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Song title:       Stay With Me
Original Album:	  - (single) (Lorraine Ellison)

Words and Music by Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss
Copyright © 1966 Warner Bros Records
Published by Warner Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
First recorded by Lorraine Ellison in 1966, this has been covered by 18
different artists since then. Listen to Ellison's version before you check
out the others...

As this song was written on piano, don't forget your bass notes if you're
a solo acoustic guitar. Timing is 3/4.


INTRO:
Notes:
The INTRO comprises arpeggiated chords which you might emulate on guitar by
picking the chords as below. Strummming the chords in 3/4 also works, however.

Chords:
C    x35553    G x55433
Dm7  x57565    F x33211

  C                                            Dm7
|-------------------------|---------------------5---|
|-------------5-----------|-------------5-------6---|
|---------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---5---|
|-----5---------------5---|-----5---------------7---|
|-3-----------------------|-3-------------------5---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - |


  G                                             F
|(3)----------------------|---------------------1---|
|(3)----------3-----------|-------------3-------1---|
|(3)------3-------3-------|---------3-------3---2---|
|(5)--5---------------5---|-----3---------------3---|
|-5-----------------------|-5-------------------3---|
|(3)----------------------|---------------------1---|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - | 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 - |



VERSE:
Chords:
C       x32010    F      x33211    D7      xx0212
D7/C    x30212    Em     022000    Dm7/G   33323x
Fdim/C  x33434    Gm     355333    G       x55433
Dm7     x3323x    Am7/D  555555

C       D7/C       Fdim7/C             C
  Where did you go         when things went wrong, baby?
F     Em                 Gm                 F
  Who did you run to and find a shoulder to lay your head upon?
      Am7/D           D7
Baby, wasn't I there?
         Dm7/G     G           Dm7/G   G
Didn't I take good care of you?
Dm7/G     G                    Dm7/G       G
No, no, I can't believe you're leaving me...


CHORUS:
Chords:
C    x35553    G x55433
Dm7  x57565    F x33211

C      Dm7      G
  Stay with me baby
C         Dm7           G
  Please, stay with me baby
C     Dm7           G
  Oh! Stay with me baby
        F  C
I can't go on


VERSE:
Who did you touch when you needed tenderness?
I gave you so much and in return I found happiness
Baby, what did I do?
Maybe, maybe I was too good - too good to you
No, no, I can't believe you're leaving me


CHORUS:
Stay with me baby
Oh! Stay with me baby
Please, please stay with me baby


BRIDGE:
Chords:
Dm7  x57565    F   x33211
Em7  x79797    Ab  466544

  Dm7        Em7
Remember you said you'd always gonna need me
  Dm7        Em7
Remember you said you'd never, ever leave me
  F                     Ab
Remember, remember, I'm asking you, begging you, oh, oh


CHORUS:
Chords:
C    x35553    G x55433
Dm7  x57565    F x33211

C     Dm7          G
  Oh, stay with me baby
C                Dm7          G
  Please, honey, stay with me baby
C Dm7          G
  Stay with me baby
        F  C   Dm7  G
I can't go on


CODA:
C             Dm7 G
Oh, stay with me  baby
I'm beggin' you, stay with me baby
Stay - stay - stay with me, baby


[repeat to fade]