Talking Heads - Stay up Late: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Stay up Late" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.
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Learn Stay up Late Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Talking Heads
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Stay up Late" smoothly on your guitar.
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E A A G Mommy had. A little baby. G F F E There he is. Fast asleep. He's just a little plaything Why not wake him up? Cute, cute little baby Little pee pee, little toes Now he's comin' to me Crawl across the kitchen floor Chorus: A G E Baby, baby, please let me hold him A G E I wanna make him stay up all night A G E Sister, sister, he's just a plaything A G E We wanna make him stay up all night Yeah we do See him drink from a bottle See him eat from a plate Cute, cute as a button Don't you wanna make him stay up late? And we're having fun with no money Little smile on his face Don't you love the little baby? Don't you want to make him stay up late? Chorus: Baby, baby, please let me hold him I wanna make him stay up all night Sister, sister, he's just a plaything We wanna make him stay up all night Am G Am Here we go (all night long) Sister, sister (all night long) In the playpen, woo! (all night long) Little baby goes, ha! (all night long) I know you want to leave me E Why don't we pretend There you go little man Cute, cute, why not? Late at night, wake him up Chorus: Baby, baby, please let me hold him I wanna make him stay up all night Sister, sister, he's just a plaything We wanna make him stay up all night Here we go, ha! (all night long) Sister, sister, woo! With the television on Little baby goes, woo! (all night long) Hey, hey, baby! (all night long) And he looks so cute (all night long) In his little red suit (all night long) Rock on! (all night long) All night long All night long All night long You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  E  F  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 up Late" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Stay up Late" by Talking Heads.