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Lover Lay Down

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Lover Lay Down by Dave Matthews Band
E|-D--------G--------A--------Bm---A---|-A--E/G#-----G--------Bm---A---|
B|-------------------------------|-2--------3-1-0-------|
G|---2-/-4---4-/-6---6-/-7-------|-2--4---0-------------|
D|-------------------------------|-2--2---0-------9--7--|
A|-------------------------------|-0--x---2-------x--x--|
E|-2-------3-------5-------7--5--|----4---3-------7--5--|
DSpring sweet Grhythm dAance in my Bmhead  A  DSlip inGto my lAover's Bmhands A  
DKiss me Goh won't you kAiss me Bmnow   AAnd Dsleep I Gwould insAide your Bmmouth A  
DDon't be Gus too sAhy     Bm   Afor  DKnowing Git's no Abig surpBmrise AThat 
DI Gwill wait Afor Bmyou     A  DI Gwill wait Afor no one Bmbut Ayou 
AOh please lover E/G#lay down GSpend this time with me BmTogAether share this 
Asmile Lover lay E/G#down Gspend this time with me BmWalk with me, Awalk with you 
DHold mGy hand Ayour handBms      A   DSo Gmuch we haAve Bmdreamed A  
DAnd we were Gso much Ayounger    Bm    AHard to Dexplain that Gwe are AstrongeBmr A  
 AA million reasons E/G#life to deny GLet's toss them away BmSee you and me Awe 
ALay down look see E/G#She and he GBy my lover's side BmTogAether share this 
Asmile E/G#Each other's tears Gto cry BmTogAether share this 
Asmile Lover E/G#lay down                G  BmOh  Aplease 
DOh Gplease lover lAay down    Bm       A  DOh Gplease lover lAay down BmAnAd you 
DweeGp  Lover lAay down   BmCAause it's DoveGr Lover Alay dowBmn A  
Say Dlover, say Glover, say lover, say lAover, say Bml-o-Ao-o-Dver G  A  Bm  A  
DCould I love Gyou Could you love Ame        Bm     AX 4
DAll Gthe same   A      Bm       A  DAll Gthe same   A  BmTil we Adance 
aDway  G    A  BmTil we Adance aDway  G    A  BmTil we Adance awDay   G    A  BmTil we Adance away 
DChasing me Gall aAround    Bm     A  DLeading me Gall arAound in Bmcircles    AX 2
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Lover Lay Down

by Dave Matthews Band

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E/G#

Lover Lay Down by Dave Matthews Band

D G A Bm A A E/G# G Bm A

E|-------------------------------|----------------------|

B|-------------------------------|-2--------3-1-0-------|

G|---2-/-4---4-/-6---6-/-7-------|-2--4---0-------------|

D|-------------------------------|-2--2---0-------9--7--|

A|-------------------------------|-0--x---2-------x--x--|

E|-2-------3-------5-------7--5--|----4---3-------7--5--|

D G A Bm A D G A Bm A

Spring sweet rhythm dance in my head Slip into my lover's hands

D G A Bm A D G A Bm A

Kiss me oh won't you kiss me now And sleep I would inside your mouth

D G A Bm A D G A Bm A

Don't be us too shy for Knowing it's no big surprise That

D G A Bm A D G A Bm A

I will wait for you I will wait for no one but you

A E/G# G Bm A

Oh please lover lay down Spend this time with me Together share this

A E/G# G Bm A

smile Lover lay down spend this time with me Walk with me, walk with you

D G A Bm A D G A Bm A

Hold my hand your hands So much we have dreamed

D G A Bm A D G A Bm A

And we were so much younger Hard to explain that we are stronger

A E/G# G Bm A

A million reasons life to deny Let's toss them away See you and me we

A E/G# G Bm A

Lay down look see She and he By my lover's side Together share this

A E/G# G Bm A

smile Each other's tears to cry Together share this

A E/G# G Bm A

smile Lover lay down Oh please

D G A Bm A D G A Bm A

Oh please lover lay down Oh please lover lay down And you

D G A Bm A D G A Bm A

weep Lover lay down Cause it's over Lover lay down

D G A Bm A D G A Bm A

Say lover, say lover, say lover, say lover, say l-o-o-o-ver

D G A Bm A

Could I love you Could you love me X 4

D G A Bm A D G A Bm A

All the same All the same Til we dance

D G A Bm A D G A Bm A D G A Bm A

away Til we dance away Til we dance away Til we dance away

D G A Bm A D G A Bm A

Chasing me all around Leading me all around in circles X 2

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