Chords for Gerald Levert - Lay You Down
Tempo:
125.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
D#m
B
C#
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
You know [C#] sometimes, [E]
in the heat of the moment, [D#m] you say some things that you really don't
mean.
Last night I [E] said some things that I know cut like a knife.
[C#]
[C#m] You tried to cut back
[B] it.
I just want all of this to [D#m] stop.
I want to kiss, make up, [E] show up, and be loved.
I
want you to know that I didn't [D#m] mean a thing that I said last night.
[E] And baby, deep inside
I know you didn't [D#m] mean those things you said about me last night.
[B] [C#] So, [E] set the [F#]
path before
me.
[E] Don't go to [F#] sleep being mad.
[F#m] On the couch, on the [C#] floor, [B] take my hand.
Let's be lovers.
My finest on [E] all.
Oh, would [D#m] that.
Tell me, tell me baby.
Baby, baby, baby, if I [E] laid
you [C#] down.
Oh, [E] would we [B] still be friends.
Oh, [G#] baby, baby, [D#m] baby.
[E] Sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar.
Best thing about being in [D#m] love is the kissing and making up.
Yeah, yeah.
[E] So let's be lovers.
I'm going to drive to the floor.
You know where I'm about to go.
[D#m] And if you feel the
urge, you can go [E] first.
So let my best be the [F#] best.
[E] Don't go to sleep being [G#] mad.
[A] On the
couch, on the floor, take [B] my hand.
Let's be lovers.
My finest on all.
[E] Oh, you're down.
Oh, if I lay you down.
Will [D#m] that make it alright?
Oh, will that make it alright?
Oh, baby, baby,
[E] if I laid you down.
[G#m] Would you, [B] would you, could you, could you, could [E] we still [B] be friends?
You [C#] ain't got to marry [B] me.
You ain't got to have my baby.
I just [E] want to lay, lay, lay,
lay, [B] lay, lay, [E] lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay,
lay, lay, lay, lay.
Yeah, baby.
[E] [D#m] Would that make it alright?
Can I drive you up tonight?
Hell, can [E] I blame you?
Lady, oh, [C#] oh, [G#m] oh
But we [B] still be friends
We ain't gotta talk about the rain
Till next weekend
Say, [E] hey, I wanna make it right
I wanna make it right
I wanna give you everything you [D#m] need
Oh, but you won't
I don't wanna deny it
Oh, baby, [F#] oh, baby, [E] baby, baby, baby Please, [C#] please
Oh, I [B] wanna make it right
I wanna make it [F#] right
[B] Let me lay you down
[G#] Let me lay you down
Oh, [E] baby, baby, baby
[D#m] Oh, [C#m] baby
[E] Oh, [D#m] baby
Let me lay you down
Let me lay you down
Oh, [E] baby
[C#m]
[E] [B] [F#]
You know [C#] sometimes, [E]
in the heat of the moment, [D#m] you say some things that you really don't
mean.
Last night I [E] said some things that I know cut like a knife.
[C#]
[C#m] You tried to cut back
[B] it.
I just want all of this to [D#m] stop.
I want to kiss, make up, [E] show up, and be loved.
I
want you to know that I didn't [D#m] mean a thing that I said last night.
[E] And baby, deep inside
I know you didn't [D#m] mean those things you said about me last night.
[B] [C#] So, [E] set the [F#]
path before
me.
[E] Don't go to [F#] sleep being mad.
[F#m] On the couch, on the [C#] floor, [B] take my hand.
Let's be lovers.
My finest on [E] all.
Oh, would [D#m] that.
Tell me, tell me baby.
Baby, baby, baby, if I [E] laid
you [C#] down.
Oh, [E] would we [B] still be friends.
Oh, [G#] baby, baby, [D#m] baby.
[E] Sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar.
Best thing about being in [D#m] love is the kissing and making up.
Yeah, yeah.
[E] So let's be lovers.
I'm going to drive to the floor.
You know where I'm about to go.
[D#m] And if you feel the
urge, you can go [E] first.
So let my best be the [F#] best.
[E] Don't go to sleep being [G#] mad.
[A] On the
couch, on the floor, take [B] my hand.
Let's be lovers.
My finest on all.
[E] Oh, you're down.
Oh, if I lay you down.
Will [D#m] that make it alright?
Oh, will that make it alright?
Oh, baby, baby,
[E] if I laid you down.
[G#m] Would you, [B] would you, could you, could you, could [E] we still [B] be friends?
You [C#] ain't got to marry [B] me.
You ain't got to have my baby.
I just [E] want to lay, lay, lay,
lay, [B] lay, lay, [E] lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay,
lay, lay, lay, lay.
Yeah, baby.
[E] [D#m] Would that make it alright?
Can I drive you up tonight?
Hell, can [E] I blame you?
Lady, oh, [C#] oh, [G#m] oh
But we [B] still be friends
We ain't gotta talk about the rain
Till next weekend
Say, [E] hey, I wanna make it right
I wanna make it right
I wanna give you everything you [D#m] need
Oh, but you won't
I don't wanna deny it
Oh, baby, [F#] oh, baby, [E] baby, baby, baby Please, [C#] please
Oh, I [B] wanna make it right
I wanna make it [F#] right
[B] Let me lay you down
[G#] Let me lay you down
Oh, [E] baby, baby, baby
[D#m] Oh, [C#m] baby
[E] Oh, [D#m] baby
Let me lay you down
Let me lay you down
Oh, [E] baby
[C#m]
[E] [B] [F#]
Key:
E
D#m
B
C#
F#
E
D#m
B
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
You know [C#] sometimes, _ [E] _ _
in the heat of the moment, _ [D#m] _ _ you say some things that you really don't
mean. _ _
_ Last night I [E] said some things that I know cut like a knife.
[C#] _ _ _
[C#m] You tried to cut back
[B] it.
_ I just want all of this to [D#m] stop.
_ I want to kiss, make up, _ _ [E] _ show up, and be loved.
I _ _
_ want you to know that I didn't [D#m] mean a thing that I said last night. _
_ _ _ [E] And _ baby, _ _ deep inside
I know _ you didn't [D#m] mean those things you said about me _ last night. _
[B] _ _ [C#] So, [E] _ set the [F#]
path before
me.
_ _ [E] _ Don't go to [F#] sleep being mad.
[F#m] _ On the couch, on the [C#] floor, [B] take my hand.
Let's be lovers.
My finest on [E] all. _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ would [D#m] that. _ _
Tell me, tell me baby.
_ Baby, baby, baby, if I [E] _ laid
you _ [C#] down.
_ _ _ Oh, [E] would we [B] still be friends. _
_ Oh, [G#] baby, baby, [D#m] baby.
_ _ _ [E] _ Sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar.
_ _ Best thing about being in [D#m] _ love is the kissing _ and making up.
Yeah, yeah.
_ [E] _ So let's be lovers.
I'm going to drive to the floor.
_ You know where I'm about to go.
_ [D#m] And if you feel the
urge, _ _ _ _ you can go _ _ [E] first.
So let my best be the [F#] best.
[E] _ _ Don't go to sleep being [G#] mad.
_ _ [A] _ On the
couch, on the floor, take [B] my hand.
Let's be lovers.
My finest on all.
[E] Oh, _ _ you're down.
Oh, if I lay you _ down.
Will [D#m] that make it alright?
_ Oh, will that make it alright?
Oh, baby, baby,
[E] if I laid you down.
[G#m] Would you, [B] would you, could you, could you, could [E] _ we still [B] be friends? _
You [C#] ain't got to marry [B] me.
You ain't got to have my baby.
I just [E] want to lay, lay, lay,
lay, [B] lay, lay, [E] lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay,
lay, lay, lay, lay.
Yeah, baby.
[E] _ [D#m] Would that make it alright?
_ _ Can I drive you up tonight?
Hell, can [E] I blame you?
Lady, _ _ oh, [C#] _ oh, [G#m] oh
But we _ [B] still be friends _
_ _ We ain't gotta talk about the rain
Till next weekend
Say, [E] hey, I wanna make it right
I wanna make it right
I wanna give you everything you [D#m] need
Oh, but you won't
_ I don't wanna deny it
Oh, baby, _ [F#] oh, baby, [E] baby, baby, baby Please, _ _ _ [C#] _ please _
_ Oh, I [B] wanna make it right
I wanna make it [F#] right
_ [B] Let me lay you down
[G#] Let me lay you down
Oh, [E] baby, baby, baby
_ [D#m] Oh, _ [C#m] _ baby _
[E] Oh, _ [D#m] baby
Let me lay you down
Let me lay you down
_ Oh, _ [E] _ baby _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
You know [C#] sometimes, _ [E] _ _
in the heat of the moment, _ [D#m] _ _ you say some things that you really don't
mean. _ _
_ Last night I [E] said some things that I know cut like a knife.
[C#] _ _ _
[C#m] You tried to cut back
[B] it.
_ I just want all of this to [D#m] stop.
_ I want to kiss, make up, _ _ [E] _ show up, and be loved.
I _ _
_ want you to know that I didn't [D#m] mean a thing that I said last night. _
_ _ _ [E] And _ baby, _ _ deep inside
I know _ you didn't [D#m] mean those things you said about me _ last night. _
[B] _ _ [C#] So, [E] _ set the [F#]
path before
me.
_ _ [E] _ Don't go to [F#] sleep being mad.
[F#m] _ On the couch, on the [C#] floor, [B] take my hand.
Let's be lovers.
My finest on [E] all. _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ would [D#m] that. _ _
Tell me, tell me baby.
_ Baby, baby, baby, if I [E] _ laid
you _ [C#] down.
_ _ _ Oh, [E] would we [B] still be friends. _
_ Oh, [G#] baby, baby, [D#m] baby.
_ _ _ [E] _ Sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar.
_ _ Best thing about being in [D#m] _ love is the kissing _ and making up.
Yeah, yeah.
_ [E] _ So let's be lovers.
I'm going to drive to the floor.
_ You know where I'm about to go.
_ [D#m] And if you feel the
urge, _ _ _ _ you can go _ _ [E] first.
So let my best be the [F#] best.
[E] _ _ Don't go to sleep being [G#] mad.
_ _ [A] _ On the
couch, on the floor, take [B] my hand.
Let's be lovers.
My finest on all.
[E] Oh, _ _ you're down.
Oh, if I lay you _ down.
Will [D#m] that make it alright?
_ Oh, will that make it alright?
Oh, baby, baby,
[E] if I laid you down.
[G#m] Would you, [B] would you, could you, could you, could [E] _ we still [B] be friends? _
You [C#] ain't got to marry [B] me.
You ain't got to have my baby.
I just [E] want to lay, lay, lay,
lay, [B] lay, lay, [E] lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay, lay,
lay, lay, lay, lay.
Yeah, baby.
[E] _ [D#m] Would that make it alright?
_ _ Can I drive you up tonight?
Hell, can [E] I blame you?
Lady, _ _ oh, [C#] _ oh, [G#m] oh
But we _ [B] still be friends _
_ _ We ain't gotta talk about the rain
Till next weekend
Say, [E] hey, I wanna make it right
I wanna make it right
I wanna give you everything you [D#m] need
Oh, but you won't
_ I don't wanna deny it
Oh, baby, _ [F#] oh, baby, [E] baby, baby, baby Please, _ _ _ [C#] _ please _
_ Oh, I [B] wanna make it right
I wanna make it [F#] right
_ [B] Let me lay you down
[G#] Let me lay you down
Oh, [E] baby, baby, baby
_ [D#m] Oh, _ [C#m] _ baby _
[E] Oh, _ [D#m] baby
Let me lay you down
Let me lay you down
_ Oh, _ [E] _ baby _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _