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Stay

Bon Jovi

MetalAdvanced for beginners9 chords

How to play it

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

E
AbmDiagram coming soon
A×
F#mDiagram coming soon
Am×
BDiagram coming soon
G
Bm×
F#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              This is basically a piano song, but I thought it'd be nice to put it out there! Some of  
the chords may not be correct, but it works out fine. Good luck! 
 
hide this tab The intro is played something like this. It is simplified from how it really is played, though. 
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E                                  Abm 
Every singer's always singing about   someone else 
A                      F#m 
Another bleading heart, another brand new start 
E                             Abm 
But this time I'm singing all about myself 
  A                     Am 
I made it be so lonely, even my piano wants to cry 
 
 
Abm                                             A 
These ams weren't there to hold you, when I was home I was miles away 
Abm                                          A 
Now you got every right to go girl, but I'm standing here, 
 
 
    B           E 
I'm begging you stay 
Abm 
Just a little longer 
              A 
You've always been the one who's stronger 
        Am 
I can't let you go 
 
    B           E 
I'm begging you stay 
Abm 
Stay because I need you 
     A 
With every breath I breath you 
        Am 
I can't let you walk away 
 
 
E                              Abm 
There are things I didn't ever   say or do 
     A                               F#m 
Like I would die without you, didn't mean I didn't want to 
E                           Abm 
But every song I ever sang, I sang for you 
    A                          Am 
And every night away from you, knowing you'd be home's what got me through 
 
Abm                             A 
Tore up all the pictures of our wasted yesterdays 
Abm                    A 
Fighting for tomorrow, standing here 
 
    B           E 
I'm begging you stay 
Abm 
Just a little longer 
              A 
You've always been the one who's stronger 
        Am 
I can't let you go 
 
    B           E 
I'm begging you stay 
Abm 
Stay because I need you 
     A 
With every breath I breath you 
        Am 
I can't let you walk away 
 
 
Second intro part + solo 
 
Solo: E-Abm-A-Am 
 
 
G       Bm 
Stay, I know I've done you wrong 
        A 
It'd be easy to move on 
    G 
I'm telling you 
 
I'm begging you 
    F# 
I'm pleading 
 
I'm screaming 
 
E    Abm 
Stay just a little longer 
              A 
You've always been the one who's stronger 
        Am 
I can't let you go 
 
    B           E 
I'm begging you stay 
Abm 
Stay because I need you 
     A 
With every breath I breath you 
        Am 
I can't let you walk away 
 
E-Abm-A-F#m 
Staaay, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on 
 
E     Abm 
Stay  just a little longer 
              A 
You've always been the one who's stronger 
        Am 
I can't let you walk away 
 
hide this tab Outro: 
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Chord set

E · Abm · A · F#m · Am · B · G · Bm · F#

Practice tip

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