If You Want Me To Stay(Chords)

	        Intro: Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 Dm7(9) G7 F#7 Bbº 
          Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 Dm7(9) G7 F9/G  E9/F# 


          Bm7 
If you want me to stay 
             Am7     Dm7(9) 
I'll be around today 
             G7                        F#7    Bbº 
To be available for you to see 
         Bm7                 Am7         Dm7(9)   
I'm about to go then you'll know 
                 G7                                F#7    C#º/Bb 
For me to stay here I've got to be me 
          Bm7 
You'll never be in doubt 
                         Am7  Dm7(9)   
That's what it's all about 
                G7                                   F#7        
You can't take me for granted and smile 
                 Bm7 
Count the days I'm gone 
             Am7                 Dm7(9) 
Forget reaching me by phone 
                  G7                                   F#7    Bbº 
Because I promise I'll be gone for a while 
                  Bm7 
When you see me again 
                   Am7       Dm7(9)  
I hope that you have been 
                    G7                                    F#7      C#º/Bb  
The kind of person that you really are now 
                 Bm7 
You got to get it straight 
                   Am7     Dm7(9) 
How could I ever be late 
                           G7                           F#7     
When you're my woman takin' up my time 
Bm7 
How could you ever allow 

               Am7     Dm7(9) 
I guess I wonder how 
                         G7                            F#7    Bbº 
How could you get out of pocket for fun 

Bm7 
When you know that  
                      Am7     Dm7(9) 
You're never number two 
                G7                             F#7     
Number one gonna be number one 
Bm7 
I'll be good 
  Am7  Dm7(9) 
I wish I could 
              G7                             F#7      C#º/Bb 
Get this message over to you now 
                Bm7 
When you see me again 
                         Am7 Dm7(9) 
I hope that you have been 
                   G7                             F#7    Bbº 
The kind of person you really are now 

{Instrumental Interlude} 
         Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 Dm7(9) G7 F#7 Bbº 
         Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 Dm7(9) G7 F9/G  E9/F# 


                 Bm7 
When you see me again 
                         Am7  Dm7(9) 
I hope that you have been 
                    G7                                    F#7     
The kind of person that you really are now 
 Bm7 
I'll be so good 
  Am7   Dm7(9) 
I wish I could 
              G7                             F#7    
Get the message over to you now
	        

Written by Sly and the Family Stone