Etta James – If You Want Me To Stay (Guitar)

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[Intro]
(Play 5 times)
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A|--1--1--1--------1--|
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[Verse]
Bbm                      Ab                Db
If you want me to stay, I'll be around today

Gb                    F
Available for you to see

Bbm                              Db
I'm about to go and then you'll know

Gb                          Db
For me to stay, I got to be me
[Verse]
Bbm                                         Db
You'll never be in doubt, that's what it's all about

Db                     Gb           Db
You can't take me for granted and smile

Db         Bbm                                   Db
Count the days I'm gone, forget reachin' me by phone

Db        Gb                          Ab
'Cause I promise I'll be gone for a while
[Verse]
Bbm
And when you see me again, I hope that you have been

Db           Gb                     Db
The kind of person you really are now

Db                 Bbm                            Db
You got to get it straight, how could I ever be late

Db    Gb                          F
When you're my man takin' up my time
[Verse]
Bbm                                        Db
How could I ever allow? I guess I wonder how

Db     Gb                        Db
Could you get out a pocket for fun

Db        Bbm                      Db
When you know that you're number two

Db          Gb               Bbm
Number one gonna be number one
[Bridge]
F       Bbm                     Db
I'll be good to you, I wish I could

Db         Gb                   F
I get the message over to you now, oh baby
[Instrumental] Bbm Ab Db Gb Ab Bbm Db Gb F Bbm Gb Db Bbm Db Gb Db [Verse]
Bbm                                          Db
When you see me again, I hope that you have been

Db           Gb                     Db
The kind of person you really are now

Eb          Bbm              Ab
I'll be so good, I wish, I could

Db        Gb                  F
Get the message over to you now
[Verse]
F          Bbm                     Db                 Gb
And if you want me to stay, baby, if you want me to stay

Db      Bbm                              Db
If you want me to stay, I'll be around today

Gb                          F
Available for you to see

F   Bbm
I'm about to go and then you'll know

Gb
For me to stay, I got to be me
[Verse]
Gb                  Bbm                          Db
You'll never be in doubt, that's what it's all about

Gb                                  F
You can't take me for granted and smile

F      Bbm         Ab
If you want me to stay

Db      Gb                    Db
If you want me to stay, hey babe
[Outro]
Db      Bbm
If you need me to stay

Ab                 Gb           Bbm  Ab Gb
If you want me to stay, baby

Bbm  Ab Gb Bbm  Ab Gb Bbm  Ab Gb
(Vocalize with chords)

Ab          Bbm
Count the days I'm gone, baby

Db         Gb                     F
Count the days I'm gone, baby

Bbm             Db
Count the days yeah yeah yeah

Db Gb F Bbm
(Vocalize with chords)

Gb            Ab                           Bbm     Ab
Yeah, baby, I'll stay around if you want me, oh baby

Db           Gb   Bbm       Db
If you want me, I'll be around