If You Want Me To Stay Chords
If You Want Me To Stay by Sly and the family stone is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bm. It uses the chords Bm7, Bbm7, Am7, Dm7(9), G7, F#7, F9/G and E9/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 Dm7(9) G7 F#7 Bbº
Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 Dm7(9) G7 F9/G E9/F#
Bm7
If you want me to stay
Am7 Dm7(9)
I'll be around today
G7 F#7 Bbº
To be available for you to see
Bm7 Am7 Dm7(9)
I'm about to go then you'll know
G7 F#7 C#º/Bb
For me to stay here I've got to be me
Bm7
You'll never be in doubt
Am7 Dm7(9)
That's what it's all about
G7 F#7
You can't take me for granted and smile
Bm7
Count the days I'm gone
Am7 Dm7(9)
Forget reaching me by phone
G7 F#7 Bbº
Because I promise I'll be gone for a while
Bm7
When you see me again
Am7 Dm7(9)
I hope that you have been
G7 F#7 C#º/Bb
The kind of person that you really are now
Bm7
You got to get it straight
Am7 Dm7(9)
How could I ever be late
G7 F#7
When you're my woman takin' up my time
Bm7
How could you ever allow
Am7 Dm7(9)
I guess I wonder how
G7 F#7 Bbº
How could you get out of pocket for fun
Bm7
When you know that
Am7 Dm7(9)
You're never number two
G7 F#7
Number one gonna be number one
Bm7
I'll be good
Am7 Dm7(9)
I wish I could
G7 F#7 C#º/Bb
Get this message over to you now
Bm7
When you see me again
Am7 Dm7(9)
I hope that you have been
G7 F#7 Bbº
The kind of person you really are now
{Instrumental Interlude}
Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 Dm7(9) G7 F#7 Bbº
Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 Dm7(9) G7 F9/G E9/F#
Bm7
When you see me again
Am7 Dm7(9)
I hope that you have been
G7 F#7
The kind of person that you really are now
Bm7
I'll be so good
Am7 Dm7(9)
I wish I could
G7 F#7
Get the message over to you now