Chords for Sly and The Family Stone- If you want me to stay
Tempo:
98.6 bpm
Chords used:
Gb
Bbm
F
Abm
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm] [Abm]
[Gb] [Ab] [F]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[Gb] [Ab] [F]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[Gb] [F]
[Bb] I'm about to go [Abm] and you [Db] know [Gb] me to stay.
I got to [F] be me.
[Bbm] You'll never be in doubt.
[Abm] That's what it's all about.
[Gb] Can't take me for granted [Ab] and smile.
[F]
[Bbm] Yeah, all the days I'm gone.
Forget it, we just about wrong.
[Gb] Don't you bother.
I'll be gone for [Fm] a while.
[F]
[Bbm] And when you see me again, I hope [Db] that you have been [Gb] the person [Ebm] that you [F] really are now.
You [Bbm] got to get it [Ab] straight.
How could I ever be [Db] late?
[Gb] When you're the woman taking up [F] my time.
Oh, [Bbm] how could you ever allow?
I [Abm] just wonder [Gb]
how.
I don't get it.
How if I can't [F] have fun?
[Ab] How?
How?
[Db] When you know that you're number two.
[Abm]
[Gb] Number one's gonna be number [Fm] one.
I'm the one.
[Bbm] I'll be good.
I [Db] wish I could [Gb] get this message over to you [F] now.
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[F]
[B] [Bb] [Bbm] [Abm]
[Db] [Gb] [F]
[Ab] [Bb] When you see me [Bbm] again, I hope that [Ab] you [Db] have been the [Gb] person you [Fm] really are now.
[F]
[Bbm] I'll be so good.
I wish I could [Gb] get the message over to you [Fm] now.
[Bb] [Db]
[Gb] [Fm]
[Gb] [Ab] [F]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[Gb] [Ab] [F]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[Gb] [F]
[Bb] I'm about to go [Abm] and you [Db] know [Gb] me to stay.
I got to [F] be me.
[Bbm] You'll never be in doubt.
[Abm] That's what it's all about.
[Gb] Can't take me for granted [Ab] and smile.
[F]
[Bbm] Yeah, all the days I'm gone.
Forget it, we just about wrong.
[Gb] Don't you bother.
I'll be gone for [Fm] a while.
[F]
[Bbm] And when you see me again, I hope [Db] that you have been [Gb] the person [Ebm] that you [F] really are now.
You [Bbm] got to get it [Ab] straight.
How could I ever be [Db] late?
[Gb] When you're the woman taking up [F] my time.
Oh, [Bbm] how could you ever allow?
I [Abm] just wonder [Gb]
how.
I don't get it.
How if I can't [F] have fun?
[Ab] How?
How?
[Db] When you know that you're number two.
[Abm]
[Gb] Number one's gonna be number [Fm] one.
I'm the one.
[Bbm] I'll be good.
I [Db] wish I could [Gb] get this message over to you [F] now.
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[F]
[B] [Bb] [Bbm] [Abm]
[Db] [Gb] [F]
[Ab] [Bb] When you see me [Bbm] again, I hope that [Ab] you [Db] have been the [Gb] person you [Fm] really are now.
[F]
[Bbm] I'll be so good.
I wish I could [Gb] get the message over to you [Fm] now.
[Bb] [Db]
[Gb] [Fm]
Key:
Gb
Bbm
F
Abm
Db
Gb
Bbm
F
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] I'm about to go [Abm] and you [Db] know [Gb] me to stay.
I got to [F] be me.
[Bbm] You'll never be in doubt.
[Abm] That's what it's all about.
[Gb] Can't take me for granted [Ab] and smile.
[F] _
[Bbm] Yeah, all the days I'm gone.
Forget it, we just about wrong.
[Gb] Don't you bother.
I'll be gone for [Fm] a while.
[F] _
[Bbm] And when you see me again, I hope [Db] that you have been [Gb] the person [Ebm] that you [F] really are now.
You [Bbm] got to get it [Ab] straight.
How could I ever be [Db] late?
[Gb] When you're the woman taking up [F] my time.
Oh, [Bbm] how could you ever allow?
I [Abm] just wonder [Gb]
how.
I don't get it.
How if I can't [F] have fun?
[Ab] How?
How?
[Db] When you know that you're number two.
[Abm] _ _
[Gb] Number one's gonna be number [Fm] one.
I'm the one.
[Bbm] I'll _ be good.
I [Db] wish I could [Gb] get this message over to you [F] now. _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[B] _ [Bb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Db] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Ab] [Bb] When you see me [Bbm] again, I hope that [Ab] you [Db] have been the [Gb] person you [Fm] really are now.
[F] _
_ [Bbm] I'll be so good.
I wish I could [Gb] get the message over to you [Fm] now. _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] I'm about to go [Abm] and you [Db] know [Gb] me to stay.
I got to [F] be me.
[Bbm] You'll never be in doubt.
[Abm] That's what it's all about.
[Gb] Can't take me for granted [Ab] and smile.
[F] _
[Bbm] Yeah, all the days I'm gone.
Forget it, we just about wrong.
[Gb] Don't you bother.
I'll be gone for [Fm] a while.
[F] _
[Bbm] And when you see me again, I hope [Db] that you have been [Gb] the person [Ebm] that you [F] really are now.
You [Bbm] got to get it [Ab] straight.
How could I ever be [Db] late?
[Gb] When you're the woman taking up [F] my time.
Oh, [Bbm] how could you ever allow?
I [Abm] just wonder [Gb]
how.
I don't get it.
How if I can't [F] have fun?
[Ab] How?
How?
[Db] When you know that you're number two.
[Abm] _ _
[Gb] Number one's gonna be number [Fm] one.
I'm the one.
[Bbm] I'll _ be good.
I [Db] wish I could [Gb] get this message over to you [F] now. _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[B] _ [Bb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Db] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Ab] [Bb] When you see me [Bbm] again, I hope that [Ab] you [Db] have been the [Gb] person you [Fm] really are now.
[F] _
_ [Bbm] I'll be so good.
I wish I could [Gb] get the message over to you [Fm] now. _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _