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Rihanna - Stay Ukulele Chords

Chord reference C, Dm, Am, G, F
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [C]All along it was a [Dm]fe[Am]ver [C]A cold with high headed be[Dm]lie[Am]vers [C]I threw my hands in the [Dm]air I [Am]said show me something [G]He said, if you dare come a[Dm]little clo[Am]ser

[F]Round and around and a[Dm]round and around we [Am]go Ohhh [F]now tell me now tell me [Am]now tell me now you [Am]know

[C]Not really sure how to [Dm]feel about it [Am]Something in the way you [F]move [C]Makes me feel like I can’t [Dm]live without you [Am]It takes me all the [F]way I want you to [C]stay [Dm] [Am] [F]

[C]It’s not much of a [Dm]life you’re [Am]living It’s [C]not just something you [Dm]take, it’s [Am]given

[F]Round and around and a[Dm]round and around we [Am]go Ohhh [F]now tell me now tell me [Dm]now tell me now you [Am]know

[Dm]Ohhh [Am]the reason I [C]hold [F]on [Dm]Ohhh [Am]cause I need this [C]hole [F]gone

[Dm]Funny all the broken ones but [Am]I’m the only one who needed [F]saving Cause [Dm]when you never see the lights It’s [Am]hard to know which one of us is [F]caving

[C]Not really sure how to [Dm]feel about it [Am]Something in the way you [F]move [C]Makes me feel like I can’t [Dm]live without you [Am]It takes me all the [F]way I want you to [C]stay [Dm] [Am] [F] Stay [Dm] [Am] [F]I want you to [C]stay [Dm]oh, [Am]ohhh

Artist Rihanna
Album Unapologetic
Genres Pop, R&B, Soul
Year 2012
Key C

How to Play Stay on Ukulele?

Rihanna - Stay can be played in the key of C using the C, Dm, Am, G, F chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave A open.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.
  • 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 F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A 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.