Lay Lady Lay
Bob Dylan
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Tom:
[Intro] A C#m G Bm
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
E F#m A
Whatever colors you have in your mind
E F#m A
I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile
E F#m A
His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean
E F#m A
And you're the best thing that he's ever seen
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
C#m E A
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
C#m A
You can have your cake and eat it too
C#m E A
Why wait any longer for the one you love
C#m Bm
When he's standing in front of you
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
E F#m A
I long to see you in the morning light
E F#m A
I long to reach for you in the night
A C#m G Bm A C#m G Bm
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
[Final] A Bm C#m D A
A Bm C#m D A
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