Written by Bob Dylan. This is The Everly Brothers version. From 'EB 84' 1984.
Intro: A

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
    Whatever colors you have, in your mind.
    E               F#m               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.


    A          C#m G               Bm    A    C#m   G   Bm
    Stay lady stay, stay with your man a while.
    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
    His clothes are dirty but his, hands are clean.
    E              F#m              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 a while.

    C#m                         E     F#m  A
    Why wait any longer for the world to begin?
    C#m                        Bm     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.

    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
    I long to see you in the, morning light.
    E         F#m            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.

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