Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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β« Verse 1:
A
You've got one strike too many
But I'm just not ready
C#7
You know I'm your fool in love
F#m
It feels like we lost it
Don't care what the cost is
D Dm
I just want to be yours
β« Pre-Chorus:
Bm
Wrap me in bundles of lies
C#7
I can see past the stars in my eyes
Bm
Where there is smoke you know
C#7 N.C.
There's gonna be fire
β« Chorus:
A C#7
Baby, give me one reason to stay
F#m
Don't care if you're gonna break my heart black and blue
Say the word, back to you
D Dm A
I'll come running crazy
C#7
I'll love you hard if you let me
F#m
Shouldn't trust you but I love the pain of these games
D
Hope you don't walk away, no
Dm N.C.
Give me one reason to stay
β« Verse 2:
A
I don't ask who you're with
I'd rather not see it
C#7
But I can smell her on your sheets
F#m
Keep playing this pretend
While you say she's just a friend
D Dm N.C.
Let it go cause it's you I need, oh
β« Chorus:
A C#7
Baby, give me one reason to stay
F#m
Don't care if you're gonna break my heart black and blue
Say the word, back to you
D Dm A
I'll come running crazy
C#7
I'll love you hard if you let me
F#m
Shouldn't trust you but I love the pain of these games
D
Hope you don't walk away, no
Dm N.C.
Give me one reason to stay
β« Bridge:
A
Give me one reason
C#7
Treat me like you need me
D
Cause I feel you around
Bm
And I can't bear the sound of my heart bleeding
A
Just need you to say it
C#7
You don't love me it's bullshit
D
You don't care if I'm crying
It feels like I'm dying
N.C.
Can't help but need you tonight
β« Chorus:
A C#7
Baby, give me one reason to stay
F#m
Don't care if you're gonna break my heart black and blue
Say the word, back to you
D Dm A
I'll come running crazy
C#7
I'll love you hard if you let me
F#m
Shouldn't trust you but I love the pain of these games
D
Hope you don't walk away, no
Dm N.C.
Give me one reason to stay
Song History
Published: May 13, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025