Stay
Sugarland
Enjoy The Ride
Transposed by: Steven P.
E 022100
B x24442
F#m 244222
A x02220
Bsus x24452
G#m 466444
[ch]G#/C[/ch] x3111x
C#m x46654
Verse 1
E B
I've been sittin’ here starin’ at the clock on the wall
E B
And I've been layin’ here prayin’, prayin’ she won't call
F#m
It's just another call from home
A E B
You’ll get it and be gone and I'll be cryin’
E B
I'll be beggin’ you baby, beg you not to leave
E B
But I'll be left here waitin’ with my heart on my sleeve
F#m
Oh for the next time we'll be here
A E B Bsus
Seems like a million years, and I think I'm dyin’
F#m A
What do I have to do to make you see
F#m A B
She can't love you like me
Chorus
E
Why don't you stay
A
I'm down on my knees
G#m F#m
I'm so tired of bein’ lonely
B
Don't I give you what you need
[ch]G#/C[/ch] C#m
When she calls you to go
B A
There's one thing you should know
G#m F#m G#m A
We don't have to live this way
B E B Bsus F#m A B
Baby, why don't you stay
Verse 2
E B Bsus
You keep tellin’ me baby there will come a time
E B
When you will leave her arms and forever be in mine
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F#m G#m
Well I don't think that's the truth
A E B Bsus
And I don't like bein’ used and I'm tired of waitin’
F#m A
It's too much pain to have to bear
F#m A B
To love a man you have to share
Chorus
E
Why don't you stay
A
I'm down on my knees
G#m F#m
I'm so tired of being lonely
B
Don't I give you what you need
[ch]G#m/C[/ch] C#m
When she calls you to go
B A
There's one thing you should know
G#m F#m G#m A
We don't have to live this way
B E
Baby, why don't you stay
Bridge
F#m
I can't take it any longer
A
But my will is gettin’ stronger
E B
And I think I know just what I have to do
F#m
I can't waste another minute
G#m A
After all that I've put in it
E
I've given you my best
B
Why does she get the best of you
F#m
So the next time you find
A B Bsus
You want to leave her bed for mine
Chorus
E
Why don't you stay
A
I'm up off my knees
G#m F#m
I'm so tired of bein’ lonely
B
You can't give me what I need
[ch]G#m/C[/ch] C#m
When she begs you not to go
B A
There's one thing you should know
G#m F#m G#m A
I don't have to live this way
B E Bsus F#m A B Bsus E
Baby why don't you stay
This is my interpretation/version of the song and is what I hear.
Since U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings.
