| G | Bm | F | Am | G | Bm | F | Am |
| G | Bm | F | Am | G | Bm | F | Am | |
| Lay, lady, l | ay, | lay across my | big brass bed |
| G | Bm | F | Am | G | Bm | F | Am | |
| Lay, lady, l | ay, | lay across my | big brass bed |
| D | Em | G | |
| Whatever c | olors you have i | n your mind |
| D | Em | G | |
| I'll show them | to you | and you'll see them shine |
| G | Bm | F | Am | G | Bm | F | Am | |
| Lay, lady, l | ay, | lay across my | big brass bed |
| Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile |
| Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile |
| His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean |
| And you're the best thing that he's ever seen |
| Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile |
| Bm | D | G | |
| Why wait any longer for the | world to | begin |
| Bm | Am | G | |
| You can have your cake and ea | t it t | oo |
| Bm | D | G | |
| Why wait any longer for the | one you | love |
| Bm | Am | |
| When he's sta | nding in front of | you |
| Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed |
| Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead |
| I long to see you in the morning light |
| I long to reach for you in the night |
| Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead |
| G | Bm | F | Am | G | Am | Bm | C | G |
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| The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists. |
| No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song, |
| if such exists. |
| It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should |
| purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn |
| the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy |
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This song is from PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics site |
Start with bar chord [A} fifth fret. Work your way down to [Bm] using bar chords. At the change, open [E] Bar [F#m] open [A]. This gives your hand a rest and sound real good. I like to alternate just the A to a bar chord.