John Martyn - Back To Stay Lyrics

Nice.  Is it on a LP?

Same arrangement as his version of Dylan's 'Don't Think Twice.'

Thanks John...wherever you are...

I get the feeling that wherever he is it'll be bonkers (in a nice way)

Not heard this track before, thanks for leading me towards another beautiful John Martyn track the book, this guy made such a difference to my life with his album Solid Air along with the book Jonathan Livingstone Seagull, not sure why I relate these together I cried the day he passed, so many happy memories of listening to his music with friends !!

Likewise

Saw a Janice Joplin documentary film with Jonathan Livingston Seagull.Great rush still remembered.Solid air,Astral Weeks,Laurel Canyon blues

Same here man

Beautiful not heard this before thanks for sharing !!

complain complain complain ... some people are never happy ....enjoy ..

Ah, so beautiful!!!!!

Recorded from vinyl? sounds amazing with the light rice crispies in the background

He uses the same strumming pattern on 'Don't think twice'.

+Will Poole Well, yeah - they're both from the same album.

beautiful-

what a beautiful song..3 dislike?
, how can anyone dislike this??

+thebizzle2605 Perhaps One Direction`s marketing team are trying to discredit real music via social media in order to sell more copies of their group`s `greatest hits`... just a theory. Some people`s music choice might be driven by the number of likes so maybe it`s worth a go...

+Simon Carr LoL true, however the real music will never die as long as the like of you and I keep it alive ..im introducing john martyn to my 4 year old :o) long live john martyn a true british legend..greatly missed in all our hearts

Wish you were, John. Wish you were...............................

missed rip big john

Gone but NEVER EVER forgotten <3

seen big john irvine and flokstone happy times

Wonderful.

Magical every time :-)

Great man,Mighty man..God Bless you John RIP..

I meet John a few times.
I was on his guest list in Edinburgh..
I also meet him in the backroom bar in Culdaff Ireland.He invited me and my sister to stay after the show.I gave him a puff of Indian chariss.And he bought me a few beers
What a down to earth man.The real deal Glaswegian..From Pollokshaws,southside Glasgow.
It was one of the best nights of my life.My wife was with me who is also gone.
John and Carol,i miss yous big time.

B Murray .....Aye aye ....what an authentic and grand lad he was.

It's not that rare it was on his debut album

Played at the Sols Arms in London. Oh what a punch up we had! And after the tempest the calm. Several bottles of booze later we sang and laughed. What a night in 85 never to be forgotten. If I dont love you John, there is no god. i there is a god that knows how much I love you. When I turn up my toes, I will be on that stage, doing something to help the gig along.

I miss this man more than words can ever explain. Go fuck yourself Shakespeare!
Gaz

I listen to and play a shit load of music but i always come back to JM. The greatest!

The soul needs to touch base once in a while!

@debismywife Its pretty much exactly the same chords as dylan's don't think twice its alright. John done a cover of that song on the same album as this song was on, obviously making no apologies for borrowing the chord structure. And quite right too! Such a beautiful song!!!

I am ACHING for a full tab of this song, and have not the talent to do it myself. Why oh why oh WHY has nobody tabbed this beautiful song? Anyone out there who will do it I will pay them good money. Find me here!

Jamie Parker any luck on the tab???

my favorite john martyn song

@davidhealey1 JM was a geezer who played the most incredibly sensitive and beautiful music but also enjoyed brawling.

Abrir Puertas y Ventanas!

This was written when John Martyn was 18! .... in about 1966 Bow down baby

I wish I could find more songs from the London Conversation album. But thanks for posting this, such a great song!

Went out with a girl from Kent who wept every time I played this. Should have stayed with her...

Anyone know the story behind the black eye in the pic at 1.00?

Thanks for sharing this. Lovely even as it is a bit scratchy.

beautiful John!

one of my faves glad I found it x
sadly missed big John RIP XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

one of my faves glad I found it x

Thanks for putting this up --- I looked for it about a year ago and only found some very nice covers. Very appreciated!

One of my favourites from the very underappreciated London Conversation album. Bridget St. John also did a very nice cover of this one too.

@capaldicorporations Almost, yes. The chord changes are 'almost the same'. John used to play this back to back in Les Cousins with DTTwice and I have a recording where he laughs when he goes from one to the other-acknowledging that. He never avoided the fact that they sounded similar, they were even on the same (his 1st evr) album together. Theres probably another 500 songs also with this same essential chord progression on acoustic!

Brilliant song, thank you

A great song this one from his 1st album, age 18. Some rare pics here I never seen-amazing where you got them from! -cheers for upload-Ian

Have sex with a man.