Chords for John Conlee - Lady Lay Down (Live at Farm Aid 1994)

One of my favorite songs that we've had a hit with, because of what it has to say.
Because this song takes the point of view, it's sort of unusual, that we guys have the
power to say no.
Right guys? _
Yeah!
_ Right!
And this song is a story of three people, a man, his wife, and his old flame.
And they end up at a [G] class reunion, where the guy and the old flame have a dance for
old time's sake.
And she [N] wants to get back together with this guy, and he does the honorable thing.
He does what all you guys in this audience here today would do in that same situation,
he says no.
Right? _
_ _ _ Several ladies are laughing uncontrollably here.
Well, we're going to assume that this guy's wife was standing right off to the side, saw
him talking, saw him dancing, but she didn't hear him say no.
And he's [C] going to end up in trouble anyway.
He's going to end up singing this song to his wife [Am] just to try to smooth things [Gm] over
before the [Bb] night's over.
_ _ _ [F]
Too many times I [Am] didn't try [Bb] to hold you.
I _
[F] [Gm] never kept the promises [C] I told you. _ _
Now [G] it's [C] time I give [D] _ _
[Gm] in, I know, _ to the words that [F] I should [Bb] have said long _ [Gm]
ago.
[C] _ _ _ [F] _
Lady, [Am] lady down [Bb] beside _ me, _ _ [Gm] wrap all [Bb] your love [C] around me.
_ _ [Am] I need you [Dm] to stay, _ [Am] don't turn [Bb] away from me [F] now. _
_ [C] Lady, lady down.
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [F] You've been alone, [Am] I guess I've known [Bb] about it.
_ _ _ [Gm] You gave me love and learned to [Dm] [C] live without it.
Now _ _ [G]
that [D] you've turned [Gm] to go, _ _ _ let me beg you [F] to stay _ [Bb] the best way I [Gm] _ know.
[C] _
_ [F] Lady, lady [Am] down [C] _
_ [Bb] beside me, _ _
[F] _ [Gm] wrap all your [Bb] _
love [C] around me.
I _
_ [Am] need you [Dm] to stay, _ [Am] don't turn [Bb] away from me [C] now.
_ [F] _ [C] Lady, lady, [F] lady, [Am] lady, down _ [Bb] beside me, _ _ _ _
[Gm] wrap all your _ [Bb] love [G] [C] around me.
_ I _
[Am] need you [Dm] to stay, _
[Am] don't turn [Bb] away [F] from me now.
_ [C] _ Lady, lady down.
[F] _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [F] Lady, [Bb] lady [F] _ down. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[N] Thank you for our first number one record with that song. _