Written by Max Martin/Taylor Swift
Intro: G D A Bm Verse: G D A Bm People like you always want back the love they gave away G D A Bm People like me want to believe you when you say that you've changed G D A Bm The more I think about it now the less I know G D A All I know is that you drove us off the road Bm All you had to doVerse: G D A Here you are now calling me up Bm G But I don't know what to say D A Bm I've been picking up pieces of the mess you made G D A Bm People like you always want back the love they pushed aside G D A Bm But people like me are gone forever when you say goodbyeG D A Was stay, all you had to do was stay Bm G Had me in the palm of your hand D A Bm Why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in G D Stay, hey, now you say you want it A Bm Back now that it's just too late G D A Well it could've been easy Bm G D A Bm all you had to do was stayOutro: D A Well it could've been easy Bm G all you had to do was stay D A Well it could've been easy Bm G all you had to do was stay D A Stay Bm G D A all you had to do was stay Bm G all you had to do was stay Bm A G all you had to do was stay Bm A G all you had to do was stay Bm A G all you had to do was stay Bm A G all you had to do was stayG D A Stay, all you had to do was stay Bm G Had me in the palm of your hand D A Bm Why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in G D Stay, hey, now you want it A Bm Back that it's just too late G D A Well it could've been easy Bm G all you had to do was stay