touch

When you needed tenderness

I gave you so much

And in return I found happiness

Baby, what did I do

Maybe, maybe I was too good - too good to you

No, no, I can't believe you're leaving me

[Chorus 2]

Stay with me baby

Oh! Stay with me baby

Please, please stay with me baby

[Bridge]

Dm7 Em7

Remember you said you'd always gonna need me

Dm7 Em7

Remember you said you'd never, ever leave me

F Ab

Remember, remember, I'm asking you, begging you, oh, oh

[Chorus 3]

Oh, stay with me baby

Please, honey, stay with me baby

Stay with me, baby

I can't go on

[Coda]

C Dm7 G

()

/ / / / / / / / / / / /

(on..)

C Dm7 G

[continue]

Oh, stay with me baby

I'm beggin' you, stay with me baby

fade

Stay - stay - stay with me, baby

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