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Brett Young - Reason To Stay Chords

Chord reference G, Em, C, Am, D
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [Em]yeah The [G]sunlight sneaking through the window, sliding down your [Em]pillow Shining like a halo, baby, [G]I like waking up before you Just so I can [Em]watch you, sleeping like an angel, baby

[C]Five minute sweet spot before the alarm clock [Am]Goes off and ruins everything

[G]I got two hands and all they wanna do is hold ya [Em]I got two eyes and they’re dying to watch you waking up [C]I got a kiss that’ll get you thinking it’s Saturday [D]I’ll give you a reason, I’ll give you a reason to [G]stay

[G]Coffee, you ain’t gonna need it, it only gets you [Em]leaving Sooner than I want you to, [G]let’s just stay under the covers Tangle with each [Em]other, straight on through the afternoon

[C]You always say that I can’t make you late But I [Am]bet I can make that a lie

[G]I got two hands and all they wanna do is hold ya [Em]I got two eyes and they’re dying to watch you waking up [C]I got a kiss that’ll get you thinking it’s Saturday [D]I’ll give you a reason, I’ll give you a reason to stay

[G]I really like the way your head fits on my shoulder [Em]I hate the way the morning’s always trying to mess this up [C]I know you’ve got one thousand things to do today [D]But, I’ll give you a reason, I’ll give you a reason to [G]stay, a reason to [Em]stay

Whoa, [C]you always say that I can’t make you late But I [Am]bet I can make that a lie

[G]I got two hands and all they wanna do is hold ya [Em]I got two eyes and they’re dying to watch you waking up [C]I got a kiss that’ll get you thinking it’s Saturday [D]I’ll give you a reason, I’ll give you a reason to stay

[G]I really like the way your head fits on my shoulder [Em]I hate the way the morning’s always trying to mess this up [C]I know you’ve got one thousand things to do today [D]but, I’ll give you a reason, I’ll give you a reason to [G]stay

Woah, a reason to [Em]stay, oh, oh, to [G]stay, a reason to [D]stay

Artist Brett Young
Album Ticket to L.A.
Genres Country
Year 2018
Key G

How to Play Reason To Stay on Guitar?

Brett Young - Reason To Stay can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, C, Am, D chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Reason To Stay with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.