If You Want Me To Stay chords by Etta James

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:
(Play 5 times)
e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|--------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------|
A augmentedA|--1--1--1--------1--|
E MajorE|-----------1--4-----|

Verse:
BbmBbm           AbAb        DbDb
If you want me to stay, I'll be around today
GbGb          FF
Available for you to see
BbmBbm               DbDb
I'm about to go and then you'll know
GbGb             DbDb
For me to stay, I got to be me

Verse:
BbmBbm                     DbDb
You'll never be in doubt, that's what it's all about
DbDb           GbGb      DbDb
You can't take me for granted and smile
DbDb     BbmBbm                  DbDb
Count the days I'm gone, forget reachin' me by phone
DbDb    GbGb             AbAb
'Cause I promise I'll be gone for a while

Verse:
BbmBbm
And when you see me again, I hope that you have been
DbDb      GbGb           DbDb
The kind of person you really are now
DbDb         BbmBbm              DbDb
You got to get it straight, how could I ever be late
DbDb  GbGb             FF
When you're my man takin' up my time

Verse:
BbmBbm                    DbDb
How could I ever allow? I guess I wonder how
DbDb   GbGb            DbDb
Could you get out a pocket for fun
DbDb    BbmBbm           DbDb
When you know that you're number two
DbDb     GbGb        BbmBbm
Number one gonna be number one

Bridge:
FF    BbmBbm           DbDb
I'll be good to you, I wish I could
DbDb     GbGb          FF
I get the message over to you now, oh baby

Instrumental:
BbmBbm AbAb DbDb GbGb AbAb
BbmBbm DbDb GbGb FF
BbmBbm GbGb DbDb BbmBbm DbDb GbGb DbDb

Verse:
BbmBbm                     DbDb
When you see me again, I hope that you have been
DbDb      GbGb           DbDb
The kind of person you really are now
Eb MajorEb     BbmBbm       AbAb
I'll be so good, I wish, I could
DbDb    GbGb         FF
Get the message over to you now

Verse:
FF     BbmBbm           DbDb         GbGb
And if you want me to stay, baby, if you want me to stay
DbDb   BbmBbm               DbDb
If you want me to stay, I'll be around today
GbGb             FF
Available for you to see
FF  BbmBbm
I'm about to go and then you'll know
GbGb
For me to stay, I got to be me

Verse:
GbGb         BbmBbm             DbDb
You'll never be in doubt, that's what it's all about
GbGb                 FF
You can't take me for granted and smile
FF   BbmBbm     AbAb
If you want me to stay
DbDb   GbGb          DbDb
If you want me to stay, hey babe

Outro:
DbDb   BbmBbm
If you need me to stay
AbAb         GbGb      BbmBbm AbAb GbGb
If you want me to stay, baby
BbmBbm AbAb GbGb BbmBbm AbAb GbGb BbmBbm AbAb GbGb
(Vocalize with chords)
AbAb     BbmBbm
Count the days I'm gone, baby
DbDb     GbGb           FF
Count the days I'm gone, baby
BbmBbm       DbDb
Count the days yeah yeah yeah
DbDb GbGb FF BbmBbm
(Vocalize with chords)
GbGb      AbAb              BbmBbm   AbAb
Yeah, baby, I'll stay around if you want me, oh baby
DbDb      GbGb  BbmBbm    DbDb
If you want me, I'll be around