If You Want Me To Stay Chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers

[Start]

[Intro]
Bb7 Bbm Db Ab7 Bbm Ab7
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Db Gb Ab
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[Verse]
       Bb7     Bb              Ab          
If you want me to stay I'll be around today
Db    Gb                   F7 
To be available for you to see
    Eb       Bb       Ab7             
I'm about to go there then you'll know
Db        Gb                       F7
For me to stay here I've got to be me
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You'll never be in doubt that's what it's ■  all about
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You can't take me for granted and smile
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Count the days I'm gone forget reachin' me by phone
         Gb                         Ab7   F7
'cause I promise I'll be gone for a while ■ 
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And when you see me again I hope that you have been
            Gb     Gb7 Gb                  Db 
The kind of person ■   that you really are now
           Bb7                         Ab7  Ab Db  
You got to get it straight how could I ever be late
               Gb                 F7  
When you're my woman taking up my time


[Chorus]
Bbm                               Ab       Db 
Oh how could I ever allow I guess I wonder how
        Gb                   F7      
I could get out a pocket for fun ohoh
         Bbm  Bb7         Bbm          Ab7 Ab
When you know that you're never number two ■ 
Db Gb                            F   Bbm Bbm7 Bbm        
■  Number one is gonna be number one ■   ■    ohoh ohohoh
Bbm7        
I'll be good
Ab Db     Gb                     Ab          Fm 
I  wish I could get this message over to you now
Bbm Bb Bbm Ab Ab7 Db Gb Gb7
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F7 Bb Ab Db Gb
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    F7   Bb  Bbm Ab Db Gb     Ab7   F7   Bbm       Ab7          
And when you ■   ■  ■  see me again ■  I hope that you have been


[Verse]
Db          Gb          F7  Bbm Db            Gb 
The kind of person that you ■   ■  really are now
Gb             
I'll be so good


[Chorus]
F7 C7 Bbm7 Ab Db Gb F7 Bb
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Ab Db Gb
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F7             Bbm Ab Db      Gb                  Bbm
I wish I could get ■  ■  this message over to you now
Ab Db Gb       F7      Bb   Ab     Db 
■  ■  Get this message over to you now
Gb      Gb7    F7  
I'll be ■   so good
Ab Bb Ab7 Db Gb7 F7 Bbm Ab
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[Outro]
Bbm Gbmaj7 F7 Bbm Eb7 Gb Fm Bb7
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Ab7 Eb7 Gb F7 Ab Db
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