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If You Want Me To Stay - Sly And The Family Stone
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Arranged by: Funkynic
Tabbed by: Hostile Apostle
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Tuning: Standard
Note: I got the idea to write this tab from a video on youtube which can be
viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqlIce56NJw .You don t need to
watch the video but it may help some people with the timing.
Additional note: I don t use the same exact chords in the video.
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e|-----------------3-------------------|
B|--7----5----5----3----2----8----7----|
G|--7----5----5----4----3----10---9----|
D|--7----5----4----3----2----9----8----|
A|--x----x----5----5----x----10---9----|
E|--7----5---------3----2--------------|
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
If you want me to stay
I ll be around today
To be available for you to see
I m about to go
And then you ll know
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For me to stay here I ve got to be me
You ll never be in doubt
That s what it s all about
You can t take me for granted and smile
Count the days I m gone
Forget reaching me by phone
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Because I promise I ll be gone for a while
[Chorus]
When you see me again
I hope that you have been
The kind of person that you really are now
[Verse 2]
You got to get it straight
How could I ever be late
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When you re my woman takin up my time
How could you ever allow
I guess I wonder how
How could you get out of pocket for fun
When you know that you re never number two
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Number one gonna be number one
I ll be good
I wish I could
Get this message over to you now
[Chorus]
When you see me again
I hope that you have been
The kind of person you really are now
I ll be so good
I wish I could
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Get the message over to you now
