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by Destiny's Child · posted by deleted

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-4 5  5  -4   4  -3 4 4    -4   5    5 -4
Baby, I want for nothing, just your tender
  4    -3 4    4  6     6     6   4     4
Sweet loving.  I know you’ve got your things
-3” -4   4   5   -5  5    -4    5   4   4
To  do, but tell me what means more to you:
 5  -5   6   -5  5   4   4    5    5
Hanging out with me, or with your boys?
-45   5   5 -4  4  -34 -4   3   -4  5    4
Sometimes I do get lonely, with no you, and
5   4  4   -3  -4    4   6   6   6    4  4  -3”
No one to hold me.  You want so much to lay me
 -4   3   5    5   -5    5   -4   5  4    4
Down; is that all that keeps you hanging round?
4   6   6   7 6  5-4 4   4   5    5       3   6
Is that the only way to win your heart?  Well if
-5  5     5 -4  5 -4   5   -4 4   3   4    5   5
 I loved you a little bit longer, if our love was
5  -5 5  -4   -4  4     3     4   5-4   5-45
A little bit stronger, would you stay, stay?
6 -5    5    5-5-4  -3” 6 -5 -5 -4    5  -4  5
Baby, please stay.  And if I granted all of your
-4 4     3    4   5    5    -5 5   -4  -4  4
Wishes, gave you more than touches and kisses,
  3    4   5-4  5-45   3   6  -5  5   5
Would you stay, stay?  I need you to stay.
-45   5   5  -4   4-34 -4  3  -4  5    5  -4
I’ll be, be yours forever but can we keep us
 4 -3 4    4  6    6    6  4   4 -3”   -4
Together?  I know the time is drawing near.
 3    5  -5    5   -4  -4  5   4  4     6 6
I’ve promised you, has it been a year?  Baby
 7   6  -5 5    4-4   5    5     3   6
Now I’m ready.  Will you stay?  Well if
-5  5     5 -4  5 -4   5   -4 4   3   4    5   5
 I loved you a little bit longer, if our love was
5  -5 5  -4   -4  4     3     4   5-4   5-45
A little bit stronger, would you stay, stay?
6 -5    5    5-5-4  -3” 6 -5 -5 -4    5  -4  5
Baby, please stay.  And if I granted all of your
-4 4     3    4   5    5    -5 5   -4  -4  4
Wishes, gave you more than touches and kisses,
  3    4   5-4  5-45   3   6  -5  5   5
Would you stay, stay?  I need you to stay.
-6 -6  -6  -6 -6  -6   -6   6 6   -6  -7 -6
Every night I lay and think about it; if you
 -7   -6  -7   -6    -7  -6  -6  -7   5  7  -6
Loved me, you could live without it, but I don’t
6 -6  7  -6   6    6   -6  -6  5   5   5   4
Wanna do you that way, no, no, no, no, no, no. 
-6  -6    -6  -6  -6   -6   6   6  -6    8   -8
 I don’t know exactly what I’m feeling, I’m kind
7    -8     7   -8   7    8   7  7 -8      7
Of scared, but then I’m kind of willing.  Will
 7   7  -7  -6  5    6   -67    87-876 -66 65-4
You promise me just one thing, thing?  Oh, no,
6  -6 7  -8     6     -6 7   8   6 -5   5
No matter what, you’re gonna stay,
          Ba           by,    and if I loved
 5 -4  5 -4  5    -4 4   3  7  4    5   5  5
                            Oh     yeah
You a little bit longer, if    our love was a
-5 -5  -4   -4  4      3    4   5-4    5
Little bit stronger, would you stay, stay?
6 -5    5     -5     3  6 -5  5   5   5  -4
Baby, please stay.  And if I granted all of
 5   -4  4    3    4   5     5   5  5   -4
Your wishes, gave you more than touches and
-4  4    3     4  5-4   5-45   3  6   -5  5
Kisses, would you stay, stay?  I need you to
5-5-4  6 -5  5     5 -4  5 -4  5    -4 4   3   4
Stay.  If I loved you a little bit longer, if our
 5    5  5 -5  5  -4   -4  4      3    4  5-4
Love was a little bit stronger, would you stay,
 5     6 -5    5     -5    3  6 -5  5   5   5  -4
Stay?  Baby, please stay. And if I granted all of
 5   -4  4    3    4   5     5   5  5   -4
Your wishes, gave you more than touches and
-4  4    3     4  5-4   5-45   3  6   -5  5
Kisses, would you stay, stay?  I need you to
5-5-4  6 -5  5     5 -4  5 -4  5    -4 4   3   4
Stay.  If I loved you a little bit longer, if our
 5    5  5 -5  5  -4   -4  4      3    4  5-4
Love was a little bit stronger, would you stay,
5-45   6 -5    5    5-56    5-4
Stay?  Baby, please stay.  Stay.
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