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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2193231,"song":"Lay Lady Lay","artist":"Bob Dylan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2193231-lay-lady-lay-chords-by-bob-dylan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2193231?type=chord","rating":4.70992,"votes":20,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n          Lay Lady Lay – Bob Dylan\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nWritten by: Bob Dylan\r\n\r\nFrom: “Nashville Skyline” (1969)\r\n\r\nTabbed by: maguri\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\nTwo versions:\r\n1. original key of A\r\n2. transposed to G (less barre; capo 2nd fret to match original key)\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nVersion 1\r\n\r\n\r\nSpecial voicings\r\n\r\n       E-A-D-G-B-e\r\nC#m/B  7-x-6-x-5-x (transitional chord in the Middle 8)\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]        | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] |\r\n  Lay lady lay,  lay across my big brass bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]        | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] |\r\n  Lay lady lay,  lay across my big brass bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]             [ [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\n Whatever colours you have in your mind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]             [ [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\n I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]        | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] |\r\n  Lay lady lay,  lay across my big brass bed[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]       | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] |\r\n  Stay, lady, stay,  stay with your man awhile[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]        | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] |\r\n  Until the break of day,  let me see you make him smile[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                     [ [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\n His clothes are dirty but his ... his hands are clean[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]         [ [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\n And you're the best thing that he's ever seen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]       | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] |\r\n  Stay, lady, stay,  stay with your man awhile[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Middle 8]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]   [ [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\n Why wait any longer for the world to begin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                         [ch]C#m/B[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n You can have your cake and eat it too[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]   [ [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\n Why wait any longer for the one you love             (When  he's ...)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#m[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWhen he's standing in front of you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]        | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] |\r\n  Lay, lady, lay,  lay across my big brass bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]             | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] |\r\n  Stay, lady, stay,  stay while the night is still ahead[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]            [ [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\n I long to see you in the morning light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] ]\r\n I long to reach for you in the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]             | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] |\r\n  Stay, lady, stay,  stay while the night is still ahead[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nVersion 2\r\n\r\n\r\nSpecial voicings\r\n\r\n[tab]      E-A-D-G-B-e\r\nBm/A  x-0-4-4-3-2[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]        | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] |\r\n  Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]        | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] |\r\n  Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             [ [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] ]\r\n Whatever colours you have in your mind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]             [ [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] ]\r\n I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]        | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] |\r\n  Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]       | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] |\r\n  Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]         | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] |\r\n  Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                    [ [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] ]\r\n His clothes are dirty but his ... his hands are clean[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]         [ [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] ]\r\n And you're the best thing that he's ever seen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]       | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] |\r\n  Stay, lady, stay,  stay with your man awhile[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Middle 8]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] ]\r\n Why wait any longer for the world to begin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                          [ch]Bm/A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n You can have your cake and eat it too[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] ]\r\n Why wait any longer for the one you love          (When  he's ...)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen he's standing in front of you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]        | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] |\r\n  Lay, lady, lay,  lay across my big brass bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]             | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] |\r\n  Stay, lady, stay,  stay while the night is still ahead[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] ]\r\n I long to see you in the morning light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] ]\r\n I long to reach for you in the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]             | [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] |\r\n  Stay, lady, stay,  stay while the night is still ahead[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n          Lay Lady Lay – Bob Dylan\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nWritten by: Bob Dylan\n\nFrom: “Nashville Skyline” (1969)\n\nTabbed by: maguri\nTuning: Standard\n\nTwo versions:\n1. original key of A\n2. transposed to G (less barre; capo 2nd fret to match original key)\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\nVersion 1\n\n\nSpecial voicings\n\n       E-A-D-G-B-e\nC#m/B  7-x-6-x-5-x (transitional chord in the Middle 8)\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Intro]\n\n| A C#m | G Bm |\n| A C#m | G Bm |\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Middle 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Coda]\n\n| A Bm | C#m D | A\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\nVersion 2\n\n\nSpecial voicings\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Intro]\n\n| G Bm | F Am |\n| G Bm | F Am |\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Middle 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Coda]\n\n| G Am | Bm C | G","chords":["A","G","E","D","B","C#m/B","C#m","Bm","F#m","Asus4","Bm/A","F","Am","Em","Gsus4","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}