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Stay With Me

Sam Smith

85 bpm. Final chorus: strum each chord once (*) for a stripped-back feel.

key Am medium popsoulloveballad
strumming down · up · mute

Intro

Am7 F C  

Am7 F C  

Verse 1

Am7 Guess it's true, I'm not good at a F one-night C stand

Am7 But I still need love 'cause I'm F just a C man

Am7 These nights never seem to F go to C plan

Am7 I don't want you to leave, will you Gsus hold my C hand?

Chorus

Am Won't you F stay with C me?

Am Cause you're F all I C need

G This ain't love it's Am clear to F see C  

G#dim But darling, Am stay with F me C  

Verse 2

Am7 Why am I so F emotional? C  

Am7 No, it's not a good look, gain some F self-con C trol

Am7 And deep down I know F this never C works

Am7 But you can lay with me so it Gsus doesn't C hurt

Chorus

Am Won't you F stay with C me?

Am Cause you're F all I C need

G This ain't love it's Am clear to F see C  

G#dim But darling, Am stay with F me C  

Bridge

Am Oh oh oh ohhh oh ohhh oh F ohhh C  

Am Oh oh oh ohhh oh ohhh oh F ohhh C  

G Oh oh oh Am ohhh oh F ohhh oh C ohhh

G#dim Oh oh oh Am ohhh oh F ohhh oh C ohhh

Chorus

Am Won't you F stay with C me?

Am Cause you're F all I C need

G This ain't love it's Am clear to F see C  

G#dim But darling, Am stay with F me C  

Am Oh, won't you F stay with C me?

Am Cause you're F all I C need

G This ain't love it's Am clear to F see C  

G#dim But darling, Am stay with F me C