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Can I Stay

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Chord Shapes:
G          (3,2,0,0,3,3)
Dadd11/F#  (2,0,0,2,3,3)
Em7        (0,2,2,0,3,3)
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[Intro]
 G   Dadd11/F#   Em7   A   C   D    G(x2)
[Verse]
Can I Gstay, here with Dadd11/F#you,
'till the Em7morning?
I Aam so far from home,
And I Dfeel a little stoned.
[Verse]
Can I Gstay, here with Dadd11/F#you,
'till the Em7morning?
There's Anothing I want more,
Than to Dwake up on your floor.
[Refrain]
EmLay with me in your Athinnest dress,
EmFill my heart with Aeach caress,
BeGtween your Dadd11/F#blissful kisses whEm7isper,
CDarling is Dthis Glove?
[Instrumental]
G Dadd11/F# Em7 A C D G
[Verse]
Can I Gstay, here with Dadd11/F#you,
'Till the Em7day breaks?
There's Asomething you should know,
I ain't Dgot no place to go.
[Verse]
Can I Gstay, here with Dadd11/F#you,
'Till the Em7day breaks?
How Ahappy it would make me,
To Dsee your face when I awake.
[Refrain]
EmLay with me in your Athinnest dress,
EmFill my heart with Aeach caress,
BeGtween your Dadd11/F#blissful kisses whEm7isper,
CDarling is Dthis Glove?
[Instrumental]
G Dadd11/F# Em7 A C D G
[Verse]
Can GI stay, here Dadd11/F#with you,
Through Em7the nighttime?
AI've fallen sad inside,
And DI need a place to hide.
[Verse]
Can I Gstay, here with Dadd11/F#you,
Through the Em7nighttime?
I'm Aall alone and blue,
Won't you Dtake me to your room?
[Refrain]
EmLay with me in your Athinnest dress,
EmFill my heart with Aeach caress,
BeGtween your Dadd11/F#blissful kisses whEm7isper,
CDarling is Dthis Glove?
[Coda]
GWhis-Dadd11/F#per       Em7to  Ame, Cis Dthis… Glove?
G Dadd11/F# Em7 A C D

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Can I Stay

by Ray LaMontagne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dadd11/F#

Em7

Chord Shapes:

G (3,2,0,0,3,3)

Dadd11/F# (2,0,0,2,3,3)

Em7 (0,2,2,0,3,3)

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[Intro]

G Dadd11/F# Em7 A C D G

(x2)

[Verse]

G Dadd11/F#

Can I stay, here with you,

Em7

'till the morning?

I am so far from home,

And I feel a little stoned.

[Verse]

G Dadd11/F#

Can I stay, here with you,

Em7

'till the morning?

There's nothing I want more,

Than to wake up on your floor.

[Refrain]

Em A

Lay with me in your thinnest dress,

Em A

Fill my heart with each caress,

G Dadd11/F# Em7

Between your blissful kisses whisper,

C D G

Darling is this love?

[Instrumental]

G Dadd11/F# Em7 A C D G

[Verse]

G Dadd11/F#

Can I stay, here with you,

Em7

'Till the day breaks?

There's something you should know,

I ain't got no place to go.

[Verse]

G Dadd11/F#

Can I stay, here with you,

Em7

'Till the day breaks?

How happy it would make me,

To see your face when I awake.

[Refrain]

Em A

Lay with me in your thinnest dress,

Em A

Fill my heart with each caress,

G Dadd11/F# Em7

Between your blissful kisses whisper,

C D G

Darling is this love?

[Instrumental]

G Dadd11/F# Em7 A C D G

[Verse]

G Dadd11/F#

Can I stay, here with you,

Em7

Through the nighttime?

I've fallen sad inside,

And I need a place to hide.

[Verse]

G Dadd11/F#

Can I stay, here with you,

Em7

Through the nighttime?

I'm all alone and blue,

Won't you take me to your room?

[Refrain]

Em A

Lay with me in your thinnest dress,

Em A

Fill my heart with each caress,

G Dadd11/F# Em7

Between your blissful kisses whisper,

C D G

Darling is this love?

[Coda]

G Dadd11/F# Em7 A C D G

Whis-per to me, is this… love?

G Dadd11/F# Em7 A C D

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