Zach Bryan – Billy Stay (Guitar)

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[Intro] A [Verse 1]
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Billy won't you stay

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We've been up all night

D
Talking 'bout flowers from '65

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The prints on that dress

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You always liked

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We were young enough

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To go out and dance at night
[Break] A A D D [Verse 2]
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We'd cross the street

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And you'd hold my hand

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Same man now

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That you were back then

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Young kids good for nothing

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But high hoping

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Broken, starving plastic ring

D
Perfect for eloping
[Break] A A D D [Verse 3]
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Years went by fast

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You were so good to me

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Our children have children

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Billy, how could it be

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But 90 years is nothing

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To some kids like us

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So baby stick around

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And tell a story just because
[Chorus]
       E       A
Billy stay a while

 E                  D              A
Lately you've been slipping in and out

       E       A
Billy stay a child

 E                  D                  A
Tell me 'bout that girl you dreamed about

       E       A
Billy stay a while

 E              D          A
Tell me of the lovers who once were

       E       A
Billy stay a child

 E                  D                  A
Tell me bout' that girl and how you loved her
[Break] A A D D [Verse 5]
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Billy don't forget

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Won't you keep on tryin'

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I'll keep my ears open

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To keep from crying

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You're more handsome now

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Than you were back then

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And I'm the same girl you fell for

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When we were kids
[Break] A A D D [Verse 4]
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If love was enough

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Then you'd stay forever

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But I guess sometimes

D
That the end is better

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Cause love turns to loss

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As the time goes by

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You don't know your own name

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But you know mine
[Chorus]
       E       A
Billy stay a while

 E                  D              A
Lately you've been slipping in and out

       E       A
Billy stay a child

 E                  D                  A
Tell me 'bout that girl you dreamed about

       E       A
Billy stay a while

 E              D          A
Tell me of the lovers who once were

       E       A
Billy stay a child

 E                  D                  A
Tell me bout' that girl and how you loved her
[Break] E A E D A (x2) A (x4) [Verse 6]
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And you went back home

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In your sleep last night

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And I hear you whisper

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"I love you goodbye"

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But maybe your Heaven's 1965

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With my hair in your face

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On a long summer drive

   A
To me you'll never be

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The times you forgot

     D
But all of our good times

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And flowers you bought