Please Stay chords by Lucy Dacus (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

B
G#m7
F#add4
Eadd9

Verse 1
B 
Your  (B major) clothes in the dryer
G#m7 
F#add4 
Eadd9 
Your  (G sharp minor7) hair   on the shower wall  (F sharpadd4)  (Eadd9) 
B 
Your toothbrush  (B major) is too much
G#m7 
F#add4 
Eadd9 
Your shoes  (G sharp minor7) empty in the hall  (F sharpadd4)  (Eadd9) 
B 
Your  (B major) keys on the counter
G#m7 
Eadd9 
F#add4 
Your  (G sharp minor7) dirty dish in the sink  (Eadd9)  (F sharpadd4) 
B 
G#m7 
 (B major) Please, don't make me  (G sharp minor7) see
F#add4 
Eadd9 
these things  (F sharpadd4)  (Eadd9) 

Verse 2
B 
The books  (B major) on your shelf
G#m7 
that you  (G sharp minor7) never read
F#add4 
Eadd9 
The hunting  (F sharpadd4) knife you kept  (Eadd9) by your bed
B 
G#m7 
The flowers  (B major) you dried and tied  (G sharp minor7) up with twine
F#add4 
Eadd9 
Suspended  (F sharpadd4) from the ceil (Eadd9) ing

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Chorus 1
G#m7 
You tell me you love  (G sharp minor7) me,
F#add4 
B 
Eadd9 
like it'll be  (F sharpadd4) the last time  (B major)  (Eadd9) 
G#m7 
Like you're play (G sharp minor7) ing out
F#add4 
B 
Eadd9 
the end  (F sharpadd4) of a storyline  (B major)  (Eadd9) 
G#m7 
I say I love you too,  (G sharp minor7) 
F#add4 
because it's true  (F sharpadd4) 
B 
Eadd9 
What else am I  (B major) supposed to do?  (Eadd9) 
G#m7 
Maybe bar  (G sharp minor7) the door
F#add4 
Eadd9 
 (F sharpadd4) when you move to leave  (Eadd9) 
G#m7 
I think you mean what you say  (G sharp minor7) 
F#add4 
When you say  (F sharpadd4) 
B 
Eadd9 
you wanna die  (B major)  (Eadd9) 
G#m7 
I think you mean what you say  (G sharp minor7) 
F#add4 
When you say  (F sharpadd4) 
B 
you want to stay  (B major) alive
Eadd9 
Eadd9 
Eadd9 
Eadd9 
 (Eadd9)  (Eadd9)  (Eadd9)  (Eadd9) 

Verse 3
B 
F#add4 
Quit your job  (B major)  (F sharpadd4) 
G#m7 
Eadd9 
Cut your hair,  (G sharp minor7) get a dog  (Eadd9) 
B 
Change your name  (B major) 
F#add4 
Change your mind  (F sharpadd4) 
Eadd9 
Change your ways,  (Eadd9) give them time

Chorus 2
G#m7 
Go back to school,  (G sharp minor7) 
F#add4 
go back to sleep  (F sharpadd4) 
B 
Eadd9 
Tell the se (B major) cret you can't keep  (Eadd9) 
G#m7 
F#add4 
Begin,  (G sharp minor7) be done  (F sharpadd4) 
B 
Eadd9 
Break a vow,  (B major) make a new  (Eadd9) one
G#m7 
F#add4 
Call me  (G sharp minor7) if     you need a friend  (F sharpadd4) 
B 
Eadd9 
or never talk  (B major) to me again  (Eadd9) 

Outro 1

But please stay

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GuitarPianoUkulele

B
G#m7
F#add4
Eadd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: B majorBPM: 92

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B: x-2-4-4-4-x
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
F#add4: x-x-4-3-0-2
Eadd9: 0-2-2-1-0-2

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This is the definitive original version of Please Stay by Lucy Dacus, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Lucy Dacus's performance.