All a long it (Dm)was a (Am)fe ver.
(Am7)A cold sweat hot head (Dm)ed be (Am)lie ver.
I (Am7)threw my (C)hands in the air, (Dm)said (Am)“Show me some thing.”
He (Am7)said, (C)“If you dare (Dm)come a (Am)lit tle clo ser.”
(F)Round and a round and a (Dm)round and a round we go.
Oh, (F)now tell me now tell me (Dm)now tell me now you know.
Not real ly sure how to (Dm)feel a bout it.
Some thing in the way you move
makes me feel like I can’t (Dm)live with out you.
Yeah, it takes me all the way.
I want you to stay.
It’s not much (Dm)of a (Am)life you’re liv ing.
It’s not just some thing (Dm)you (Am)take, it’s gi ven.
(F)Round and a round and a (Dm)round and a round we go.
Oh, (F)now tell me now tell me (Dm)now tell me now you know.
Not real ly sure how to (Dm)feel a bout it.
Some thing in the way you move
makes me feel like I can’t (Dm)live with out you.
Yeah, it takes me all the way.
I want you to stay.
It’s not much (Dm)of a (Am)life you’re liv ing.
It’s not just some thing (Dm)you (Am)take, it’s gi ven.
And I want you to stay.
(F)Oh
the rea son I hold on.
(F)Oh
’cause I need this (Dm)hole gone.
(Dm)Fun ny you’re the bro ken one but (F)I’m the on ly one who need ed (Am)sav ing.
’Cause (Dm)when you nev er see the lights it’s (F)hard to know which one of us is (G)cav ing.
Not real ly sure how to (Dm)feel a bout it.
Some thing in the way you move
makes me feel like I can’t (Dm)live with out you.
Yeah, it takes me all the way.
I want you to stay.
Stay.
I want you to stay.
Ooh.
This page shows “Stay” by Rihanna in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 112 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.