...PLEASE STAY... by The Drifters
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*Released 1961*


Intro:

       F (133211@1)         Bb(Don't (x1333x@1)go), please stay,
       F (133211@1)         Bb(Don't (x1333x@1)go), please stay.

Verse 1:

     Bb (x1333x@1)                   DmIf (xx0231@1)I got on my knees, and I pleased with you,
       Bb (x1333x@1)               DmNot (xx0231@1)to go, but stay in my arms.
          Eb (x43121@3)         F7 (131241@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)        EbmWould (xx4342@1)you walk out the door, like you did once be-fore?
    Bb (x1333x@1)          F7 (131241@1)                 BbBut (x1333x@1)this time, be different; would you stay?

Interlude:

       F (133211@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)         F(Don't (133211@1)go), please stay, (don't go).

Verse 2:

     Bb (x1333x@1)                       DmIf (xx0231@1)I call out your name, like a prayer in the night,
          Bb (x1333x@1)                   DmWould (xx0231@1)you leave me alone with my tears?
        Eb (x43121@3)          F7 (131241@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)           EbmKnowing (xx4342@1)I, I love you so; would you still turn and go?
         Bb (x1333x@1)          F7 (131241@1)               BbOr (x1333x@1)would this time, be different, in some way?

Interlude:

       F (133211@1)        Bb(Don't (x1333x@1)go) please stay,
F (133211@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)(Please stay).

Bridge 1:

    Eb (x43121@3)                  BbYou (x1333x@1)took me away from the rest of the world,
         F7 (131241@1)                       BbWhen (x1333x@1)you taught me to love you like this.
      Eb (x43121@3)                     BbNow (x1333x@1)I hang by a thread, in the canyon of doom,
      Gm (355333@1)         Cm (x3101x@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)  FBut (133211@1)I still can be saved.. by your kiss...

Verse 3:

     Bb (x1333x@1)                   DmIf (xx0231@1)I got on my knees, and I pleased with you,
       Bb (x1333x@1)               DmNot (xx0231@1)to go, but stay in my arms.
          Eb (x43121@3)         F7 (131241@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)        EbmWould (xx4342@1)you walk out the door, like you did once be-fore?
    Bb (x1333x@1)          F7 (131241@1)                 BbBut (x1333x@1)this time, be different; would you stay?

Coda:

       F (133211@1)         Bb(Don't (x1333x@1)go), please stay,
       F (133211@1)         Bb(Don't (x1333x@1)go,  please stay.
       F (133211@1)          Bb(Don't (x1333x@1)go), (please sta-ay-ay-ay-ay...


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   F (133211@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)    Eb (x43121@3) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 133211  688766  x57765  x68886

   F7 (131241@1)    Ebm (xx4342@1)   Gm (355333@1)    Cm (x3101x@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 131211  x68876  355333  x35543
                                    ____
           _             __   __   |  __|  __    __
          | |   _   _   |  \ /  |  | |__   \ \  / /
  _____   | |  | | | |  |       |  |__  |   \ \/ /
 |  ___|  | |  | | | |  | |\_/| |   __| |    \  /
 | |= =   | |  | |_| |  | | = | |  |____|     | |
 | |      | |  |_____|  | |   | |   = = =     | |
 | |___   | |   = = =   | |   | |             | |
 |_____|  | |           |_|   |_|             | |
  = = =   | |_____       =     =    Tabbed by |_|
          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2009    =
           = = = =      (clumsyband@hotmail.com)