LAYLA.

 

(Unplugged)

                       By Eric Clapton

 

 

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1. What'll you do when you get lonely,  No one waiting by your side?

2. Try to gove you consolation, Your old man he let you down.

3. Make the best of the situation, before I finally go insane.

 

 

 

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You've been runnin' and hidin' too long.  You know it's just your foolish.

Like a fool, I fell in love with you. You turned my whole world uspside.

Please don't say we'll never find a way. Tell me all my love's in vain.

 

 

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  Layla

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     You Got me on my knees. Layla     I'm beggin darlin please, Layla

 

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     darlin' won't you ease my worried mind?

 

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     Layla,

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Out-chorus

 

          You got me on my knees. Layla, I'm Begging darlin please. Layla,

 

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    Layla,

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                     you got me on my knees. Layla,               I'm

 

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  Beggin' darlin' please.  Layla,   darlin won't you ease my worried

 

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    mind?

 

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LAYLA

{st:Eric Clapton & Jim Gordon}

 

                        ||: Am  F G  Am :||      Am  F G  Abm          

 

                        [Abm]What will you do when you get l[Ebm]onely

                        [Abm]With nobody w[G]aiting b[A]y your si[B]de

                        [C#]You've been [F#]running and [B]hiding much too [E]long,

                        [C#]You know it's [F#]just your foolish [B]pride.

 

 

           

{soc}    

               [E]    [Am]Layla[F],  you [G]got me on my [Am]knees. 

                        [Am]Layla,[F]  I'm [G]begging darling [Am]please.

                        [Am]Layla,[F]    [G]darling won't you [Am]ease my worried [F]mind. [G]

{eoc}

 

                        [Abm]Tried to give you cons[Ebm]olation,

                        [Abm]Your old m[G]an won't l[A]et you do[B]wn

                        [C#m]Like a [F#]fool, I [B]fell in love with [E]you,

                        [C#m]Turned the [F#]whole world upside [B]down

 

 

{c:                    CHORUS}

 

 

                        [Abm]Let's make the best of the si[Ebm]tuation

                        [Abm]Before I [G]fin'lly [A]go in[B]sane.

                        [C#m]Please don't [F#]say we'll [B]never find a [E]way

                        [C#m]And tell me [F#]all my loves in [B]vain

 

 

{c:                    CHORUS}

 

 

 




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