Originally in F#, I play in D, highest note is the b3 (“give me on reason to stay *here*”)
Intro
| D | G | A7 | D | D |
| → |
Vox on the 1 on “give me one reason”, down to the low b3 on “and I’ll”, and the low 1 on “round”
| D | G | A7 | D |
| Give me one reason to stay here, | and I’ll | turn right back a | round |
| G | G | A7 | D |
| Give me one reason to stay here, | and I’ll | turn right back a | round |
| A7 | |
| Said I | don’t want leave you lonely |
| G | D |
| You got to make me change my | mind |
| D | G | A7 | D |
| Baby I got your number, | oh and I | know that you got | mine |
| G | G | A7 | D |
| You know that I called you, | I | called too many | times |
| A7 | G | |
| You can | call me baby, you can | call me anytime |
| D | |
| But you got to | call me |
| D | G | A7 | D |
| Give me one reason to stay here, | and I’ll | turn right back a | round |
| G | G | A7 | D |
| Give me one reason to stay here, | and I’ll | turn right back a | round |
| A7 | |
| Said I | don’t want leave you lonely |
| G | D |
| You got to make me change my | mind |
| D | G | A7 | D | |
| I don’t w | ant no one to squeeze me, | they might | take away my | life |
| G | G | A7 | D | |
| I don’t | want no one to squeeze me, | they might | take away my | life |
| A7 | G | D | |
| I just | want someone to hold me, | oh and rock me through the | night |
Solo on verse chords
| D | G | A7 | D | D |
| → |
| G | G | A7 | D | D |
| → |
| A7 | G | D | D |
| D | G | A7 | D | |
| This | youthful heart can love you, | yes and | give you what you | need |
| G | G | A7 | D | |
| I said this | youthful heart can love you, | oh and | give you what you | need |
| A7 | G | |
| But I’m | too old to go chasing you around |
| D | |
| Wasting my precious energ | y |
| D | G | A7 | D |
| Give me one reason to stay here, | and I’ll | turn right back a | round |
| G | G | A7 | D |
| Give me one reason to stay here, | and I’ll | turn right back a | round |
| A7 | |
| Said I | don’t want leave you lonely |
| G | D |
| You got to make me change my | mind |
| D | G | A7 | D |
| Baby just give me one reason, | oh give me | just one reason | why |
| G | G | A7 | D |
| Baby just give me one reason, | oh give me | just one reason | why, I should stay |
Hard stop on the IV
| A7 | G | |
| Said I | told you that I loved you |
| D | A7 | D | |
| And there ain’t no more to | say | → |