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
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The Everly Brothers - Lay, Lady, Lay  (1984) chords
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[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]
Key:  
A
1231
C#m
13421114
G
2131
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
C#m
13421114
G
2131
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To start learning The Everly Brothers - (Album Version) Lay Lady Lay chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: G, Bm, A, C#m and G. For best results, commence at 42 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 85. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: A# Major.

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_ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _

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