“Stay” is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her seventh studio album, Unapologetic (2012). It features guest vocals by Mikky Ekko, and was released as the second single from the album on January 7, 2013.
“Stay” was co-written by Ekko and Justin Parker. The song’s lyrical content speaks of temptation and the inability to resist true love. Music critics were generally positive in their opinion regarding the balladry, with most describing it as a standout track on the album.
C Dm Am Am7/G Am Am7/G Am Am7/G Am Am7/G C Dm Am Am7/G Am Am7/G Am Am7/G Am Am7/G [Verse 1] C Dm Am Am7/G Am Am7/G Am Am7/G All along it was a feverC Dm Am Am7/G Am Am7/G Am Am7/G
A cold sweat hot headed believerC Dm Am Am7/G Am Am7/G Am Am7/G
I threw my hand in the air and said show me somethingC Dm Am Am7/G Am Am7/G Am Am7/G
He said if you dare come a little closer [Pre-Chorus] F Dm Am round and around and around and around we goF Dm G
ohhhh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you know [Chorus] C Dm not really sure how to feel about it Am F something in the way you move C Dm makes me feel like i cant live without youAm F
it takes me all the wayC Dm Am Am7/G Am Am7/G Am Am7/G
i want you to stayyyyy [Verse 2] C Dm Am Am7/G Am Am7/G Am Am7/G its not much of a life you're livingC Dm Am Am7/G Am Am7/G Am Am7/G
its not just something you take, is giving [Pre-Chorus] F Dm Am Am7/G Am Am7/G round and around and around and around we goF Dm G
ohhhhh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you know [Chorus] C Dm not really sure how to feel about it Am F something in the way you move C Dm makes me feel like i cant live without you Am F it takes me all the wayC Dm Am Am7/G Am Am7/G Am Am7/G
i want you to stayyyyyyyyyy [Bridge] F Am Dm Em ooooohhhh the reason I hold on F Am Dm ooooohhhh cause I need this hole gone Dm funny you're the broken oneF Am
but im the only one who needed savingDm
cause when you never seen the lightF G
its hard to know which one of us is caving [Chorus] C Dm not really sure how to feel about it Am F something in the way you moveC Dm
makes me feel like I cant live without you Am F it takes me all the wayC Dm Am F
I want you to stayyyyyyyyyy C Dm Am F StayyyyyyyyyyyC Dm
I want you to stay Am F ohhhhhh