All You Had To Do Was Stay by Taylor Swift

Album: 1989
Track 5
2014

Standard Tuning
No Capo

Chords:

Bb: x13331
F: x33211 or 133211
C: x32010
Dm: xx0231

(To make it easier put a capo on the 5th fret and replace the chords above by
F, C, G and Am)

Intro: Bb F C Dm (C)

Verse:
Bb F C
People like you always want back the love they gave away
Dm (C)
People like me want to believe you when you say you've changed
Bb F
The more I think about it now
C
The less I know
Dm (C)
All I know is that you drove us off the road

Chorus:
Bb F
Stay, Hey, all you had to do was stay
C
Had me in the palm of your hand
Dm (C)
Then, why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in
Bb F
Stay, hey, now you say you want it
C
Back now that it's just too late
Dm (C)
Well it could've been easy all you had to do was stay
Bb
All you had to do was stay
F
All you had to do was stay
C
All you had to do was stay
Dm (C)
 All you had to do was stay

Verse:
Bb
Here you are now
F
Calling me up
C
But I don't know what to say
Dm (C)
I've been picking up pieces of the mess you made
Bb F C
People like you always want back the love they pushed aside
(Dm)
But people like me are gone forever
(C)
When you say goodbye

Chorus:
Bb F
Stay, Hey, all you had to do was stay
C
Had me in the palm of your hand
Dm (C)
Then, why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in
Bb F
Stay, hey, now you say you want it
C
Back now that it's just too late
Dm (C)
Well it could've been easy all you had to do was stay
Bb
All you had to do was stay
F
All you had to do was stay
C
All you had to do was stay
Dm (C)
All you had to do was stay

Bridge:
Bb F C
Let me remind you this was what you wanted
Dm (C)
You ended it
Bb F C
You were all I wanted
Dm (C) Bb
But not like this
F
Not like this
C Dm (C)
Not like this
 Oh, all you had to do was

Chorus:
Bb F
Stay, Hey, all you had to do was stay
C
Had me in the palm of your hand
Dm (C)
Then, why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in
Bb F
Stay, hey, now you say you want it
C
Back now that it's just too late
Dm (C)
Well it could've been easy all you had to do was stay
Bb F
Stay, Hey, all you had to do was stay
C
Had me in the palm of your hand
Dm (C)
Then, why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in
Bb F
Stay, hey, now you say you want it
C
Back now that it's just too late
Dm (C)
Well it could've been easy all you had to do was stay
Bb
All you had to do was stay
F
All you had to do was stay
C
All you had to do was stay
Dm (C) Bb
All you had to do was stay
CAPO 5

F
C
G
Am G

F C G
People like you always want back the love they gave away
Am G
And people like me wanna believe you say you've changed
F C G
The more I think about it now the less I know
Am G
All I know is that you drove us off the road

F
Stay!
C
Hey, all you had to do was stay
G
Had me in the palm of your hand
Am G
Then why you had to go and lock me out when I let you in?

F
Stay!
C
Hey, Now you say you want it...
G
back, now it's just too late
Am
well, it could've been easy
G F
All you had to do was stay

C
All you had to do was stay
G
All you had to do was stay
Am
All you had to do was stay
G
All you had to do was stay

F C G
Here you are now calling me up, but I don't know what to say
Am G
I've been picking up the pieces of the mess you made
F C G
People like you always want back the love they push aside
Am
and people like me are gone forever when you say goodbye

F
Stay!
C
Hey, all you had to do was stay
G
Had me in the palm of your hand
Am G
Then why you had to go and lock me out when I let you in?

F
Stay!
C
Hey, Now you say you want it...
G
back, now it's just too late
Am
well, it could've been easy
G F
All you had to do was stay
 C
All you had to do was stay
G
All you had to do was stay
Am
All you had to do was stay
G
All you had to do was stay

F C G Am
Let me remind you: this was what you wanted
G
You ended it
F C G Am
You were all I wanted
G F
But not like this!

C G
Not like this
Am
Not like this
G
Oh, all you had to do was..!

F
Stay!
C
Hey, all you had to do was stay
G
Had me in the palm of your hand
Am G
Then why you had to go and lock me out when I let you in?

F
Stay!
C
Hey, Now you say you want it...
G
back, now it's just too late
Am
well, it could've been easy
G
All you had to do was

F
Stay!
C
Hey, all you had to do was stay
G
Had me in the palm of your hand
Am G
Then why you had to go and lock me out when I let you in?

F
Stay!
C
Hey, Now you say you want it...
G
back, now it's just too late
Am
well, it could've been easy
G F
All you had to do was stay

C
All you had to do was stay
G
All you had to do was stay
Am
All you had to do was stay
G
All you had to do was stay
STANDARD TUNING w/
CAPO ON 3

Intro-
G D A Bm

G D
People like you always want back
A
The love they gave away
Bm
And people like me wanna believe you
G
When you say you cha-a-anged
D A
The more I think about it now the less I kno-o-ow
Bm
All I know is that you drove us off the road

G
Stay, hey
D
All you had to do was, stay
A
Had me in the palm of your hand, hand
Bm A
Why'd you have to go and lock me up when I let you in?

G
Stay, hey
 D
Now you say you want it, back
A
Now that it's just too late
Bm
Well, it could've been easy
A G
All you had to do was, stay
D
All you had to do was, stay
A
All you had to do was, stay
Bm
All you had to do was, stay
A
All you had to do was stay

G D
Here you are now calling me up
A
but I don't know what to say
Bm
I've been picking up the pieces
A G
Of the mess you made
D
People like you always want back
A
The love they pushed aside
Bm*
And people like me are gone forever

When you say goodbye

G
Stay, hey
D
All you had to do was, stay
A
Had me in the palm of your hand, hand
Bm A
Why'd you have to go and lock me up when I let you in?

G
Stay, hey
D
Now you say you want it, back
A
Now that it's just too late
 Bm
Well, it could've been easy
A G
All you had to do was, stay
D
All you had to do was, stay
A
All you had to do was, stay
Bm
All you had to do was

Let me remind you

G D A Bm A
This was what you wanted ohohoh, you ended it
G D A Bm A G*
you were all I wanted ohohoh, but not like this
D* A*
Not like this
Bm*
Not like this

Oh, all you had to do was

G
Stay, hey
D
All you had to do was, stay
A
Had me in the palm of your hand, hand
Bm A
Why'd you have to go and lock me up when I let you in?

G
Stay, hey
D
Now you say you want it, back
A
Now that it's just too late
Bm
Well, it could've been easy
A G
All you had to do was, stay

G
Stay, hey
D
All you had to do was, stay
A
Had me in the palm of your hand, hand
Bm A
Why'd you have to go and lock me up when I let you in?

G
Stay, hey
D
Now you say you want it, back
A
Now that it's just too late
Bm
Well, it could've been easy
A G
All you had to do was, stay
D
All you had to do was, stay
A
All you had to do was, stay
Bm
All you had to do was, ooooo,
A* A*
All you had to do was stay