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Did You Know? Stay was originally written in 1953 by a 15 year old Maurice Williams, becasue he was trying to convince his date not to go home at 10pm. The original recording is the shortest single ever to reach the top of the US music charts. It was later recorded by the Four Seasons, Jackson Browne, The Hollies and Cyndi Lauper.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Yellow Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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Stay Chords And Strumming, Jackson Browne
Django Chords:
Django G chord
Django Em chord
Django C chord
Django D chord
Django A chord
Django Bm: x20233
Strumming:
"The Bouncer": |D D U D D U |
"2 strum": |D D |
Tempo: 108 bpm Key: G
Verse 1 -
||G - Em - |C - D - || x 7
||Em - - - |- - - - |
(2 strum / Let ring)
People (G)stay (Em) (C) just a (D)little bit (G)longer (Em) (C) (D)
We want to (G)play (Em) (C) just a (D)little bit (G)longer (Em) (C) (D)
Now the pro(G)moter don't (Em)mind (C) (D)
And the (G)union don't (Em)mind (C) (D)
If we (G)take a little (Em)time and we (C)leave it all be(D)hind and sing
(Em) One more song
Verse 2 -
||G - Em - |C - D - || x 3
||Em - - - |- - - - |
(2 strum / Let ring)
Oh, won't you (G)stay (Em) (C) just a (D)little bit (G)longer? (Em) (C) (D)
(G)Please (Em)please (C)please (D)say you will (Em) say you will
Bridge -
|Bm - - - |Bm - - - |Em - - -|Em - - - |
|A - - - |A - - - |D - - -|D ( 1 strum)|
Verse 3 -
||G - Em - |C - D - || x 7
||Em - - - |- - - - |
(2 strum / Let ring)
Oh, won't you (G)stay (Em) (C) just a (D)little bit (G)longer? (Em) oh(C) (D)
Please, please (G)stay (Em) (C) just a (D)little bit (G)more (Em) (C) (D)
Now the pro(G)moter don't (Em)mind (C) (D)
And the (G)roadies don't (Em)mind (C) (D)
If we (G)take a little (Em)time and we (C)leave this all be(D)hind and sing
(Em) One more song
Ending (Instrumental) -
||G - Em - |C - D - || x 16 (Fade out)
Final Chord Strum: G
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Stay Chords And Strumming, Jackson Browne
Open Chords:
Open G chord
Open Em chord
Open C chord
Open D chord
Open A chord
Open B7 chord
Strumming:
Verse -
|D D U D D U | U U D D |
"2 strum": |D D |
Bridge -
"Straight 8s": |D U D U D U D U |
Tempo: 108 bpm Key: G
Verse 1 -
||G - Em -C| - - D - || x 7
||Em - - - |- - - - |
(2 strum / Let ring)
People (G)stay (Em) (C) just a (D)little bit (G)longer (Em) (C) (D)
We want to (G)play (Em) (C) just a (D)little bit (G)longer (Em) (C) (D)
Now the pro(G)moter don't (Em)mind (C) (D)
And the (G)union don't (Em)mind (C) (D)
If we (G)take a little (Em)time and we (C)leave it all be(D)hind and sing
(Em) One more song
Verse 2 -
||G - Em -C| - - D - || x 3
||Em - - - |- - - - |
(2 strum / Let ring)
Oh, won't you (G)stay (Em) (C) just a (D)little bit (G)longer? (Em) (C) (D)
(G)Please (Em)please (C)please (D)say you will (Em) say you will
Bridge -
|B7 - - - |B7 - - - |Em - - -|Em - - - |
|A - - - |A - - - |D - - -|D ( 1 strum)|
Verse 3 -
||G - Em -C| - - D - || x 7
||Em - - - |- - - - |
(2 strum / Let ring)
Oh, won't you (G)stay (Em) (C) just a (D)little bit (G)longer? (Em) oh(C) (D)
Please, please (G)stay (Em) (C) just a (D)little bit (G)more (Em) (C) (D)
Now the pro(G)moter don't (Em)mind (C) (D)
And the (G)roadies don't (Em)mind (C) (D)
If we (G)take a little (Em)time and we (C)leave this all be(D)hind and sing
(Em) One more song
Ending (Instrumental) -
||G - Em -C| - - D - || x 16 (Fade out)
Final Chord Strum: G
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Stay Lyrics
People stay
Just a little bit longer
We want to play
Just a little bit longer
Now the promoter don't mind
And the union don't mind
If we take a little time
And we leave it all behind, and sing
One more song
Oh, won't you stay
Just a little bit longer?
Please, please, please
Say you will, say you will
Oh, won't you stay
Just a little bit longer?
Oh please, please stay
Just a little bit more
Now the promoter don't mind
And the roadies don't mind
If we take a little time
And we leave this all behind and sing
One more song
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