Tom: Am
Am Am7
[Verse 1]
Am C G Am
Hell on earth ain't hard to find
C G Am
But you can save me from mine
C G Am
Stop the time's bayonet
C G Am
From stabbing all that's delicate
[Verse 2]
C G Am
I won't be afraid of growing old
C G Am
If I have your hand to hold
C G Am
I'm looking for eternity
C G Am
Will you find it with me
[Chorus]
Dm F C G
Please stay awhile
Dm F C G
Show me how to smile
Dm F C G
Please stay awhile
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[Verse 3]
C G Am
I am not a great man
C G Am
But I'll give you all I can
C G Am
I'll be the lashes on your eyes
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Catch every tear that you cry
[Chorus]
Dm F C G
Please stay awhile
Dm F C G
Show me how to smile
Dm F C G G G G
Please stay awhile
Dm F C G
Let's fill this room with empty coffee cups so we don't ever have to go to sleep
Dm F C G
Because if I close my eyes I fear tomorrow won't let this day repeat
Dm F C G
Listen to the clock’s electric buzz counting both of our lives away
Dm F C G
Let’s not waste a single word on nothing but “I love you” everyday
Dm F C G
My life's been filled with turned out lights and haunted by the hurt of closing doors
Dm F C G
Let's turn the locks and lose the keys I don't want them open anymore, anymore!
Dm F C
I see you in an antique wedding gown and me slowly walking down the aisle
G
Can you see us now?
Dm F C
And won't you be the mother of my child, I can see you every time she smiles
G Dm F C G
Oh please… stay… awhile
Dm F C G
Please… stay……. Awhile
Dm F C G
Oh please won’t you stay, please won’t you stay… awhile?
Dm F Am
Oh Please won’t you stay, please won’t you staaaaaay...... awhile
[Outro]
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