Lay Lady Lay Chords by Melanie

Tempo:
135.55 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Ab

B

Ebm

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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MELANIE Lay Lady Lay (Dylan) chords
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[Db] [Ab] [B]
[Ebm] [Db]
[Bb] [B]
[Ebm] [Db]
Lay, [Ab] lay, lay, [Abm]
[B] lay [Ebm] across the big [Db] grass bed.
[Abm] [Ab] [B]
La, la, [Ebm] la, la, la.
[Db]
Lay, [Ab] lay, lay, [Abm] lay
[B] [Gb] across [Ebm] the big [Db] grass bed.
[Abm] [Ab] [B]
[Gb] [Db]
Till the [Ab] break of [Abm] day, [B] stay [Ebm] while you're still [Db]
[Abm] ahead.
[Ab] [B]
[Ebm] [Db] Lay, [Ab] lay, lay, [B] lay
[Gb] across the big [Db] grass bed.
[Abm] [Ab] [B]
[Ebm] [Db]
Why wait any [Ab] longer for [Db] my world to [Ab] begin?
[Db]
When I can have my cake I need [Gb] it too.
[Bb] [Db]
Why wait any [Ab] longer for [Db] the one I love, when the one I love [Gb] is you?
[Db] La, la, la, la, la.
La, [Ab] la, la, la, la.
[Db]
Stay, [Ab] lady, [B] stay, stay [Ebm] with the man [Db] a while.
[Ab] [B]
[Ebm] [Db] For until the [Ab] break of [B] day, let [Ebm] me see your make-up [Db] smile.
[Ab] [B]
[Ebm] [Db]
His clothes are [Ab] dirt, but [Db] his hands are [Ab] clean.
[Db]
And I'm the best thing [Gb] that he's ever [Db] [Ab]
seen.
[Abm] [Db]
[Ab] Stay, lady, [Abm] stay.
[B] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ab]
[B] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ab]
[B] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ab]
[B] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ab]
[B] [Ebm]
[Db] His clothes are [Ab] dirty, [Db] but his hands [Ab] are clean.
[E] [Db] And I'm the best thing that [Gb] he's [Db] ever
[Ab] seen.
[Db] Lay, [Ab] lay, lay, [E] [B] lay [Ebm]
across [Abm] the big [Db] grass bed.
[Ab] [Abm] La, la, [B] [Ebm]
la, la, [B] [Db] la.
Lay, lay, lay, [Ab] lay.
Lay, [B] lay, [Ebm] lay across [Abm] the big [Db] grass bed.
[Ab] La, la, [Abm] la,
[Eb] la, [E] la.
[Db]
[Ab] La, [Abm]
la, la, la, [Db] la.
[Ab] [B]
[Ebm] [Db]
[Ab] La, la, la, [B] la, [Ebm] la.
[Db] [Ab]
La, [Abm] la, la, la, la.
[Eb] [B] [Db] [Abm] Lay, [Ab] lay, lay, lay.
[B]
[Db] La, [Ab]
[Abm] la, la, la, [Db] [Ab]
[B] [Eb]
[Abm] [Db] [Ab]
[B] [Ebm]
la.
La, [Db] la, la, la, la.
[Ab]
[B] La, [Ebm] la, la, la, [Abm] la.
[Ab] [B] [Ebm] [Abm]
[Db] [Ab]
[Abm]
[Ab]
[B] [Ebm] [Abm]
[Db] [Ab]
[Abm] [B]
[Db] [Ab]
[Abm]
[Db] [Ab]
[B] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ab]
[Abm]
[A] [Ab]
[B] [Ebm]
[Db]
[N]
Key:  
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
B
12341112
Ebm
13421116
Abm
123111114
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
B
12341112
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To jam and learn Melanie - Lay Lady Lay chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: B, Ebm, Db, Ab, B, Abm and Db. Ease into the song by practicing at 67 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 136 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: A Minor.

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[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
Lay, [Ab] lay, lay, _ [Abm] _ _
[B] lay [Ebm] across the big [Db] grass bed.
[Abm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _
La, la, [Ebm] la, la, la.
[Db] _ _
Lay, [Ab] lay, lay, [Abm] lay _
[B] _ [Gb] across [Ebm] the big [Db] grass bed.
_ [Abm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
Till the [Ab] break of _ [Abm] day, [B] stay [Ebm] while you're still [Db] _ _
_ [Abm] ahead.
[Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] Lay, _ _ [Ab] lay, lay, [B] lay _
_ [Gb] across the big [Db] grass bed.
[Abm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
Why wait any [Ab] longer for [Db] my world to [Ab] begin?
_ _ [Db] _
When I can have my cake I need [Gb] it too.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _
Why wait any [Ab] longer for [Db] the one I love, when the one _ I love [Gb] is you?
_ _ _ _ [Db] La, la, la, la, la.
La, [Ab] la, la, la, la.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
Stay, [Ab] lady, _ _ [B] stay, stay [Ebm] with the man [Db] a while.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] For until the [Ab] break of _ [B] day, _ let [Ebm] me see your make-up [Db] smile.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
His clothes are [Ab] dirt, but [Db] his hands are [Ab] clean.
_ _ [Db] _
And I'm the best thing [Gb] that he's ever [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
seen.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] Stay, lady, [Abm] stay. _
_ [B] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ His clothes are [Ab] dirty, _ [Db] but his hands [Ab] are clean.
_ [E] _ [Db] _ And I'm the best thing that [Gb] he's [Db] ever _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ seen. _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ Lay, [Ab] lay, lay, _ _ [E] _ [B] _ lay [Ebm]
across [Abm] the big [Db] grass bed. _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Abm] La, la, [B] _ [Ebm]
la, la, [B] _ [Db] la.
Lay, lay, lay, [Ab] lay.
Lay, _ [B] _ _ lay, [Ebm] lay across [Abm] the big [Db] grass bed.
[Ab] La, la, _ [Abm] _ la, _
[Eb] la, [E] la.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ La, [Abm] _ _ _
la, la, la, [Db] la. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] La, la, la, [B] la, _ [Ebm] la.
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
La, [Abm] _ la, la, la, la. _
[Eb] _ _ [B] _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] Lay, [Ab] lay, lay, lay.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ La, _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ la, la, _ la, [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Abm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
la.
La, [Db] la, la, la, la.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ La, [Ebm] la, la, la, [Abm] la.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was written by Bob Dylan.

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