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

[Start]

[Intro]
A7 Am7 Am G7 G C F G
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Am G C F F7 F
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[Verse]
       Am7                     G           
If you want me to stay I'll be around today
C     F                    E7 
To be available for you to see
    A                 G           C   
I'm about to go there then you'll know
          F                        E7
For me to stay here I've got to be me
G            Am                           G     C    
You'll never be in doubt that's what it's ■ all about
          F                       G    
You can't take me for granted and smile
          A    A7  A    G7              G     C    
Count the days I'm gone forget reachin' me by phone
         F                          G     B7
'cause I promise I'll be gone for a while ■ 


[Chorus]
             A                        G        C   
And when you see me again I hope that you have been
            F                             
The kind of person that you really are now
B7         A7                          G7          
You got to get it straight how could I ever be late
C              F                  E7  
When you're my woman taking up my time
G Am                                G7 G      C  
■ Oh how could I ever allow I guess I  wonder how
        F                    E7  E   
I could get out a pocket for fun ohoh
         A7                            G7  G
When you know that you're never number two ■
C F                             G   Em   B7     Am
■ Number one is gonna be number one ohoh ohohoh ■ 
Am          
I'll be good
G        C              F            G         
I wish I could get this message over to you now
A G C F7 E7 A G7 C7
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F7       E   A Am G   C  F7      F    E7 Am      G        C   
And when you ■ ■  see me again I hope ■  ■  that you have been


[Verse]
            F                          E7  Em Am G7
The kind of person that you really are now ■  ■  ■ 
C    F         
I'll be so good
Am7 Am G   C            F                E7             
■   ■  ■ I wish I could get this message over to you now


[Chorus]
A Am G C F E7
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Am G C
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         F                   Em7
Get this message over to you now
Am             
I'll be so good
G C F7 F E7 A G C
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F A G C F7 F E7 Am
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[Outro]
G C E7 D7 F A7 G7 G
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C7 F G7 G A
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