Bob Dylan – Lay Lady Lay (Guitar Intro)
Key
-
Versions
(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Written by: Bob Dylan
From: “Nashville Skyline” (1969)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Two versions:
1. original key of A
2. transposed to G (less barre; capo 2nd fret to match original key)
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Version 1
Special voicings
E-A-D-G-B-e
C#m/B 7-x-6-x-5-x (transitional chord in the Middle 8)
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[Intro]
| A C#m | G Bm |
| A C#m | G Bm |
[Verse 1]
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 [ Asus4 A Asus4 A ] Whatever colours you have in your mind E F#m A [ Asus4 A Asus4 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
[Verse 2]
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 [ Asus4 A Asus4 A ] His clothes are dirty but his ... his hands are clean E F#m A [ Asus4 A Asus4 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
[Middle 8]
C#m E F#m A [ Asus4 A Asus4 A ] Why wait any longer for the world to begin C#m C#m/B A You can have your cake and eat it too C#m E F#m A [ Asus4 A Asus4 A ] Why wait any longer for the one you love (When he's ...) C#m Bm When he's standing in front of you
[Verse 3]
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 [ Asus4 A Asus4 A ] I long to see you in the morning light E F#m A [ Asus4 A Asus4 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
[Coda]
| A Bm | C#m D | A
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Version 2
Special voicings
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bm/A x-0-4-4-3-2---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| G Bm | F Am |
| G Bm | F Am |
[Verse 1]
G Bm F Am | G Bm | F Am | Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed G Bm F Am | G Bm | F Am | Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed D Em G [ Gsus4 G Gsus4 G ] Whatever colours you have in your mind D Em G [ Gsus4 G Gsus4 G ] I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine G Bm F Am | G Bm | F Am | Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed
[Verse 2]
G Bm F Am | G Bm | F Am | Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile G Bm F Am | G Bm | F Am | Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile D Em G [ Gsus4 G Gsus4 G ] His clothes are dirty but his ... his hands are clean D Em G [ Gsus4 G Gsus4 G ] And you're the best thing that he's ever seen G Bm F Am | G Bm | F Am | Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
[Middle 8]
Bm D Em G [ Gsus4 G Gsus4 G ] Why wait any longer for the world to begin Bm Bm/A G You can have your cake and eat it too Bm D Em G [ Gsus4 G Gsus4 G ] Why wait any longer for the one you love (When he's ...) Bm Am When he's standing in front of you
[Verse 3]
G Bm F Am | G Bm | F Am | Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed G Bm F Am | G Bm | F Am | Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead D Em G [ Gsus4 G Gsus4 G ] I long to see you in the morning light D Em G [ Gsus4 G Gsus4 G ] I long to reach for you in the night G Bm F Am | G Bm | F Am | Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
[Coda]
| G Am | Bm C | G