Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: G The baddest news of all D It comes in mid July Em I’m standing in my summer dress C I’ve got tears in my eyes G The telephone’s ringing D But I don’t want to go Em Down to the river C To the river where the death cap grows
Chorus: G So, can I stay C Please, can I stay Em Just one more day C One more day Verse 2: N.C. I’ve been a fool G D From London to Rome Em Just picking mushrooms C On my way back home G And I’ve seen more in ten years, now D Than I's ever meant to see Em So I’m older now C I’m older now than I can stand to be Chorus: G And please, can I stay C Please, can I stay Em Just one more day C One more day Instrumental: G D Em C Verse 3: G The devil visits D To collect his fee Em So ve had him in C For some company G And I don’t know what’s out there D Beyond all of this Em So I cling to my mind Em And the green on the vine C If that’s all that there is Chorus: G And please, can I stay C And please, can I stay Em Just one more day C One more day G Or am I out of line? Instrumental: (G) D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G Outro: D Am I out of line? Em Am I out of line? C Am I out of line? N.C. Am I out of time?
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