Lay Down Chords by Mott The Hoople

Tempo:

93.9 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[A] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[A] We were so close
[Bm] There was no room
We [A] bled inside
[Bm] each other's wounds
[A] We all caught
[Bm] the same disease
[A] We all sang
[Bm] our song of peace
[A] [D]
[A] [C] [D]
[A] [C] And the ones who stand [D] in the crowd Lay [A] down Lay down
[C] Lay it [D] all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who [Bm] stand in the crowd
[A] [E] Cause [Bm]
[D] if you don't we [A] could stay black [Bm] against the night
[A] A [E] race of [Bm] iron
Cause [D] if you do we [A] could stay [Bm] dry against the [D] rain Lay [A] down Lay [C] down
Lay [D] it all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who [D] stand in the crowd Lay [A] down Lay down
[C] Lay [D] it all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who stand [Bm] in the crowd
We [A] were so close
There [Bm] was no room
[A] We bled inside
Each other's wounds
[Bm] Each other's wounds
[A] We all caught
[Bm] the same disease
[A] We all sang
[Bm] our songs of peace
[A] Some came to sing
[Bm] Some came to pray
[A] Some came to keep
[Bm] the night away
[A] [E] Cause [Bm]
[D] if you don't we [A] could stay black [Bm] against the night
[A] A [E] race of [Bm] iron
Cause if [D] you don't we could [A] stay dry [Bm] against the rain
[D] Lay [A] down Lay down
[C] Lay it [D] all down
Let your white blood [A] smile
And [C] the ones who stand [D] in the crowd Lay [A] down Lay down
[C] Lay it [D] all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who [D] stand in the crowd Lay down Lay [A] down
Lay [C] it [D] all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who [D] stand in the crowd Lay [A] down Lay [C] down
Lay [D] it all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who [D] stand in the crowd Lay [A] down Lay down
[C] Lay it [D] all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who stand [D] in the crowd
Make [A] America [C] great [D]
again
[A] [C] [D] [A] [C] [D]
[A] [C] [D]
[A] [C] [D]
[A] [C] [D]
[A] [C] [D]
[A]

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To jam and learn the simple chords for Mott The Hoople - Lay Down chords, practice playing A, C, D and A in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 46 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 94 BPM. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] We were so close
[Bm] There was no room
We [A] bled inside _
[Bm] each other's wounds
_ [A] We all caught
[Bm] the same disease
_ [A] We all sang
[Bm] our song of peace
[A] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C] And the ones who stand [D] in the crowd Lay [A] down Lay down
[C] Lay it [D] all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who [Bm] stand in the crowd
_ [A] _ [E] Cause _ [Bm] _ _
_ [D] if you don't we [A] could stay black [Bm] against the night
[A] A [E] race of [Bm] iron _
Cause [D] if you do we [A] could stay [Bm] dry against the _ [D] rain Lay [A] down Lay [C] down
Lay [D] it all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who [D] stand in the crowd Lay [A] down Lay down
[C] Lay [D] it all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who stand [Bm] in the crowd
_ We _ _ [A] were so close
There [Bm] was no room
[A] We bled inside
Each other's wounds
[Bm] Each other's wounds
_ [A] We all caught
[Bm] the same disease
_ [A] We all sang
[Bm] our songs of peace
_ [A] Some came to sing
[Bm] Some came to pray
[A] Some came to keep
[Bm] the night away _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] Cause [Bm] _ _
_ [D] if you don't we [A] could stay black [Bm] against the night _
_ _ [A] A [E] race of [Bm] iron
Cause if _ [D] you don't we could [A] stay dry [Bm] against the rain
[D] Lay [A] down Lay down
[C] Lay it [D] all down
Let your white blood [A] smile
And [C] the ones who stand [D] in the crowd Lay [A] down Lay down
[C] Lay it [D] all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who [D] stand in the crowd Lay down Lay [A] down
Lay [C] it [D] all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who [D] stand in the crowd Lay [A] down Lay [C] down
Lay [D] it all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who [D] stand in the crowd Lay [A] down Lay down
[C] Lay it [D] all down
Let your white [A] blood smile
[C] And the ones who stand [D] in the crowd
Make [A] America [C] great [D]
again
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _

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