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This song was first recorded by the Drifters, who had a top 20 hit with it in the U.S.A. in 1961. 
This is a version by: The Cryin' Shames, who had a minor hit with it in the U.K. in 1966.
|./.    |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 6-Counts. 
Intro: |    G|    Bm|    G|Bm  
Verse 1:
    |                    G|Bm  
IF I GOT ON MY KNEE  AND I PLEADED WITH YOU,
      |                    G|Bm  
NOT TO GO  BUT TO STAY IN MY ARMS.
         |            C|            D7|           G|      C|
WOULD YOU WALK  OUT THE DOOR, LIKE YOU DID  ONCE BE-FORE.
            G|               D7|          G|D7  
THIS TIME  BE DIFFERENT  PLEASE STAY  DON'T GO.
Verse 2:
    |                        G|               Bm|                   G|Bm  
IF I CALL OUT YOUR NAME LIKE A PRAYER, WOULD YOU LEAVE ME ALONE IN MY FEAR.
       |          C|            D7|              G|     C|
KNOWING I  NEED YOU SO,  WOULD YOU STILL  TURN AND GO.
            G|               D7|          G|        D7|    G|G7  
THIS TIME  BE DIFFERENT, PLEASE STAY  DON'T GO, PLEASE STAY.
Chorus:
 |                      C|                   G|                    D7|G  
I LOVED YOU BEFORE I EVEN KNEW YOUR NAME, AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU MY HEART.
   |                       C|                            G|D  
BUT NOW YOU CAME BACK, AFTER LEAVING ME ONE TIME. THOUGH I KNEW,
        |./.                           |    Bm|D7  
OH HOW I KNEW  THAT THE HEARTACHE WOULD STA -  RT.
Verse 3 + Outro:
    |                        G|             Bm|                    G|Bm  
IF I CALL OUT YOUR NAME LIKE A SONG, WHICH WAS WRITTEN FOR YOU YOU A-LONE.
         |             C|       D7|            G|     C|
WOULD YOU STILL  HURT MY PRIDE, BA-BY  AFTER I'D CRIED.
            G|                D7|           G|         D7|G  
THIS TIME  BE DIFFERENT,  PLEASE STAY,  DON'T GO,  PLEASE STAY.
             |                             D7|          G|        D7|G  
YOU KNOW I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU DARLING, PLEASE STAY, DON'T GO, PLEASE STAY.

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Please Stay

by The Cryan' Shames

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This song was first recorded by the Drifters, who had a top 20 hit with it in the U.S.A. in 1961.

This is a version by: The Cryin' Shames, who had a minor hit with it in the U.K. in 1966.

|./. |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 6-Counts.

G Bm G Bm

Intro: | | | |

Verse 1:

G Bm

| |

IF I GOT ON MY KNEE AND I PLEADED WITH YOU,

G Bm

| |

NOT TO GO BUT TO STAY IN MY ARMS.

C D7 G C

| | | | |

WOULD YOU WALK OUT THE DOOR, LIKE YOU DID ONCE BE-FORE.

G D7 G D7

| | |

THIS TIME BE DIFFERENT PLEASE STAY DON'T GO.

Verse 2:

G Bm G Bm

| | | |

IF I CALL OUT YOUR NAME LIKE A PRAYER, WOULD YOU LEAVE ME ALONE IN MY FEAR.

C D7 G C

| | | | |

KNOWING I NEED YOU SO, WOULD YOU STILL TURN AND GO.

G D7 G D7 G G7

| | | | |

THIS TIME BE DIFFERENT, PLEASE STAY DON'T GO, PLEASE STAY.

Chorus:

C G D7 G

| | | |

I LOVED YOU BEFORE I EVEN KNEW YOUR NAME, AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU MY HEART.

C G D

| | |

BUT NOW YOU CAME BACK, AFTER LEAVING ME ONE TIME. THOUGH I KNEW,

Bm D7

|./. | |

OH HOW I KNEW THAT THE HEARTACHE WOULD STA - RT.

Verse 3 + Outro:

G Bm G Bm

| | | |

IF I CALL OUT YOUR NAME LIKE A SONG, WHICH WAS WRITTEN FOR YOU YOU A-LONE.

C D7 G C

| | | | |

WOULD YOU STILL HURT MY PRIDE, BA-BY AFTER I'D CRIED.

G D7 G D7 G

| | | |

THIS TIME BE DIFFERENT, PLEASE STAY, DON'T GO, PLEASE STAY.

D7 G D7 G

| | | |

YOU KNOW I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU DARLING, PLEASE STAY, DON'T GO, PLEASE STAY.

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