Intro: A (2x)
G D
Layin' on my back
D A
In the newly mown grass
G D
Rain is coming down
D A
But I know the clouds will pass
D
You bring me tea
A
Say the babe's a-sleepin
C G
Lay down beside me
G A
Love ain't for keeping
G D
Black ash from the foundry
D A
Hangs like a hood
G D
But the air is perfumed
D A
By the burning firewood
D
The seeds are bursting
D A
The spring is seeping
C G
Lay down beside me
G A
Love ain't for keeping
C G
Lay down beside me
G A
Love ain't for keeping
Solo: ( G D D A ) (2x)
D D D A
C G
Lay down beside me
G A
Love ain't for keeping
C G
Lay down my darling
G A
Love ain't for keeping