Stay, I Pray You (from Anastasia)

How can I desert you?

How to tell you why?

Coachman, hold the horses, stay, I pray you.

Let me have a moment.

Let me say goodbye to (D)bridge and river,

(G)forest and (Am)waterfall, (Am7)orchard, sea and (B)sky.

(D)Harsh and sweet and (G)bitter to (Am)leave it all.

I'll (Em)bless my (B7)homeland till I die.

(Em)How to break the (Am)tie?

(D7)We have shed our tears and (B)shared our sorrows.

(B7)Though the scars remain and (Em)tears will never (Am)dry...

(B7)I'll (Em)bless my (B7)homeland till I...

(Am)Never to return.

(Em)Fin'lly breaking free.

(Am)You are all I know.

(Em)You have raised me.

(Am)How to turn away?

(Em)How to close the door?

(F#)How to go where I have (B7)never gone before?

How can I desert you?

(Em)How to tell you (Am)why?

(G)Coachman, hold the (D9)horses.

(B7)Stay, I pray you.

(Em)Let me have a (B7)moment, (Am7)let me say goodbye.

(Em)Ah. (D)(Em)Ah.

(Em)Ah.

(Em)Harsh and (D)sweet and (G)bitter to (Am)leave it (B7)all.

I'll (Em)bless my (B)homeland till (Am)I I'll bless my (Em)(Am)homeland.

I'll bless my (Em)(F#m7)homeland.

I'll bless my homeland till I (Em)die.

(B)die.