Ronan Keating - Stay: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Stay" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A                                      E
I've been sitting here staring at the clock
on the wall
A                                    E
And I've been laying here praying, praying
he won't call
            Bm
It's just another call from home
        D                                A  E
You’ll get it and be gone and I'll be crying

And I'll be begging you, baby, beg you not to leave
But I'll be left here waiting
With my Heart on my sleeve
Oh, for the next time we'll be here
Seems like a million years and I think I'm dying

Bm                       D
What do I have to do to make you see
Bm        D             E
He can't love you like me

Chorus:
                A
Why don't you stay
                 G
I'm down on my knees
                       Bm
I'm so tired of being lonely
                           E
Don't I give you what you need
         C#/F        F#m
When he calls you to go
                               D
There's one thing you should know
                            Bm D E
We don't have to live this way
                      A
Baby, why don't you stay

You keep telling me, baby, there will come a time
When you will leave his arms and forever be in mine
But I don't think that's the truth
And I don't like being used
And I'm tired of waiting

It's too much pain to have to bear
To love a girl you have to share

Chorus

         Bm
I can't take it any longer
        D
But my will is getting stronger
        A                               E
And I think I know just what I have to do
         Bm
I can't waste another minute
      D
After all that I've put in it
      A
I've given you my best
             E
Why does he get the best of you
    Bm
So next time you find
     D                         E
You want to leave his bed for mine

Chorus:
Why don't you stay, I'm up of my knees
I'm so tired of being lonely
You can't give me what I need
When he begs you not to go
There is one thing you should know
I don't have to live this way
Baby, why don't you stay

Baby, why don't you stay


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Stay" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Stay" by Ronan Keating.