Learn to play "All You Had To Do Was 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# F People like you always want back C The love they gave away Dm And people like me wanna believe you C A# When you say you've changed The more I think about it now The less I know All I know is that you drove us Off the road Chorus: A# F Stay, Hey, all you had to do was stay C Had me in the palm of your hand Dm Then, why'd you have to go and lock C Me out when I let you in A# F Stay, hey, now you say you want it C Back now that it's just too late Dm Well it could've been easy C All you had to do was stay A# All you had to do was stay F All you had to do was stay C All you had to do was stay Dm C All you had to do was stay Here you are now, calling me up But I don't know what to say I've been picking up the pieces Of the mess you made People like you always want back The love they pushed aside But people like me are gone forever When you say goodbye Chorus A# F C Let me remind you this was what you wanted Dm C You ended it A# F C You were all I wanted Dm C A# But not like this F Not like this C Dm C Not like this Oh, all you had to do was Stay, Hey, all you had to do was stay Had me in the palm of your hand Then, why'd you have to go and lock Me out when I let you in Stay, hey, now you say you want it Back now that it's just too late Well it could've been easy All you had to do was stay Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# C Dm F 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. |
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