stay awhile : dusty springfield .
#13 uk , #6 australia , #21 canada and #12 on
A# hot 100 on phillips records in 1963 .

intro : D G ( x2 )

#1 .
D F#m
stay awhile , let me hold you . . stay awhile ,
G A
’til i’ve told you , oh , oh . . of the love that
D A
i feel tonight , oh , yeah .

#2 .
D F#m
stay awhile , what’s your hurry? . . stay awhile ,
G A D
’cause i worry , oh , oh . . any time that you’re out

of sight .

chorus :
F D G D
i hate to see you go . . tell you what i’ll do . .
G D F
i’ll be good to you . . i’ll make you glad that
A A7
you are mine . . so , come on , baby . .

#2 .
D F#m
treat me right , must you run now? . . for the night’s
G A
just begun now , oh , oh . . honey , please , won’t you stay
D A
awhile with me? . . oh , yeah , yeah .

( interlude : ) D F#m G A D

chorus :
F D G D
i hate to see you go . . tell you what i’ll do . .
G D F
i’ll be good to you . . i’ll make you glad that
A A7
you are mine . . so , come on , baby . .

#3 .
D F#m
treat me right , must you run now? . . for the night’s
G A
just begun now , oh , oh . . honey , please , won’t you stay
D A
awhile with me? . . oh , yeah , yeah .

outro :
A D
stay awhile with me . . ( fade . )

a sixties smash from kraziekhat .