Chords for If You Let Me Stay - Terence Trent D'Arby
Tempo:
99.4 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Dm
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] Sweetheart, listen.
[F] I know the last few pages haven't been good for [Bb] the both of us.
And I've caused you a [F] lot of grief.
But put those bags [Bb] down, okay?
And before you make a [F] decision like that, please just listen to me.
Because [Bb] I don't want to leave you.
[A] I definitely don't want to [Dm] leave you.
Just hear me [Bb] out.
I'm gonna leave me now.
[F] I'm gonna show them [Bb] wrong.
I've done something wrong for [F] you to think.
I [Bb] know I'm a careless girl.
[F] And I must apologize.
[Bb] I'll try that next time, baby.
[F] Let me stay.
Let me stay.
[Bb] See what I should have said.
Let me [F] stay.
I [Bb] should have said that [C] I love you.
Let [Dm] me stay.
[Bb] I should have said that I love you.
Let me stay.
[A] [Dm]
[Bb] I'm in pain.
[F] But my English class is just there.
[Bb] Tell me it's not too late.
I'd [F] love to hear it.
Because if the bomb fell on [Dm] me, you will [F] see a homeless [Bb] cry.
I'll be in it tomorrow.
[F] Tomorrow, I'll realize.
But if you let me stay.
[Bb] I'm saying what I should have said.
[Dm] If you let me stay.
I [Bb] should have said that [C] I love you.
If you [Dm] let me stay.
[Bb] I should have said it cross my heart.
If you let me [A] stay.
[Dm]
[Bb] [Bbm] Let me dance and sing.
[Dm] Find all of my fools.
[Bbm] And I who need to [Dm] anyway.
[Bbm] I'll get my silver [Dm] dollars for
[Gm] when we're regretting [C] someday.
So if you let [F] me stay.
[Bb] I'm saying [D] what I should have said.
If you [F] let me stay.
[Bb] I should have said that I [C] love you.
If you [Dm] let me stay.
[Gm] I should have said it cross my heart.
If you [Bb] let me.
Because my [A] teacher, I'm [Dm] not a man without your [F] man.
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[A] [Dm]
[Bb] I'm saying what I should have said.
If [Dm] you let me stay.
I [Bb] should have said that [D] I love you.
If you [F] let me [Dm] stay.
[Bb] I should have said it [C] cross my heart.
If you [Bb] let me.
Because [A] my doctor needs me [Dm] baby.
I can't do it [Bb] like a bad girl.
If you [F] let me stay.
[Bb] I'm saying what I should have said.
[Dm] If you let me stay.
I [Bb] should have said that I love you.
If you let me stay.
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [A]
[F] I know the last few pages haven't been good for [Bb] the both of us.
And I've caused you a [F] lot of grief.
But put those bags [Bb] down, okay?
And before you make a [F] decision like that, please just listen to me.
Because [Bb] I don't want to leave you.
[A] I definitely don't want to [Dm] leave you.
Just hear me [Bb] out.
I'm gonna leave me now.
[F] I'm gonna show them [Bb] wrong.
I've done something wrong for [F] you to think.
I [Bb] know I'm a careless girl.
[F] And I must apologize.
[Bb] I'll try that next time, baby.
[F] Let me stay.
Let me stay.
[Bb] See what I should have said.
Let me [F] stay.
I [Bb] should have said that [C] I love you.
Let [Dm] me stay.
[Bb] I should have said that I love you.
Let me stay.
[A] [Dm]
[Bb] I'm in pain.
[F] But my English class is just there.
[Bb] Tell me it's not too late.
I'd [F] love to hear it.
Because if the bomb fell on [Dm] me, you will [F] see a homeless [Bb] cry.
I'll be in it tomorrow.
[F] Tomorrow, I'll realize.
But if you let me stay.
[Bb] I'm saying what I should have said.
[Dm] If you let me stay.
I [Bb] should have said that [C] I love you.
If you [Dm] let me stay.
[Bb] I should have said it cross my heart.
If you let me [A] stay.
[Dm]
[Bb] [Bbm] Let me dance and sing.
[Dm] Find all of my fools.
[Bbm] And I who need to [Dm] anyway.
[Bbm] I'll get my silver [Dm] dollars for
[Gm] when we're regretting [C] someday.
So if you let [F] me stay.
[Bb] I'm saying [D] what I should have said.
If you [F] let me stay.
[Bb] I should have said that I [C] love you.
If you [Dm] let me stay.
[Gm] I should have said it cross my heart.
If you [Bb] let me.
Because my [A] teacher, I'm [Dm] not a man without your [F] man.
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[A] [Dm]
[Bb] I'm saying what I should have said.
If [Dm] you let me stay.
I [Bb] should have said that [D] I love you.
If you [F] let me [Dm] stay.
[Bb] I should have said it [C] cross my heart.
If you [Bb] let me.
Because [A] my doctor needs me [Dm] baby.
I can't do it [Bb] like a bad girl.
If you [F] let me stay.
[Bb] I'm saying what I should have said.
[Dm] If you let me stay.
I [Bb] should have said that I love you.
If you let me stay.
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [A]
Key:
Bb
F
Dm
A
C
Bb
F
Dm
_ _ [Bb] _ Sweetheart, listen.
[F] I know the last few pages haven't been good for [Bb] the both of us.
And I've caused you a [F] lot of grief.
But put those bags [Bb] down, okay?
And before you make a [F] decision like that, please just listen to me.
Because [Bb] I don't want to leave you.
[A] I definitely don't want to [Dm] leave you.
Just hear me [Bb] out.
I'm gonna leave me now.
[F] I'm gonna show them [Bb] wrong.
I've done something wrong for [F] you to think.
I [Bb] know I'm a careless girl.
[F] And I must apologize.
[Bb] I'll try that next time, baby.
[F] Let me stay.
Let me stay.
_ [Bb] See what I should have said.
Let me [F] _ stay.
I [Bb] should have said that [C] I love you.
Let [Dm] me _ stay.
[Bb] I should have said that I love you.
Let me stay.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ I'm in pain.
[F] But my English class is just there.
[Bb] Tell me it's not too late.
I'd [F] love to hear it.
Because if the bomb fell on [Dm] me, you will [F] see a homeless [Bb] cry.
I'll be in it tomorrow.
_ [F] Tomorrow, I'll realize.
But if you let me stay.
[Bb] I'm saying what I should have said.
[Dm] If you let me stay.
I [Bb] should have said that [C] I love you.
If you [Dm] let me stay.
[Bb] I should have said it cross my heart.
If you let me _ [A] stay.
[Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ [Bbm] Let me dance and sing.
[Dm] Find all of my fools.
[Bbm] And I who need to [Dm] anyway. _
_ [Bbm] I'll get my silver [Dm] dollars for
[Gm] when we're _ regretting [C] someday.
So if you let [F] me stay.
_ [Bb] I'm saying [D] what I should have said.
If you [F] let me stay.
_ [Bb] I should have said that I [C] love you.
If you [Dm] let me stay.
_ [Gm] I should have said it cross my heart.
If you [Bb] let me.
Because my [A] teacher, I'm [Dm] not a man without your [F] man.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I'm saying what I should have said.
If [Dm] you let me _ stay.
I [Bb] should have said that [D] I love you.
If you [F] let me _ [Dm] stay.
[Bb] I should have said it [C] cross my heart.
If you [Bb] let me.
Because [A] my doctor needs me [Dm] baby.
I can't do it [Bb] like a bad girl.
If you [F] let me stay.
_ [Bb] I'm saying what I should have said.
[Dm] If you let me stay.
I [Bb] should have said that I love you.
If you let me stay.
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] I know the last few pages haven't been good for [Bb] the both of us.
And I've caused you a [F] lot of grief.
But put those bags [Bb] down, okay?
And before you make a [F] decision like that, please just listen to me.
Because [Bb] I don't want to leave you.
[A] I definitely don't want to [Dm] leave you.
Just hear me [Bb] out.
I'm gonna leave me now.
[F] I'm gonna show them [Bb] wrong.
I've done something wrong for [F] you to think.
I [Bb] know I'm a careless girl.
[F] And I must apologize.
[Bb] I'll try that next time, baby.
[F] Let me stay.
Let me stay.
_ [Bb] See what I should have said.
Let me [F] _ stay.
I [Bb] should have said that [C] I love you.
Let [Dm] me _ stay.
[Bb] I should have said that I love you.
Let me stay.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ I'm in pain.
[F] But my English class is just there.
[Bb] Tell me it's not too late.
I'd [F] love to hear it.
Because if the bomb fell on [Dm] me, you will [F] see a homeless [Bb] cry.
I'll be in it tomorrow.
_ [F] Tomorrow, I'll realize.
But if you let me stay.
[Bb] I'm saying what I should have said.
[Dm] If you let me stay.
I [Bb] should have said that [C] I love you.
If you [Dm] let me stay.
[Bb] I should have said it cross my heart.
If you let me _ [A] stay.
[Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ [Bbm] Let me dance and sing.
[Dm] Find all of my fools.
[Bbm] And I who need to [Dm] anyway. _
_ [Bbm] I'll get my silver [Dm] dollars for
[Gm] when we're _ regretting [C] someday.
So if you let [F] me stay.
_ [Bb] I'm saying [D] what I should have said.
If you [F] let me stay.
_ [Bb] I should have said that I [C] love you.
If you [Dm] let me stay.
_ [Gm] I should have said it cross my heart.
If you [Bb] let me.
Because my [A] teacher, I'm [Dm] not a man without your [F] man.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I'm saying what I should have said.
If [Dm] you let me _ stay.
I [Bb] should have said that [D] I love you.
If you [F] let me _ [Dm] stay.
[Bb] I should have said it [C] cross my heart.
If you [Bb] let me.
Because [A] my doctor needs me [Dm] baby.
I can't do it [Bb] like a bad girl.
If you [F] let me stay.
_ [Bb] I'm saying what I should have said.
[Dm] If you let me stay.
I [Bb] should have said that I love you.
If you let me stay.
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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