Stay

Words & Music:

Maurice Williams

 

[Intro & basic riff for verses:  G  Em  C  D7]

 

G  Em  C  D7                   G  Em  C  D7  [etc.]

Stay-------- just a little bit longer.

Please, please, please, please tell me that you're going to...

 

          G           Em  C  D7  [etc.]

Now, your daddy don't mind.

And your mommy don't mind.

If we have another dance, dear, just one more

Em  [stop chord]

One more time

 

Oh, won't you stay just a little bit longer?

Please let me hear you will say that you will,

G   C   G

Say you will.

 

BRIDGE:

B7                         Em

Won't you press your sweet lips to mine?

A7                        D

Won't you say you love me all of the time?

 

 

Stay just a little bit longer.

Stay, please, please, please, please, please,

Please, tell me you're going to...

 

Come on, come on, come on and stay  repeat & out]

 




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