Stay With Me

"Stay With Me"
(Jerry Ragovoy - George Weiss)

Intro:

(piano - arpeggiated chords):

C                       Dm7
/ / /  / / /  / / /  / / /

G                        F
/ / /  / / /  / / /  / / /

Verse 1:

 C     D7/D
Where    did you go
 Fdim7/F                    C
When things went wrong, baby
F     Em
Who did you run to
Gm                 F
And find a shoulder to lay your head upon
 Am7/A          D7
Baby, wasn't I there
 Dm7/D       G           Dm7/D   G
Didn't I take good care of you
 Dm7/D      G                  Dm7/D       G
No, no, I can't believe you're leaving me

Chorus 1:

C      Dm7      G   [1: F]
Stay with me baby
C     Dm7           G
Please, stay with me baby
C     Dm7           G     [2: to bridge]
Oh!  Stay    with me baby
F     C
I can't go on

Verse 2:

Who did you touch
When you needed tenderness
I gave you so much
And in return I found happiness
Baby, what did I do
Maybe, maybe I was too good - too good to you
No, no, I can't believe you're leaving me

Chorus 2:

Stay with me baby
Oh!  Stay with me baby
Please, please stay with me baby

Bridge:

Dm7           Em7
Remember   you said you'd always gonna need me
Dm7           Em7
Remember   you said you'd never, ever leave me
F                     G#
Remember, remember, I'm asking you, begging you, oh, oh

Chorus 3:

Oh, stay with me baby
Please, honey, stay with me baby
Stay with me, baby
I can't go on

Coda:

(C)        Dm7 G
/ / /  / / /  / / /  / / /
(on..)

C            Dm7  G   [continue]
Oh, stay with me baby
I'm beggin' you, stay with me baby
Stay - stay - stay with me, baby  [fade]