The Newtowns 1965
Single
Please Stay
Intro: G Bm G Bm (Organ)
Bm G Bm Bm
If I got on, my knees, and I plee-eeeaded, with youuuuu
Bm G Bm Bm
Not to gooooo, but to stay-ayyyyy in my arrrrrms
Bm C D D
Would you waaa-aalk, through the dor-ore-ore
D G C
Like you diii-iid, once be-for-or-or-orr-orrrrre
G D G D D
This time, be different, please stayyyyy, don't gooooo
D G / Bm /
If I call out, your name, like a prayerrrrr
G / Bm /
Would you leave me, a-lone, in my tearrrrrs
C / D /
Knowing I-I-I, need you so oh oh
G / C / C /
Would you stillllll, turn and go oh oh oh oh
G / D /
This time, (this time) be different, (be different)
G / D / G / G
Please stayyyyy, don't gooooo, please stay-ay-ay
G C G
I loved you before I, even knew your na-ame
G D G
And I wanted, to give you my hearrrrrt
G C G
But when youuuuu came baaaaack after leaving me some ti-iiiime
G A D D
I knew, oh I-I knewwwww, that the heartaches would star-arrrrrrt
D G Bm Bm
If I called out, your name, like a sonnnnng
Bm G Bm Bm
Which was written, for you, you a-lonnnnne
Bm C D
Would you stilllll, hurt my pri-i-ide baybee
G C
ohhhhhh, how I cri-i-i-i-ied
G D
This time, (this time) be different, (be different)
D G D G
please stayyyyy, don't gooooo, please stay-ay-ay
G C G D
You know how I'll always love you darlin' please stay-ay-ay, don't gooooo
D G6
Please stayyyyyyyyy
This song is played at a slow tempo with some guitar tremolo throughout
In the second verse play the single chords as indicated, with the tremolo
extending from one chord to the next
The words in brackets are sung by the backup singers with chords played