Stay — Jackson Browne
Chords and lyrics for Stay by Jackson Browne (key of G).
Intro
[G] [D5] [G] [Am7] [G/B] [C5]
[G] [Csus2] [G]
Verse 1
[G]All right there hey Thank you
[G]People, stay just a little bit longer.
[G]We wanna play just a little bit longer.
[G]The promoter don't mind.
[G]And the union don't mind
[G]if we take a little time and we leave it all behind
[Em]sing one more song.
[G]Oh, won't you stay just a little bit longer.
[G]Please, please, please say, you will. Say you will.
Interlude
[B7] [Em] [A] [D]
Verse 2
[G]Now the seats are all empty Let the roadies take the stage
[G]Pack it up and tear it down Now the first to come and the last to leave
[Am]Work out for that minimum [Bm]wage They'll [C]set it up in another town
[D]Tonight the people [Em]were so fine They waited there in line
[G]When they got up on their feet They made the show
[G]And that was sweet But I can hear the sound
[C]Of slamming doors and folding chairs And that's a sound they'll never know
Verse 3
[G]I roll them cases out and lift them ends
[G]I'll haul them trusses down and get them up and rent
[G]It's when it comes to moving me You know you guys are the champs
[D]When that [G]last guitar's been packed away You know I still wanna play
[G]So just make sure you got it all set to go Before you climb for this piano
Verse 4
[Em]But the band's on the bus And they're ready to go
[G]Gotta drive all night And do a show in Chicago
[G]Oh Detroit, I don't know We do so many shows in a row
[G]And these towns all look the same We just pass the time in our hotel rooms
[Bm]And wander [Am]around [D]backstage Till [Em]those lights come up
[Em]And we hear that crowd And we remember [D]why we came
Verse 5
[Am]Now we got country [G]and western on the bus R&B
[Em]We got disco and it tracks into sets and stereo
[G]And we got the merrile scenes and magazines And we got truckers [C]on the CB
[Em7]We got a picture of prior on the video [D]And we got time to think of the ones we love
[G]While the miles [C]go away But the only time that seems too short
[D]Is the time that we get to play Before you got the power over what we do
[G]You can sit there and wait Or you can pull us through
[G]Come along, sing the song You know that you can't go wrong
[D]Cause when that morning sun comes moving down You're gonna wake up in your town
Chorus
[Em]But you'll be scheduled to again A thousand miles away from here to stay
[C]Just a little bit longer [G]We wanna play, yeah
[Em]Just a little bit longer [C]While the moon doesn't mind
[G]And the union don't mind [D]And we take the little time
[Em]And we leave it all behind and sing One more song
[C]Oh, won't you say Just a little bit longer
[G]And we please, please, stay a little bit longer
[Em]Oh, won't you say Just a little bit longer
[G]Oh, won't you say Just a little bit longer
[Em]Just a little bit longer
[C]And we please, please, stay a little bit longer
[D]And we please, please, stay a little bit longer
[G]And we take the little time [C]And we leave it all behind and sing
[Em]One more song
[G]Oh, won't you say Just a little bit longer
[C]And we [D]please, [Em]please, stay a little bit longer
[G]And we please, please, stay a little bit longer
[C]And we please, please, stay a little bit longer
[Em]And we please, please, stay a little bit longer
Outro
[Em] [Dm] [G] [Em] [G] [A] [Em] [G] [D] [G]