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Bob Dylan - Lay, Lady, Lay Chords

Chord reference G, Bm, F, Am, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G] [Bm] [F] [Am] [G] [Bm] [F] [Am]

[G]Lay, lady, [Bm]lay, [F]lay across my [Am]big brass [G]Bed [Bm] [F] [Am] [G]Lay, lady, [Bm]lay, [F]lay across my [Am]big brass [G]Bed [Bm] [F] [Am] [D]Whatever [Em]colors you have [G]in your mind [D]I’ll show them [Em]to you and you’ll [G]see them shine [G]Lay, lady, [Bm]lay, [F]lay across my [Am]big brass [G]Bed [Bm] [F] [Am]

[G]Stay, lady, [Bm]stay, [F]stay with your [Am]man awhile [G] [Bm] [F] [Am] [G]Until the break of [Bm]day, [F]let me see you [Am]make him smile [G] [Bm] [F] [Am] [D]His clothes are [Em]dirty but his [G]hands are clean [D]And you’re the [Em]best thing that he’s [G]ever seen [G]Stay, lady, [Bm]stay, [F]stay with your [Am]man awhile [G] [Bm] [F] [Am]

[Bm]Why wait any longer for the [G]world to begin [Bm]You can have your cake and eat it [G]too [Bm]Why wait any longer for the [G]one you love When he’s [Bm]standing in front of [Am]you [D]

[G]Lay, lady, [Bm]lay, [F]lay across my [Am]big brass [G]bed [Bm] [F] [Am] [G]Stay, lady, [Bm]stay, [F]stay while the [Am]night is still a[G]head [Bm] [F] [Am] [D]I long to [Em]see you in the [G]morning light [D]I long to [Em]reach for you [G]in the night [G]Stay, lady, [Bm]stay, [F]stay while the [Am]night is still a[G]head [Bm] [F] [Am]

[G] [Bm] [F] [Am] [G] [Am] [Bm] [C] [G]

Artist Bob Dylan
Album Nashville Skyline
Genres Country, Country Rock, Rock
Year 1969
Key G

How to Play Lay, Lady, Lay on Guitar?

Bob Dylan - Lay, Lady, Lay can be played in the key of G using the G, Bm, F, Am, D chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Lay, Lady, Lay with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.