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Let´ Stay Together

Al Green

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners14 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Bbmaj7Diagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
Gm7Diagram coming soon
C7×○
F
BbDiagram coming soon
Dbmaj7Diagram coming soon
Fmaj7Diagram coming soon
Em○○○○
D9Diagram coming soon
Dm7Diagram coming soon
C×○○
Abmaj7Diagram coming soon
AbDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: 
 
    Bbmaj7 Am7  Gm7  Am7  Bbmaj7 Am7  Gm7  C7 
 
Verse 1: 
 
    F            Dm9 
    I, I'm so in love with you 
                  Bb 
    Whatever you want to do 
                     Dbmaj7 
    Is all right with me 
           Am7 Gm7       Fmaj7 Em       D9 
    'Cause you    make me feel so brand new 
       Am7 Gm7        Fmaj7    Am7       D9 
    And I     want to spend my life with you 
 
Verse 2: 
 
    Since, since we've been together 
    Loving you forever 
    Is what I need 
    Let me be the one you come running to 
    I'll never be untrue 
 
Bridge: 
 
    Gm9                  Am7 
    Let's, let's stay together 
                Gm9 
    Lovin' you whether, whether 
             Bbmaj7   Am7  Dm7       C 
    Times are good or bad, happy or sad 
 
String break: 
 
    Gm9              Abm9 Abmaj7     Gm9        Ab 
     / / / /    / / / /    / / / /    / / / /    / / / /    / / / / 
 
                     Bbmaj7   Am7  Dm7       C 
    Whether times are good or bad, happy or sad 
 
Verse 3: 
 
    Why, why some people break up 
    Then turn around and make up 
    I just can't see 
    You'd never do that to me (would you, baby) 
    Staying around you is all I see 
    (Here's what I want us to do) 
 
Coda (repeat to fade): 
 
    Gm9                     Am7 
    Let's, we oughta stay together 
               Gm9 
    Loving you whether, whether 
              Gm9   Am7  Gm7       C 
    Times are good or bad, happy or sad

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Chord set

Bbmaj7 · Am7 · Gm7 · C7 · F · Bb · Dbmaj7 · Fmaj7 · Em · D9 · Dm7 · C · Abmaj7 · Ab

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.