Bob Dylan – Lay Lady Lay (v1)★
Difficulty: intermediate Capo: None Tuning: E A D G B E (Standard)
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LAY LADY LAY by Bob Dylan
[Intro]
|A |C#m |G |Bm |
|A |C#m |G |Bm |
[Verse 1]
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed
E F#m A Asus4 A
Whatever colours you have in your mind
E F#m A Asus4 A
I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed
[Verse 2]
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile
E F#m A Asus4 A
His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean
E F#m A Asus4 A
And you're the best thing that he's ever seen
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
[Bridge]
C#m E F#m A Asus4 A
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
C#m A Asus4 A
You can have your cake and eat it too
C#m E F#m A
Why wait any longer for the one you love
C#m Bm
When he's standing in front of you
[Verse 3]
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
E F#m A Asus4 A
I long to see you in the morning light
E F#m A Asus4 A
I long to reach for you in the night
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
[Outro]
A Bm C#m D A
[Intro]
|A |C#m |G |Bm |
|A |C#m |G |Bm |
[Verse 1]
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed
E F#m A Asus4 A
Whatever colours you have in your mind
E F#m A Asus4 A
I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed
[Verse 2]
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile
E F#m A Asus4 A
His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean
E F#m A Asus4 A
And you're the best thing that he's ever seen
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
[Bridge]
C#m E F#m A Asus4 A
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
C#m A Asus4 A
You can have your cake and eat it too
C#m E F#m A
Why wait any longer for the one you love
C#m Bm
When he's standing in front of you
[Verse 3]
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
E F#m A Asus4 A
I long to see you in the morning light
E F#m A Asus4 A
I long to reach for you in the night
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
[Outro]
A Bm C#m D A