G D A Bm


[Verse]

G                            D                       
 People like you always want back 
                    A
The love they gave away
                           Bm           
And people like me wanna believe you 
                       G
When you say you cha-a-anged
                          D                    
The more I think about it now 
                 A
The less I kno-o-ow
                       Bm                      
All I know is that you drove us 
    N.C
Off the road

  
[Pre-Chorus]

G
(Stay!) Hey
                     D
All you had to do was, stay
                           A
Had me in the palm of your hand
                               Bm                 A
Then, why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?


[Chorus]

G
(Stay!) Hey
                       D
Now you say you want it, back
                       A
Now that it's just too late
                           Bm
Well, it could've been easy
               A           G
All you had to do was (stay!)
                           D
All you had to do was (stay!)
                           A
All you had to do was (stay!)
                           Bm
All you had to do was (stay!)
               A
All you had to do was stay 


[Verse]

G                             D                          
 Here you are now, calling me up 
                         A
But I don't know what to say
                         Bm           
I've been picking up the pieces 
       A            G
Of the mess you made
                            D                        
People like you always want back 
                      A
The love they pushed aside
                            Bm* N.C.
But people like me are gone forever 
 
When you say goodbye


[Pre-Chorus]

G
(Stay!) hey
                     D
All you had to do was, stay
                           A
Had me in the palm of your hand
                               Bm                 A
Then, why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?


[Chorus]

G
(Stay!) Hey
                       D
Now you say you want it, back
                       A
Now that it's just too late
                           Bm
Well, it could've been easy
               A           G
All you had to do was (stay!)
                           D
All you had to do was (stay!)
                           A
All you had to do was (stay!)
                      Bm
All you had to do was (stay! stay! stay! stay! stay!) 


[Bridge]
Bm                  
 Let me remind you 
G        D        A           Bm               
This was what you wanted (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh) 
    A
You ended it
G         D     A          Bm     
You were all I wanted (oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)  
     A            G*
But not like this
         D*    A*
Not like this
             Bm*
Not like this
    N.C              
Oh, all you had to do was


[Pre-Chorus]

G
(Stay!) hey
                     D
All you had to do was, stay
                           A
Had me in the palm of your hand
                               Bm                 A
Then, why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?


[Chorus]

G
(Stay!) Hey
                       D
Now you say you want it, back
                       A
Now that it's just too late
                           Bm
Well, it could've been easy
               A           
All you had to do was


[Pre-Chorus]

G
(Stay!) Hey
                     D
All you had to do was, stay
                           A
Had me in the palm of your hand
                               Bm                 A
Then, why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?


[Chorus]

G
(Stay!) Hey
                       D
Now you say you want it, back
                       A
Now that it's just too late
                           Bm
Well, it could've been easy
               A           G
All you had to do was (stay!)
                           D
All you had to do was (stay!)
                           A
All you had to do was (stay!)
                         Bm    
All you had to do was (stay!)(Ooh) 
               A*      A*
All you had to do was (stay!)