If You Want Me to Stay Chords by Etta James

[Start]

[Intro]
Db Bbm Db Bbm C7 F7 Bbm Bbm7
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Abm7 Db7 Gb Cm7 F7 Bbm Bb7 F7
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Bb7 Bbm Db Gb
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[Verse]
               Bbm                            Db   
Alright If you want me to stay I'll be around today
Gb                   Db 
Available for you to see
    Bbm                         Db7 
I'm about to go and then you'll know
Gb                           
For me to stay I got to be me
F7           Bbm                          Db       
You'll never be in doubt that's what it's all about
          Gb                      Db   
You can't take me for granted and smile
          Bbm7                                Db   
Count the days I'm gone forget reachin' me by phone
         Gb                         Db    Fm
'cause I promise I'll be gone for a while ■ 
             Bbm                      Db           
And when you see me again I hope that you have been
            Gb                    Db 
The kind of person you really are now
Fm7        Bbm                         Db          
You got to get it straight how could I ever be late
            Gb                  Db  
When you're my man takin' up my time


[Chorus]
            Bbm                  Abm7   Db 
How could I ever allow I guess I wonder how
          Gb                   Fm7
Could you get out a pocket for fun
         Bbm7                    Db 
When you know that you're number two
Gbmaj7                     Bbm
Number one gonna be number one
                      Db          
I'll be good to you I wish I could
           Gb                  F7  Bbm Abm Db Gb  
I get this message over to you now oh  ■   ■  baby


[Solo]
Gb7 Fm7 Bbm Db Gb Bbm F7 Bbm
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[Chorus]
Db Gb Ab Fm Bbm Db Gb Db
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[Verse]
         Bbm                      Db           
When you see me again I hope that you have been
            Gb                    Fm 
The kind of person you really are now
                Bbm      Ab   
I'll be so good I wish I could
Db         Gb                  F7 
■  Get the message over to you now
           Bbm                  Db                    
And if you want me to stay baby if you want me to stay
Bbm                                       Db   
■   If you want me to stay I'll be around today
              Ebm    F7  Bbm
Available for you to see ■  
Fm7     Bbm             Db              
■   I'm about to go and then you'll know
                           F7
For me to stay I got to be me
             Bbm                          Db       
You'll never be in doubt that's what it's all about
                                  Fm7  
You can't take me for granted and smile


[Chorus]
       Bbm             Absus4
If you want me to stay ■     
Db                                
■  If you want me to stay hey babe
       Bbm            
If you need me to stay
Db                            
■  If you want me to stay baby


[Solo]
Fm7 Bbm Db Fm7 Bbm Db
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[Chorus]
      Bbm                   
Count the days I'm gone baby
Db                              Fm7
■  Count the days I'm gone baby ■  
Bbm            Db          Bbm Db     
Count the days ■  I'm gone ■   ■  yeah


[Outro]
                    Bbm                          
Yeah baby I'll stay around if you want me oh baby
Db                               Bbm Db
■  If you want me I'll be around ■   ■