Chords for The Everly Brothers - Lay, Lady, Lay (1984)
Tempo:
84.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
C#m
G
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [C#m]
[G] [B] [A] [C#m]
[G] [Bm] [A] Lay, lay, [C#m] lay, [G] lay [Bm] across swampy [A] grassland.
[C#m]
[G] [Bm] [A] Lay, lay, [C#m] lay, [G] lay [Bm] across swampy [A] grassland.
[C#m]
[G] [Bm] [E] Whatever [F#m] colors you [A] have in your mind,
[E] I'll show [F#m] them to you and [A] you'll see them shine.
[C#m] Lay, lay, lay, [G] lay across [Bm] my big grassy [A] [C#m] bed.
[G] [Bm] [A] Stay, lay, [C#m] stay, [G] stay [Bm] with your man [A] awhile
[C#m] until [G] [Bm] [A] the break [C#m] of day.
[G] Let me [Bm] see you make [A] him smile.
[C#m]
[G] [Bm] [E] His clothes [F#m] are dirty but [A] his hands are clean
[E] and you're [F#m] the best thing that [A] he's ever seen.
[C#m] Stay, lay, stay,
[G] stay with [Bm] your man awhile.
[A] [C#m]
[G] [Bm] [E] Why [F#m] wait any longer for [A] the world to begin?
[E] You can have [F#m] your cake and [A] eat it too.
[E] Why wait [F#m] any longer [A] for the one you love
when [C#m] he's standing in front [Bm] of you?
[A] Lay, [C#] lay, lay,
[G] lay [Bm] across my big [A] grassy [C#m] bed.
[G] [Bm] [A] Stay, lay, [C#m] stay, [G] stay [Bm] while the night is [A] still ahead.
[C#m]
[G] [Bm] [E] I [F#m] long to see you [A] in the morning light.
[E] I [F#m] long to reach for [A] you in the night.
Stay, [C#m] lay, stay,
[G] stay while [B] the night is [A] still [C#m] ahead.
[G] [Bm] [A] Lay, lay, [C#m] lay, [G] lay [Bm] across my big [A] grassy [C#m] bed.
[G] [Bm] [A]
[G] [B] [A] [C#m]
[G] [Bm] [A] Lay, lay, [C#m] lay, [G] lay [Bm] across swampy [A] grassland.
[C#m]
[G] [Bm] [A] Lay, lay, [C#m] lay, [G] lay [Bm] across swampy [A] grassland.
[C#m]
[G] [Bm] [E] Whatever [F#m] colors you [A] have in your mind,
[E] I'll show [F#m] them to you and [A] you'll see them shine.
[C#m] Lay, lay, lay, [G] lay across [Bm] my big grassy [A] [C#m] bed.
[G] [Bm] [A] Stay, lay, [C#m] stay, [G] stay [Bm] with your man [A] awhile
[C#m] until [G] [Bm] [A] the break [C#m] of day.
[G] Let me [Bm] see you make [A] him smile.
[C#m]
[G] [Bm] [E] His clothes [F#m] are dirty but [A] his hands are clean
[E] and you're [F#m] the best thing that [A] he's ever seen.
[C#m] Stay, lay, stay,
[G] stay with [Bm] your man awhile.
[A] [C#m]
[G] [Bm] [E] Why [F#m] wait any longer for [A] the world to begin?
[E] You can have [F#m] your cake and [A] eat it too.
[E] Why wait [F#m] any longer [A] for the one you love
when [C#m] he's standing in front [Bm] of you?
[A] Lay, [C#] lay, lay,
[G] lay [Bm] across my big [A] grassy [C#m] bed.
[G] [Bm] [A] Stay, lay, [C#m] stay, [G] stay [Bm] while the night is [A] still ahead.
[C#m]
[G] [Bm] [E] I [F#m] long to see you [A] in the morning light.
[E] I [F#m] long to reach for [A] you in the night.
Stay, [C#m] lay, stay,
[G] stay while [B] the night is [A] still [C#m] ahead.
[G] [Bm] [A] Lay, lay, [C#m] lay, [G] lay [Bm] across my big [A] grassy [C#m] bed.
[G] [Bm] [A]
Key:
A
C#m
G
Bm
E
A
C#m
G
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] Lay, lay, [C#m] lay, [G] lay [Bm] across swampy [A] grassland.
[C#m] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] Lay, lay, [C#m] lay, [G] lay [Bm] across swampy [A] grassland.
[C#m] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] Whatever [F#m] colors you [A] have in your mind,
[E] I'll show [F#m] them to you and [A] you'll see them shine.
[C#m] Lay, lay, lay, [G] lay across [Bm] my big grassy [A] _ [C#m] bed. _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] Stay, lay, [C#m] stay, [G] stay [Bm] with your man [A] awhile
_ [C#m] until [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] the break [C#m] of day.
[G] Let me [Bm] see you make [A] him smile.
[C#m] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] His clothes [F#m] are dirty but [A] his hands are clean
_ [E] and you're [F#m] the best thing that [A] he's ever seen.
[C#m] Stay, lay, stay, _
[G] stay with [Bm] your man awhile.
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] Why [F#m] wait any longer for [A] the world to begin?
_ [E] You can have [F#m] your cake and [A] eat it too.
_ [E] Why wait [F#m] any longer [A] for the one you love
when [C#m] he's standing _ in front [Bm] of you?
_ [A] Lay, [C#] lay, lay, _
[G] lay [Bm] across my big [A] grassy [C#m] bed. _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] Stay, lay, [C#m] stay, [G] stay [Bm] while the night is [A] still ahead.
[C#m] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] I [F#m] long to see you [A] in the morning light.
_ [E] I [F#m] long to reach for [A] you in the night.
Stay, [C#m] lay, stay, _
[G] stay while [B] the night is [A] still _ [C#m] ahead.
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] Lay, lay, [C#m] lay, [G] lay [Bm] across my big [A] grassy [C#m] bed. _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] Lay, lay, [C#m] lay, [G] lay [Bm] across swampy [A] grassland.
[C#m] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] Lay, lay, [C#m] lay, [G] lay [Bm] across swampy [A] grassland.
[C#m] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] Whatever [F#m] colors you [A] have in your mind,
[E] I'll show [F#m] them to you and [A] you'll see them shine.
[C#m] Lay, lay, lay, [G] lay across [Bm] my big grassy [A] _ [C#m] bed. _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] Stay, lay, [C#m] stay, [G] stay [Bm] with your man [A] awhile
_ [C#m] until [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] the break [C#m] of day.
[G] Let me [Bm] see you make [A] him smile.
[C#m] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] His clothes [F#m] are dirty but [A] his hands are clean
_ [E] and you're [F#m] the best thing that [A] he's ever seen.
[C#m] Stay, lay, stay, _
[G] stay with [Bm] your man awhile.
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] Why [F#m] wait any longer for [A] the world to begin?
_ [E] You can have [F#m] your cake and [A] eat it too.
_ [E] Why wait [F#m] any longer [A] for the one you love
when [C#m] he's standing _ in front [Bm] of you?
_ [A] Lay, [C#] lay, lay, _
[G] lay [Bm] across my big [A] grassy [C#m] bed. _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] Stay, lay, [C#m] stay, [G] stay [Bm] while the night is [A] still ahead.
[C#m] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] I [F#m] long to see you [A] in the morning light.
_ [E] I [F#m] long to reach for [A] you in the night.
Stay, [C#m] lay, stay, _
[G] stay while [B] the night is [A] still _ [C#m] ahead.
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] Lay, lay, [C#m] lay, [G] lay [Bm] across my big [A] grassy [C#m] bed. _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _