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Alessia Cara - Stay Ukulele Chords

Chord reference G, Em, D, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↑-↓-↑

[G]Waiting for the time to pass you [Em]by, [G]hope the winds of change will change your [D]mind [C]I could give a [D]thousand reasons [Em]why, and I [D]know you, and you’ve [C]got to

[Em]Make it on your own but [C]we don’t have to grow up, [D]we could stay forever [Em]young [Em]Living on my sofa, [C]drinking rum and cola, [C]underneath the rising [Em]sun [C]I could give a [D]thousand reasons [Em]why, but you’re [D]going, and you [C]know that

[D]All you have to is [C]stay, [D]a minute Just [Em]take your [D]time, the [C]clock is [D]ticking, so [Em]stay [D]All you have to do is [C]wait, [D]a second [Em]Your hands are [D]mine, [C]the clock is [D]ticking, so [Em]stay

[G]Won’t admit what I already [Em]know, [G]I’ve never been the best at letting [D]go [C]I don’t want to [D]spend the night [Em]alone, guess I [D]need you, and I [C]need to

[Em]Make it on your own but [C]we don’t have to grow up, [D]we could stay forever [Em]young [Em]Living on my sofa, [C]drinking rum and cola, [C]underneath the rising [Em]sun [C]I could give a [D]thousand reasons [Em]why, but you’re [D]going, and you [C]know that

[D]All you have to is [C]stay, [D]a minute Just [Em]take your [D]time, the [C]clock is [D]ticking, so [Em]stay [D]All you have to do is [C]wait, [D]a second [Em]Your hands are [D]mine, [C]the clock is [D]ticking, so [Em]stay

[D]All you have to do is [C]stay, [Em]so stay, [D]yeah [D]All you have to is [C]stay, [D]a minute Just [Em]take your [D]time, the [C]clock is [D]ticking, so [Em]stay [D]All you have to do is [C]wait, [D]a second [Em]Your hands are [D]mine, [C]the clock is [D]ticking, so [Em]stay

Artist Alessia Cara
Album Everything, Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Genres Alternative, Pop, Electronic
Year 2017
Key G

How to Play Stay on Ukulele?

Alessia Cara - Stay can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, D, C chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Stay with the ↓-↑-↓-↑ strumming pattern.