Lay Down Chords
by Lail Arad
Lay Down by Lail Arad is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords F#, B, D# and G#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
F#
why was i so ready to lay myself bare for you
B
every thought to share with you, correlate and care for you (i ask again)
F#
why was i so ready to lay myself bare for you
B
every thought to share with you, correlate and care for you
F#
why was i so ready to lay down with you
B
dive right in and drown with you, kingdom and a crown for you (i ask again)
F#
why was i so ready to lay down with you
B
dive right in and drown with you, kingdom and a crown for you
Chorus
D#
your protective mother
G# B
told me not to bother
D#
your prospective lover
G#
warned me not to go there
Verse
F#
why'd i need to lay it on the line for you
B
explain every sign to you
will you be mine, i said to you
F#
will you be mine, i said to you
B
will you be mine, i said to you
will you by mine
F#
why'd i need to lay it on so thick with you
B
want it all so quick with you
think that it would stick
Chorus
D#
your protective mother
G# B
told me not to bother
D#
your prospective lover
G#
warned me not to go there
F# G#
even with an arrow through my chest
B
i still could not lay down to rest
F# G#
even with an arrow through my chest
B
i still could not lay down to rest
Outro
D# G# B
no no ---
oh no ---
your prospective mother
she told me not to bother you