stay
sugarland
enjoy the ride
transposed by : steven p .
E 022100
B x24442
F#m 244222
A x02220
Bsus x24452
G#m 466444
G#/C x3111x
C#m x46654
verse 1
E B
i’ve been sittin here starin at the clock on the wall
E B
and i’ve been layin here prayin , prayin she won’t call
F#m
it’s just another call from home
A E B
youll get it and be gone and i’ll be cryin
E B
i’ll be beggin you baby , beg you not to leave
E B
but i’ll be left here waitin with my heart on my sleeve
F#m
oh for the next time we’ll be here
A E B Bsus
seems like a million years , and i think i’m dyin
F#m A
what do i have to do to make you see
F#m A B
she can’t love you like me
chorus
E
why don’t you stay
A
i’m down on my knees
G#m F#m
i’m so tired of bein lonely
B
don’t i give you what you need
G#/C C#m
when she calls you to go
B A
there’s one thing you should know
G#m F#m G#m A
we don’t have to live this way
B E B Bsus F#m A B
baby , why don’t you stay
verse 2
E B Bsus
you keep tellin me baby there will come a time
E B
when you will leave her arms and forever be in mine
F#m G#m
well i don’t think that’s the truth
A E B Bsus
and i don’t like bein used and i’m tired of waitin
F#m A
it’s too much pain to have to bear
F#m A B
to love a man you have to share
chorus
E
why don’t you stay
A
i’m down on my knees
G#m F#m
i’m so tired of being lonely
B
don’t i give you what you need
G#m/C C#m
when she calls you to go
B A
there’s one thing you should know
G#m F#m G#m A
we don’t have to live this way
B E
baby , why don’t you stay
bridge
F#m
i can’t take it any longer
A
but my will is gettin stronger
E B
and i think i know just what i have to do
F#m
i can’t waste another minute
G#m A
after all that i’ve put in it
E
i’ve given you my best
B
why does she get the best of you
F#m
so the next time you find
A B Bsus
you want to leave her bed for mine
chorus
E
why don’t you stay
A
i’m up off my knees
G#m F#m
i’m so tired of bein lonely
B
you can’t give me what i need
G#m/C C#m
when she begs you not to go
B A
there’s one thing you should know
G#m F#m G#m A
i don’t have to live this way
B E Bsus F#m A B Bsus E
baby why don’t you stay
this is my interpretation/version of the song and is what i hear .
since u – G doesn’t always include the correct chord voicings , i have
included all of them in this transcription . please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings .
stay
sugarland
enjoy the ride
transposed by : steven p .
E 022100
B x24442
F#m 244222
A x02220
Bsus x24452
G#m 466444
G#/C x3111x
C#m x46654
verse 1
E B
i’ve been sittin here starin at the clock on the wall
E B
and i’ve been layin here prayin , prayin she won’t call
F#m
it’s just another call from home
A E B
youll get it and be gone and i’ll be cryin
E B
i’ll be beggin you baby , beg you not to leave
E B
but i’ll be left here waitin with my heart on my sleeve
F#m
oh for the next time we’ll be here
A E B Bsus
seems like a million years , and i think i’m dyin
F#m A
what do i have to do to make you see
F#m A B
she can’t love you like me
chorus
E
why don’t you stay
A
i’m down on my knees
G#m F#m
i’m so tired of bein lonely
B
don’t i give you what you need
G#/C C#m
when she calls you to go
B A
there’s one thing you should know
G#m F#m G#m A
we don’t have to live this way
B E B Bsus F#m A B
baby , why don’t you stay
verse 2
E B Bsus
you keep tellin me baby there will come a time
E B
when you will leave her arms and forever be in mine
F#m G#m
well i don’t think that’s the truth
A E B Bsus
and i don’t like bein used and i’m tired of waitin
F#m A
it’s too much pain to have to bear
F#m A B
to love a man you have to share
chorus
E
why don’t you stay
A
i’m down on my knees
G#m F#m
i’m so tired of being lonely
B
don’t i give you what you need
G#m/C C#m
when she calls you to go
B A
there’s one thing you should know
G#m F#m G#m A
we don’t have to live this way
B E
baby , why don’t you stay
bridge
F#m
i can’t take it any longer
A
but my will is gettin stronger
E B
and i think i know just what i have to do
F#m
i can’t waste another minute
G#m A
after all that i’ve put in it
E
i’ve given you my best
B
why does she get the best of you
F#m
so the next time you find
A B Bsus
you want to leave her bed for mine
chorus
E
why don’t you stay
A
i’m up off my knees
G#m F#m
i’m so tired of bein lonely
B
you can’t give me what i need
G#m/C C#m
when she begs you not to go
B A
there’s one thing you should know
G#m F#m G#m A
i don’t have to live this way
B E Bsus F#m A B Bsus E
baby why don’t you stay
this is my interpretation/version of the song and is what i hear .
since u – G doesn’t always include the correct chord voicings , i have
included all of them in this transcription . please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings .
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