
Layla
Eric Clapton
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Tom:
[Intro] Riff D5 C5 Bb5
C5 D5
[Primeira Parte]
[Refrão]
You've got me on my knees
Layla
Begging darling please
Layla
Darling, won't you ease
My worried mind?
[Segunda Parte]
C#m7
Tried to give
G#m7 C#m7
You consolation
C7 D7 E7
When your old man, he let you down
F#m7 B
Like a fool
E7 A F#m7
I fell in love with you
B E7
You turned my whole world upside down
A7
Layla
[Refrão]
[Terceira Parte]
C#m7
Make the best
G#m7 C#m7
Of the situation
C7 D7 E7
Before I finally go insane
F#m7 B
Please don't say
E A F#m7
We'll never find a way
B E7
Or tell me all my love's in vain
A7
Layla
[Refrão]
[Próxima Parte]
Layla
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Detected progression: D5 → C5 → Bb5 → C5 → D5 → C#m7 → G#m7 → C#m7
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