Lay Lady Lay

|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
  Whatever colours you have    in your mind
E                F#m     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
  His clothes are dirty but his    hands are clean
E                F#m                  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


[Bridge]

C#m                            E     F#m    A  Asus4 A
   Why wait any longer for the world to  begin
C#m                                      A  Asus4 A
   You can have your cake and eat it too
C#m                            E   F#m A
   Why wait any longer for the one you love
             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
   I long to see you in the   morning light
E            F#m            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