Got a call from the doctor[G]
He said, "Hold on my[Am] friend
You've gotta know what I'm [D]knowing
Please come right a[G]way"[C][G]
He said, "Lucy's been seeing me
And things just ain't[Am] right
You'll have to hold things to[D]gether
'Cause Lucy ain't much [G]time"[C][G]
CHORUS:
Now, should I [D]tell her or keep it in[G]side[C][G]
Making her [D]happy by feeding her [G]lies[C][G]
How 'm I gonna tell the [C]children that Mama's going a[G]way
I couldn't love another [D]woman
Oh, Lucy please [G]stay[C][G]
If I'm a-gonna lose you
After all this [Am]time
I'm gonna make life more[D] beautiful
I'm gonna make you, make you feel [G]fine[C][G]
If we make tomorrow
We'll make it better [Am]every way
We'll keep on[D] building
'Cause we're living day to [G]day[C][G]
CHORUS:
Now, should I [D]tell her or keep it in[G]side[C][G]
Making her [D]happy by feeding her [G]lies[C][G]
How 'm I gonna tell the [C]children that Mama's going a[G]way
I couldn't love another [D]woman
Oh, Lucy please [G]stay[C][G]
I couldn't love another [D]woman
Lucy please [G]stay[C][G]
OUTRO: G Am
Baby, baby[D]
Baby, Lucy please, oh, won't you [G]stay[C][G]
I need you, I need you[Am]
Please don't go, please don't [D]go
Lucy please, please won't you [G]stay, he[C]y[G]
I want you to know that I love you[Am]
I love you [D]
He said, "Hold on my[Am] friend
You've gotta know what I'm [D]knowing
Please come right a[G]way"[C][G]
He said, "Lucy's been seeing me
And things just ain't[Am] right
You'll have to hold things to[D]gether
'Cause Lucy ain't much [G]time"[C][G]
CHORUS:
Now, should I [D]tell her or keep it in[G]side[C][G]
Making her [D]happy by feeding her [G]lies[C][G]
How 'm I gonna tell the [C]children that Mama's going a[G]way
I couldn't love another [D]woman
Oh, Lucy please [G]stay[C][G]
If I'm a-gonna lose you
After all this [Am]time
I'm gonna make life more[D] beautiful
I'm gonna make you, make you feel [G]fine[C][G]
If we make tomorrow
We'll make it better [Am]every way
We'll keep on[D] building
'Cause we're living day to [G]day[C][G]
CHORUS:
Now, should I [D]tell her or keep it in[G]side[C][G]
Making her [D]happy by feeding her [G]lies[C][G]
How 'm I gonna tell the [C]children that Mama's going a[G]way
I couldn't love another [D]woman
Oh, Lucy please [G]stay[C][G]
I couldn't love another [D]woman
Lucy please [G]stay[C][G]
OUTRO: G Am
Baby, baby[D]
Baby, Lucy please, oh, won't you [G]stay[C][G]
I need you, I need you[Am]
Please don't go, please don't [D]go
Lucy please, please won't you [G]stay, he[C]y[G]
I want you to know that I love you[Am]
I love you [D]