Tuning: E A D G B E

LAY LADY LAY by Bob Dylan Play to reggae beat and rythm. This is the way I've played this song for 40 years, both in bands and solo. The chords as shown by default are wrong. You want barred chords: Am 5th fret Cm#7 4th fret Gm 3rd fret Bm7 2nd fret E 7th fret A 5th fret C#m 4th fret Bm 2nd fret and so on. If you pull off/hammer on the barre finger, you'll get nice extra bass notes in too. Enjoy [Verse 1]

^AmLay lady lay, ^C#m7lay a^Gmcross my big ^Bm7brass bed ^Am ^C#m7 ^Gm ^Bm7 ^AmLay lady lay, la^C#m7y acr^Gmoss my big br^Bm7ass bed ^Am ^C#m7 ^Gm ^Bm7 ^EWhatever colours ^Ayou have in your mind ^EI'll show them to you ^Aand you'll see them shine ^AmLay lady la^C#m7y, lay^Gm across my big^Bm7 brass bed ^Am ^C#m7 ^Gm ^Bm7

[Verse 2]

^AmStay, lady, st^C#m7ay, s^Gmtay with y^Bm7our man awhile^Am ^C#m7 ^Gm ^Bm7 ^AmUntil the break of ^C#m7day, ^Gmlet me see you m^Bm7ake him smile ^Am ^C#m7 ^Gm ^Bm7 ^C#mHis clothes are dirty but his han^Ads are clean ^C#mAnd you're the best thing that he's ev^Aer seen ^AmStay, lady, ^C#m7stay, ^Gmstay with ^Bm7your man awhil^Ame ^C#m7 ^Gm ^Bm7

[Bridge]

^C#mWhy wait any longer for the world t^Ao begin ^C#mYou can have your cake and eat it ^Atoo ^C#mWhy wait any longer for the ^Aone you love When he's stan^C#mding in front of ^Bmyou ^G ^G#

[Verse 3]

^AmLay, lady, ^C#m7lay, ^Gmlay across my^Bm7 big brass bed^Am ^C#m7 ^Gm ^Bm7 ^AmStay, lady, st^C#m7ay, s^Gmtay while ^Bm7the night is still ahe^Amad ^C#m7 ^Gm ^Bm7 I^C#m long to see you in the mor^Aning light I^C#m long to reach for you i^An the night S^Amtay, lady, s^C#m7tay, sta^Gmy while the nig^Bm7ht is still ahead

[Outro] Am C#m7 Gm Bm7 x 4 G - A slide to finish

Bob Dylan - Lay lady lay