If You Want Me To Stay - Sly And The Family Stone Chords

Tempo:
102.6 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Bm

A

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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If You Want Me To Stay - Sly And The Family Stone chords
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[Bm]
[A#m] [Bm]
[A] [D] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [D] [G]
[F#m] [B]
[Bm] [A] [G] Available for you [F#] to see
[B] I'm about to go
[D] And then you'll know for [G] me to stay
I got to [F#] be me
You'll [Bm] never be in doubt
[A] That's what it's all [D] about
[G] You can't take me for granted [F#] and smile
[Bm] Count the days I'm [D] gone
Forget to reach it by phone
[G] Because I promise I'll be gone for [F#m] a while
[Bm] And when you see me [E] again
I'll bet you [D] have been
[G] The kind of person
That [F#] you really are now
[Bm] Got to get it straight
How [Am] could I [D] ever be late
[G] When you're the woman taking up [F#] my time
[Bm] How could you ever allow
[A] I guess I wonder [D] how
[G] I would forget about [F#m] it for fun
[Bm] When you know that you're never [D] number two
[G] Number one's gonna be [F#m] number one
[F#] I'll [Bm]
be [A] good, I wish [D] I could
I get this message, so what do [F#] you know
[Bm]
[E] [D] [G]
[F#m] [A] [B]
[A#] [D] [G]
[C#] [C] When [B] you see me again
[A] I hope you have been
[D] The kind of person
You really [F#m] are now
I'll [A#] [B]
be so [A#] good
[E] I [D] wish I could
[G] Get the message, so what do you [F#m] know
[Bm] [D] [G]
[F#] [C] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[F#m] [F#] [Bm]
[B] [G]
[F#m] [C#m]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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To learn Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F#, Bm, D, G, A, D, G, F#m, Bm, G and Bm. Kick off your practice at a gentle 51 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 102 BPM. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ Available for you [F#] to see
_ [B] I'm about to go
[D] And then you'll know for [G] me to stay
I got to [F#] be me
You'll [Bm] never be in doubt
[A] That's what it's all [D] about
[G] You can't take me for granted [F#] and smile
_ [Bm] Count the days I'm [D] gone
Forget to reach it by phone
[G] Because I promise I'll be gone for [F#m] a while
_ [Bm] And when you see me [E] again
I'll bet you [D] have been
[G] The kind of person
That [F#] you really are now
[Bm] Got to get it straight
How [Am] could I [D] ever be late
[G] When you're the woman taking up [F#] my time
[Bm] How could you ever allow
[A] I guess I wonder [D] how
[G] I would forget about [F#m] it for fun
_ [Bm] When you know that you're never [D] number two
_ [G] Number one's gonna be [F#m] number one
[F#] I'll [Bm] _
be [A] good, I wish [D] I could
I get this message, so what do [F#] you know
_ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [C] When [B] you see me again
[A] I hope you have been
[D] The kind of person
You really [F#m] are now
I'll [A#] _ [B]
be so [A#] good
[E] I [D] wish I could
[G] Get the message, so what do you [F#m] know
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was written by Sylvester Stewart.

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