If You Want Me To Stay Chords by Etta James

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_ _ [F] If [Bbm] you want me to stay, I'll be around [Abm] today.
[Gb] Available for [Db] you to see.
[Eb] _ _ [B] I'm [Bbm] about to go, and then [Abm] you'll know.
[Gb] For me to stay, I got to [Db] be me.
_ [Cm] [Abm] You'll [Bbm] never be in doubt, that's what it's all about.
[Db] [Gb] You can take me for granted [Db] and smile.
_ [Bbm] Count the days I'm gone, forget you're reaching [Abm] me by phone.
[Gb] Cause I promise I'll be gone for a while.
[Bbm] And when you see me again, I hope that you have [F] been the [Gb] kind of person you really [Db] are now.
_ [Ebm] You [Db] got to get it straight, how could I ever [Abm] be late?
[Bbm] When you're my man, taking up my time.
How could I ever allow?
I guess I [B] wonder [Bbm] how could you get out of pocket [Bb] of fun?
[Eb] _ [B] When [Bbm] you know that you're number two, _ _ number one, got to be number one.
[Fm] I'll [Bbm] be good, [Ab]
[Bbm] I wish I [Abm] could [Bbm] get the message over to you now.
I'll talk to you. _ _
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_ _ _ When you see me again, I hope [Db] that you have been the [Bbm] kind of [Gb] person you really are now.
_ [Eb] [Bbm] I'll be good, I wish I could _ [Db] get the [Gb] message over to you [F] now.
_ And [Bbm] if you want me to stay, baby.
_ [Gb] _ [Bbm] If you want [Eb] me to stay.
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] If you [Bbm] want me to stay, I'll be around [Ebm] the day.
I'll fake my phone for you to [Bbm] see.
_ _ I'm about to go.
And [Db] when you know [Gb] for me to [Ebm] stay, I [Fm] got to be me.
_ [B] You'll [Bbm] never be in doubt, that's [Abm] what it's [Db] all about.
You can [Ebm] take me for granted [Fm] and smile.
_ [Bbm] If you want me to _
[Db] stay.
_ _ [Gb] If you want me [Ab] to stay.
[Db] Hey, [Fm] baby, [Bbm] if you need me to stay.
[Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Abm] _ [Bbm] If you [Gb] want me to stay, [Db] baby.
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[C] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ [Cm] _ [Bbm] Count the days, _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ [Bbm] count the days I'm gone, [Fm] baby.
_ _ [Bbm] _ Count the days, _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] I'm gone.
_ Yeah.
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_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [F] _ [Bbm] Yeah, [Ebm] baby.
[Ab] _ [Bbm] I'll stay around if you want me. _
Oh, baby.
_ If you [Ebm] want me, _ [Db] I'll be around.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] I'll be good.
_ _ [Abm] [Gb] Oh, baby, now. _ _
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