If You Want Me To Stay Sly & The Family Stone

If You Want Me To Stay

Sly & The Family Stone

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0:00 2:56
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Bbm
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
Bbm7  Db9/Ab Db7 Gbmaj7 Ab F7 Bbm7 Db9/Ab Db7 Gbmaj7
    Oh
Ab F7

[Verse 1]
       Bbm7
If you want me to stay
         Db9/Ab     Db7
I'll be around today
       Gbmaj7                 F7
To be available for you to see
          Bbm7
But I am about to go
    Db9/Ab           Db7
And then  you'll know
          Gbmaj7                   F7
For me to stay  here I got to be me
            Bbm7
You'll never    be in doubt
                 Db9/Ab     Db7
That's what it's all   about
          Gbmaj7                        F7
You can't take  me for granted and smile
         Bbm7
Count the    days I'm gone
   Db9/Ab                    Db7
Forget   reachin' me by phone
          Gbmaj7                          F7
Because I promise I'll be gone for a while

[Verse 2]
            Bbm7
And when you    see me again
           Db9/Ab             Db7
I hope that      you have been
            Gbmaj7
The kind of person....
                    F7
that you really are now
       Bbm7
Got to get in straight
            Db9/Ab      Db7
How could I ever be late
               Gbmaj7                 F7
When you're my woman taking up my time
         Bbm7
Whoa, oh how could I ever allow
          Db9/Ab    Db7
I guess I wonder how
        Gbmaj7                    F7
I could get   out a pocket for fun  HOW HOW
         Bbm7                             Db9/Ab Db7
When you know that you're never number two
       Gbmaj7                   F7
Number one's gonna be number one
        Bbm7
Ohh oww oohh
I'll be good
  Db9/Ab       Db7
I wish  I could
           Gbmaj7
I get this message over to you now
F7
  Ah!

[Solo Piano]
                               | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - |

[Verse 3]
             Bbm7
And when you see me again
           Db9/Ab             Db7
I hope that      you have been
            Gbmaj7
The kind of person....
                       F7
that you really are now
    Bbm7          Db9/Ab
I'll    be so good
         Db7
I wish I could
           Gbmaj7
I get this message over to you now
F7
  Ah!

[Outro]
                               | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - |

Bars

[Intro]
| Bbm7   -   | -      - | -  -  | -    - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | Ab F7 | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | Ab F7 |

Oh

[Verse 1]
                               | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - |

If you want me to stay
I'll be around today
To be available for you to see
But I am about to go
And then  you'll know
For me to stay  here I got to be me
You'll never    be in doubt
That's what it's all   about
You can't take  me for granted and smile
Count the    days I'm gone
Forget   reachin' me by phone
Because I promise I'll be gone for a while

[Verse 2]
                               | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - |

And when you    see me again
I hope that      you have been
The kind of person....
that you really are now
Got to get in straight
How could I ever be late
When you're my woman taking up my time
Whoa, oh how could I ever allow
I guess I wonder how
I could get   out a pocket for fun  HOW HOW
When you know that you're never number two
Number one's gonna be number one
Ohh oww oohh
I'll be good
I wish  I could
I get this message over to you now
Ah!

[Solo Piano]
                               | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - |

[Verse 3]
                               | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - |

And when you see me again
I hope that      you have been
The kind of person....
that you really are now
I'll    be so good
I wish I could
I get this message over to you now
Ah!

[Outro]
                               | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - | Bbm7 - |
| Db9/Ab Db7 | Gbmaj7 - | F7 - |

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