Layla                                                

Intro (Chorus theme)           

 

C#m                             G#7

  What will you do when you get lonely

C#m           C                    D       E    E7

  With nobody waiting by your side

F#m                       B               E                              A

  You've been running and hiding much too long,

F#m                     B                           E

  You know it's just your foolish pride.

 

Am   Dm  Bb     C            Dm

Lay--la,    you got me on my knees.

Am   Dm  Bb     C               Dm

Lay--la,    I'm begging darling please.

Am   Dm  Bb     C                 Dm

Lay--la,        darling won't you ease my

Am       Dm   Bb   C   (Am)

 worried mind.

 

C#m                      G#7

  Tried to give you consolation,

C#m            C         D       E    E7

  And your old man won't let you down

F#m      B       E                 A

  Like a fool, I fell in love with you,

F#m          B                  E

  Turned the whole world upside down

 

Am   Dm  Bb     C            Dm

Lay--la,    you got me on my knees.

Am   Dm  Bb     C               Dm

Lay--la,    I'm begging darling please.

Am   Dm  Bb     C                 Dm

Lay--la,        darling won't you ease my

Am       Dm   Bb   C   (Am)

 worried mind.

 

C#m                              G#7

  Let's make the best of the situation

C#m        C       D    E    E7

  Before I fin'lly go insane.

F#m            B         E            A

  Please don't say we'll never find a way

F#m           B               E    

  And tell me all my loves in vain

 

Am   Dm  Bb     C            Dm

Lay--la,    you got me on my knees.

Am   Dm  Bb     C               Dm

Lay--la,    I'm begging darling please.

Am   Dm  Bb     C                 Dm

Lay--la,        darling won't you ease my

Am       Dm   Bb   C   Dm

 worried mind.