by: Tracy Chapman
| Intro | A | D | E7 | A | D | D | E7 | A | E7 | D | A |
| A | D | E7 | A |
| Give me one reason to stay here | and I'll | turn right back a | round |
| D | E7 | A |
| Give me one reason to stay here and I'll | turn right back a | round |
| E7 | |
| Said I | don't want leave you lonely |
| D | A |
| You got to make me change my | mind |
| A | D | E7 | A |
| Baby I got your number | and I | know that you got | mine |
| D | E7 | A |
| But you know that I called you I | called too many | times |
| E7 | |
| You can | call me baby you can |
| D | A |
| call me anytime But you got to | call me |
| A | D | E7 | A |
| Give me one reason to stay here | and I'll | turn right back a | round |
| D | E7 | A |
| Give me one reason to stay here and I'll | turn right back a | round |
| E7 | |
| Said I | don't want leave you lonely |
| D | A |
| You got to make me change my | mind |
| A | D | E7 | A | |
| I don't | want no one to squeeze me - | they might | take away my | life |
| D | E7 | A | |
| I don't | want no one to squeeze me - they might | take away my | life |
| E7 | |
| I just | want someone to hold me |
| D | A |
| And rock me through the | night |
| A | D | E7 | A | |
| This | youthful heart can love you | and | give you what you | need |
| D | E7 | A | |
| This | youthful heart can love you and | give you what you | need |
| E7 | |
| But I'm | too old to go chasing you around |
| D | A |
| Wasting my precious ener | gy |
| A | D | E7 | A |
| Give me one reason to stay here | and I'll | turn right back a | round |
| D | E7 | A |
| Give me one reason to stay here and I'll | turn right back a | round |
| E7 | |
| Said I | don't want leave you lonely |
| D | A |
| You got to make me change my | mind |
| A | D | E7 | A |
| Baby just give me one reason - | Give me | just one reason | why |
| D | E7 | A |
| Baby just give me one reason - Give me | just one reason | why I should stay |
| E7 | |
| Because I | told you that I loved you |
| D | A |
| And there ain't no more to | say |