Capo 2nd. Fret

[Verse]
D                                    A
I been sittin' here starin' at the clock on the wall
D                                A
And I been layin' here prayin' prayin' she won't call
             Em
It's just another call from home
            G                               D A
And you'll get it and be gone and I'll be cryin'
     D                          A
And I'll be beggin' you, baby, beg you not to leave
D                                   A
But I'll be left here waitin' with my heart on my sleeve
             Em
Oh, for the next time we'll be here
       G                                    D A
Seems like a million years and I think I'm dyin'
Em                   G
What do I have to do to make you see
Em          G           A
She can't love you like me

[Chorus]
               D                    G
Why don't you stay, I'm down on my knees
                       Em                                A
I'm so tired of bein' lonely, don't I give you what you need
                      Bm                                 G
When she calls you to go, there is one thing you should know
                            Em   G    
We don't have to live this way,   
  A                    D     A Em G A
baby, why don't you stay (yeah)

[Verse]
D                            A
You keep tellin' me, baby, there will come a time
D                                  A
When you will leave her arms and forever be in mine
       Em
But I don't think that's the truth
       G                                     D    A
And I don't like bein' used and I'm tired 'a waitin'
Em                 G
It's too much pain to have to bear
Em         G                A
To love a man you have to share

[Chorus]
               D                     G
Why don't you stay, I'm down on my knees
                       Em                                A
I'm so tired of bein' lonely, don't I give you what you need
                      Bm                                  G
When she calls you to go, there is one thing you should know
                            Em   G     A                  D
We don't have to live this way,      baby, why don't you stay

[Verse]
         Em                         G
I can't take it any longer, but my will is gettin' stronger
        D                               A
And I think I know just what I have to do
         Em                         G
I can't waste another minute after all that I put in it
      Em                              A
I've given you my best, why does she get the best of you
    Em                          G                      A
So next time you'll find, you wanna leave her bed for mine

[Chorus]
                D                  G
Why don't you stay, I'm up off my knees
                       Em                               A
I'm so tired of bein' lonely, you can't give me what I need
                         Bm                                 G
When she begs you not to go, there is one thing you should know
                           Em   G     A                  D    A Em G A D
I don't have to live this way,      baby, why don't you stay