Song: Let's stay together
Artist: Al Green
Composers: Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com)
12th Oct 2014
CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of F)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Em9 = 020032 Bm9 = x20222 Gmaj7 = 320002
F#m7 = 242222 G = 320033 C#m = x46654
Em7 = 020000 Gmadd9 = xx5335 Bm7 = x24232
A7 = x02020 Gm = xx5333 Fmaj7 = 133210
D = xx0232 B9 = x2122x Dmaj7 = xx0222
The Gmadd9 and Gm have a Bb bass, but I felt the shapes above
worked better on guitar. You could just play a Gm/Bb (x20033)
in place of those two chords if you prefer.
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[Intro] (Let's stay together!)
Em9 F#m7 Em7 F#m7 Em9 F#m7 Em7 A7
e |-----2---2--2--|-----0---2--|------2---2--2--|-----0---0---|
B |-----3---2--2--|-----3---2--|------3---2--2--|-----3---2---|
G |-----0---2--2--|-----0---2--|------0---2--2--|-----0---0---|
D |-----0---2--2--|-----2---2--|------0---2--2--|-----2---2---|
A |-----2---4--4--|-----2---4--|------2---4--4--|-----2---0---|
E |--0--0---2--2--|--0------2--|--0---0---2--2--|--0----------|
[Verse 1]
D Bm9
I----- ...I'm so in love with you,
G Gmadd9 Gm Gmadd9 Gm
Whatever you want to do, is alright with me--------,
F#m7 Em7 D C#m B9
'Cause you-------- make me feel, so brand new,
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |--------------|
D |--------0--2--|
A |--2--4--------|
E |--------------|
F#m7 Em7 D F#m B9
And I-------- ...want to spend my life with you!
[Verse 2]
D Bm9
Let me say, since, ...baby, since we've been to - gether,
G Gmadd9 Gm Gmadd9 Gm
Oo, loving you for - ever ...is what I need,
F#m7 Em7 D C#m B9
Let me ...be the one you come running to,
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |--------------|
D |--------0--2--|
A |--2--4--------|
E |--------------|
F#m7 Em7 D F#m B9
I'll------ never be ...un - true!
[Chorus 1]
Em9 F#m7
Oo, baby, let's ...let's stay to - gether, (Together!)
Em7
Loving you whether, ...whether...
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 A7
...Times are good or bad, happy or sad!
[Break]
Em9
| / / / / | / / / / |
Fmaj7 Em9
Oo - oo -oo - hoo - hoo! Yeah!
Fmaj7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 A7
Whether times are good or bad, happy or sad!
[Verse 3]
D Bm9
Why-----, somebody, ...why people break up?
G
Oh, turn around, and make up!
Gmadd9 Gm Gmadd9 Gm
I just can't see...
F#m7 Em7 D C#m B9
...You'd ...never do ...that to me,
Would you, ba--- by---?
e |----------------------|
B |----------------------|
G |----------------------|
D |---------------0--2---|
A |---------2--4---------|
E |----------------------|
F#m7 Em7 D F#m B9
Staying ...around you is all I see,
B9
Here's what I want us to do...
[Chorus 2]
Em9 F#m7
Let's-----, ...we ought to stay to - gether, (Together!)
Em7
Loving you whether, ...whether...
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 A7
...Times are good or bad, and happy or sad!
[Chorus 3]
Em9 F#m7
Come on, ...let's------ woo, ...let's stay together,
(Let's----- let's stay to - gether!)
Em7
Loving you ...whether, ...whether...
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7
...The times are good or bad, and happy or sad,
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 A7
And if you mess with me, you can't set me free, woman!
[Chorus 4]
Em9 F#m7
Let's---- ...oh, girl, let's stay to - gether,
(Let's------------------ let's stay to - gether!)
Em7
Loving you whether,...whether ...
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7
...Times are ...good or bad, happy or sad,
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 A7
And if you ...mess with me, you can't set me free, woman!
[Chorus 5]
Em9 F#m7
Let's---- ...oh, girl, let's stay to - gether,
(Let's------------------ let's stay to - gether!)
Em7
Loving you whether, ...whether...
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7
...Times are ...good or bad, happy or sad,
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 A7
And if you ...mess with me, oh, woman, don't go a - way!
[Chorus 6]
Em9 F#m7
Let's---- ...hey,...hey, let's stay to - gether,
(Let's------------------ let's stay to - gether!)
Em7
Honey, even now, loving you whether,...whether...
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7
...Times are good ...or bad, happy or sad, girl,
Gmaj7 F#m7
And if you ...do me wrong,
Em7 A7
I just might leave you a - lone, ...baby!
[Suggestion for coda]
Em9 Dmaj7
Let's---- ...oh, baby, ...let's stay to - gether-----!
(Let's------------------ let's stay to - gether-----!)