Layla Tucker – Stay Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Layla Tucker – Stay Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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INTRO:
C   F C  G C

VERSE:
          C        G     
Should I stay, or should 
  C G C
I go
         F             C G C
I wanna make it on my own
    G        C           F  
And be your lights in a bar 
         C
full of smoke
              F         
Twenty four hours 'till 
          C
the next show

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PRE-CHORUS:
    Am         F       
So please tell me that 
           C
you understand
            Am            F      
And let you see it’s all part of 
          G   G
a bigger plan

CHORUS:
        F              C        
Set me free, I want to be where 
     G                  Am
the spotlight shines on me
           F                  C     
Can’t you see sixteens and a melody 
    G
is all I need
       F              C        
Wanna hear that crowd so loud, 
       F              C        

screaming out my name
            Am           F   
So I can’t stay-ay-ay-ay-ay, 
         C
I can’t stay.
G               Am           F   
 Don’t make me stay-ay-ay-ay-ay, 
          C   G
 I can’t stay

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VERSE:
         C     G      C  G C
In this road, that I roam,
           F          
It always goes, never 
          C  G C
takes me home.
    G    C           F           C
So far away, you'll feel for my soul,
                  F      
I’ll show you my love by 
           C
a song I wrote.

PRE-CHORUS:
             Am              F       
So don’t you say I'm in it, once you 
                        C
got the price that you pay
        Am                    
Being alone is just the price 
      F          G
that comes with pay yeah

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CHORUS:
        F              C        
Set me free, I want to be where 
      G                 Am
the spotlight shines on me
           F                  C     
Can’t you see sixteens and a melody 
    G
is all I need
       F              C        
Wanna hear that crowd so loud, 
 E                F
screaming out my name
            Am           F    
So I can’t stay-ay-ay-ay-ay I 
       C
can’t stay.
G               Am           F     
 Don’t make me stay-ay-ay-ay-ay  I 
       C   C
 can’t stay

 INSTRUMENTAL:
F  C  G  Am  F  C  G  G

VERSE:
          C     F          C
It’s our time, saying goodbye.
             F                  C
And I don’t mind leaving you behind.
            C       F         C
I know you hate my traveling ways.
                 F    
You’re a simple mans, 
                 C
not a friend to change.

PRE-CHORUS:
        Am        F            
I gotta go but I hope you know 
          C
that I'm sorry
               Am             F  
How you gotta choose between you 
        G     G
and my dreams

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CHORUS:
        F              C        
Set me free, I want to be where 
     G                  Am
the spotlight shines on me
           F               
Can’t you see sixteens and 
   C         G
a melody is all I need
       F              C        
Wanna hear that crowd so loud, 
 E                F
screaming out my name
            Am           F  
So I can’t stay-ay-ay-ay-ay 
         C
I can’t stay.
G               Am           F  
 Don’t make me stay-ay-ay-ay-ay  
           C
 I can’t stay
G            C      Am
 Don’t make stay-ay-ay.

How to play Stay: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Stay by Layla Tucker on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Stay by Layla Tucker, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 5 chords: C, F, G, Am and E.

Most of the song cycles through Am – F – C – G (vi – IV – I – V in C major), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship. In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

Stay chords: questions

What key is Stay in?

Stay by Layla Tucker is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Stay?

Stay uses 5 chords: C, F, G, Am, E.

What is the chord progression of Stay?

The main progression is Am – F – C – G (vi – IV – I – V), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship.

Is Stay easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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