Intro

     Dm         Bb        C      Dm          Bb      C         Dm

]-------]----------------]-------------]-1----------]----------------]

]-------]--------3--3----]-5-5---------]-3-----3-3--]----------------]

]-------]--------3--3----]-5-5---------]-2-----3-3--]----------------]

]-----0-]--------3--3----]-5-5-0-----0-]-------3-3--]-------0------0-]

]-0^3---]--3--1-------3--]-------0^3---]---3-1------]-3-0-3----0^3---]

]-------]----------------]-------------]------------]----------------]

 

 

         Bb      C          Dm

]--1----------------]--------------]

]--3--------3-3-----]--5-5-----5-6-]

]--2--------3-3-----]--5-5---------]

]-----------3-3-----]--5-5--0------]

]-----3--1-------3--]--------------]

]-------------------]--------------]

 

 

First Solo:

Dm               Bb       C        Dm                          Bb

]-----------------------]-------------8----8-]-10-12-10-8-10-8----------------]

]-5^6^5---5-6-5---5-6-8-]-6-8-10-8-10---10---]-----------------10-8-10-8-6^8^6]

]-------7-------7-------]--------------------]--------------------------------]

]-----------------------]--------------------]--------------------------------]

]-----------------------]--------------------]--------------------------------]

]-----------------------]--------------------]--------------------------------]

 

  C       Dm           Bb   C

]-------------------]------]--------]

]-5-6-5-------5-6-5-]------]--------]

]-------7-5-7-------]-7----]--------]

]-------------------]------]--------]

]-------------------]------]-----0-3]

]-------------------]------]--------]

 

Verse

 

C#m7                             G#7   C#m7        C        D      E     E7

What will you do when you get lonely?  With no-one waiting by your side

 

F#m          B           E                  A  F#m          B

You've been running and hiding much too long,  You know its just your foolish

 

E      A

pride, Layla

 

Chorus:

Dm  Bb     C            Dm           Bb    C               Dm            Bb

       You got me on my knees layla    I'm begging darlin' please, Layla

 

C                 Dm                    Bb  C

Darlin' won't you ease my worried mind

 

repeat for 2nd and third verse:

 

2nd solo:

 

Dm        Bb      C              Dm                                 Bb

]----------------]---------------------]-------------------------------------

]-6-6-6---6------]---------------------]-------13-13-------13-13-------13-13-

]-7-7-7-7---7----]---------------------]-13/14-14-14-13/14-14-14-13/14-14-14-

]-------------7--]-6--5\3--5^3---------]-------------------------------------

]----------------]-------------5--3/5--]-------------------------------------

]----------------]---------------------]-------------------------------------

 

 

              C                        Dm

-------------]----------------------------------------------]

-------13-13-]-------13-13-------13-13-------13-15----------]

-13/14-14-14-]-13/14-14-14-13/14-14-14-13/14-------12\10----]

-------------]-------------------------------------------12-]

-------------]----------------------------------------------]

-------------]----------------------------------------------]

 

 

  Dm                   Bb                    C             Dm

]-------------------10-12-10^12^10----10----]-----------------------------]

]----------------13----------------13----13-]-10--10-10-10-11-10----------]

]-10----10-12/14----------------------------]--------------------12-------]

]----12-------------------------------------]-----------------------------]

]-------------------------------------------]-----------------------------]

]-------------------------------------------]-----------------------------]

 

 

           Bb         C               Dm                       Bb

]-------------------]-----------------------------]-13--10--------------10]

]-------------------]-5-6-5^6^5-------------------]------------------13---]

]-10-9-7^9-7-5---7--]-----------7-5---------------]-----------------------]

]--------------7----]---------------7-6\5-3-5^3---]-----------------------]

]-------------------]---------------------------5-]-----------------------]

]-------------------]-----------------------------]-----------------------]

 

  C                  Dm                            Bb      C        Dm

]-12--11/12--10---------------------]--10----13-10-------]-15-15-15-13------]

]---------------13------------------]-----10---------13--]---------------15-]

]--------------------14-13-14\12----]--------------------]------------------]

]--------------------------------12-]--------------------]------------------]

]-----------------------------------]--------------------]------------------]

]-----------------------------------]--------------------]------------------]

 

                  Bb        C               Dm

]-12-13-15---13-15---12-13-]-10-----------------------------]

]--------------------------]----13-10-------13-10-----------]

]--------------------------]----------12-10-------12\10-----]

]--------------------------]-----------------------------12-]

]--------------------------]--------------------------------]

]--------------------------]--------------------------------]

 

         Bb        C         Dm

]-----------------]-----------------]

]-----------------]-----------------]

]-9-8--8-8--8^9---]--5--------------]

]---------------7-]----7-6-5\3------]

]-----------------]-------------5---]

]-----------------]-----------------]

 

repeat chorus:

===========================================================================

                            Version 2

                       Layla (Unplugged)

                       By Eric Clapton

---------------]--------------------------------]-------------------------

---------------]---------------------3---3------]---5---5---5-------------

------------2--]---------------------3---3------]---5---5---5--2---------2

------------0--]----0--------3-------3---3------]---5---5---5--0---------0

-----0---3-----]--------3----1-------1---1----3-]---3---3---3------0--3---

---------------]--------------------------------]-------------------------

 

---1-------------------------]---------------------------------------------

---3-----------------3--3----]---5-----------------------------------------

---2-----------------3--3----]---5----------2------------------------------

---------------3-----3--3----]---5-----5----0--------------0---------------

-----------3---1-----1--1--X-]---3--0--3-----------0---3-------------------

-----------------------------]---------------------------------------------

 

-1----1----------------]----------------------]----------------------------

-3----3----------------]--------------------5-]5\6\5----5-6-5----5-6/8-----

-2----2----------------]------------------7---]------7--------7------------

-0----0---X--3--3----3/]-5--5--5---7----7-----]----------------------------

-------------1--1----1/]-3--3--3---5----------]----------------------------

-----------------------]----------------------]----------------------------

 

--------------------8----------]-10-12-10/12/10----10----------------------

--6--8/10----8--10------10 13--]----------------13----13-10---10----12/10--

-------------------------------]---------------------------12---12---------

-------------------------------]-------------------------------------------

-------------------------------]-------------------------------------------

-------------------------------]-------------------------------------------

 

---------------------]---------------------------]-------------------------

---------------5-6-5-]---------------------------]-------------------------

--9--10-9-----7------]-7------7----------------3-]-------------------------

------------7--------]-----7-----7/5---3---3/5---]-------0-----------------

---------------------]-------------------5-------]-5--3-------0---3--------

---------------------]---------------------------]-------------------------

 

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.

 

--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-]-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-]-4--4--4--X-------------

--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4-]-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5-]-5--5--5--X--5--X--7--X-

--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--5-]-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4-]-4--4--4--X--5--X--7--X-

--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4-]-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-]-6--6--6--X--5--X--7--X-

--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6-]-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4-]-4--4--4-----5--X--5--X-

-----------------------4-]-4--4--4--4--4--4--4----]------------------------

 

--------0-----0----------]

-----------3-----0-------]

1---0/1----1-----1-------]

2----------------2-------]

2------------------------]

0--------------------2---]

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.

 

--2--2--2--X--------------]-0--0--0--X-------------]-2--2--2--X----------0-

--2--2--2--X--4--4--4---X-]-0--0--0--X--2--2--2----]-2--2--2--X--4-4-4---0-

--2--2--2--X--4--4--4---X-]-1--1--1--X--2--2--2----]-2--2--2--X--4-4-4---1-

--4--4--4--X--4--4--4---X-]-2--2--2--X--2--2--2----]-4--4--4--X--4-4-4---2-

--4--4--4-----2--2--2---X-]-2--2--2-----0--0--0----]-4--4--4-----2-2-2-----

--2--2--2-----------------]-0--0--0--------------2-]-2--2--2---------------

 

  Layla

------0--------------------]

------0---0----------------]

------1---1----------2-----]

--2------------------2-----]

--2------------0-----0-----]

--0------------------------]

 

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

---------------------]----------------------]-1----------------------------

----3--------3--3--X-]-5--5--5--3-----------]-3----------3--3--------------

-0--2---5----3--3--X-]-5--5--5--2---------2-]-2---5--3---3--3----X---------

-2--0---5----3--3--X-]-5--5--5--0---------0-]-0---5--3---3--3----X---------

--------3----1--1----]-3--3--3-------0--3---]-----3--1---1--1----X---------

---------------------]----------------------]------------------------------

 

---------------------------]

--5--5--5--3---------------]

--5--5--5--2---------2-----]

--5--5--5--0---------0-----]

--3--3--3------0---3-------]

---------------------------]

 

     darlin' won't you ease my worried mind?

------1--------------]------------------------]--1-------------------------

------3------3--3--X-]-5--5--5---3------------]--3----------3--3--X--------

--(2)-2---5--3--3--X-]-5--5--5---2---------0--]--2--5--3----3--3--X--------

--(0)-0---5--3--3--X-]-5--5--5---0---------2--]--0--5--3----3--3--X--------

----------3--1--1----]-3--3--3-------0--3-----]-----3--1----1--1--X--------

---------------------]------------------------]----------------------------

 

---3--3--3-------------]

---5--5--5-------------]

---5--5--5--------5---.]

---5--5--5---7---------]

---3--3--3---0----3---.]

-----------------------]

 

 

Solo:

   /  /  /       /

--5--5--5-------5----------]-----------------------]-7/8--8-------8--8--8--

--6--6--6-------6----------]-----------------------]-9/10-10-9/10-10-10-10-

------------7-------7--5---]-----------------------]-----------------------

-------------------------7-]-6/5/3--5-3-----3------]-----------------------

---------------------------]------------5------5--X]-----------------------

---------------------------]-----------------------]-----------------------

 

------8--8-------8--8-------8-10-----------]-------------------10-10/12/10-

-9/10-10-10-9/10-10-10-9/10----------------]-------------10-13-------------

------------------------------------/---12-]-10----10-12-------------------

----------------------------------12-------]----12-------------------------

-------------------------------------------]-------------------------------

-------------------------------------------]-------------------------------

 

-----10---]-------------------------------]--------------------------------

--13----13]--10----10-10-10---11--10------]--------------------------------

----------]-----12---------------------12-]-10-9--7/9-7--5---7-------------

----------]-------------------------------]----------------7---------------

----------]-------------------------------]--------------------------------

----------]-------------------------------]--------------------------------

 

                                           /   /\/\/\

----------------------------------]------13--10----------------10----------

-5-6-5/6/5------------------------]------------------------13--------------

-----------7--5-------------------]----------------------------------------

-----------------7-6----5-3-5-3---]----------------------------------------

--------------------------------5-]--5-------------------------------------

----------------------------------]----------------------------------------

 

                               /\/\/\        /    /\/\

--12-10/12--10------------------]----10----13---10-------------------------

---------------13----10------10-]-------10-------------13------------------

-------------------------13-----]------------------------------------------

--------------------------------]------------------------------------------

--------------------------------]------------------------------------------

--------------------------------]------------------------------------------

 

              /

--15/13-15--13--------]--12-13/15--13-15--X--12--13------------------------

-------------------15-]----------------------------------------------------

----------------14----]----------------------------------------------------

----------------------]----------------------------------------------------

----------------------]----------------------------------------------------

----------------------]----------------------------------------------------

 

--10--------------------------------]-10-----------------------------------

-----13(10)-------13---/-10---------]-10------10----10---------------------

------------12-10----12-----12-10---]-10---9---9/10 9---9/10---------------

----------------------------------12]------------------------12------------

------------------------------------]--------------------------------------

------------------------------------]--------------------------------------

 

     Layla,

-------------------------]

-------------------------]

--5-----------/----------]

-----7-6--5--3-----------]

-------------------------]

-------------------------]

 

Out-chorus

 

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

-----------------------]----------------------]-1--------------------------

----3----------3--3--X-]--5--5--5--3----------]-3-----------3--3-----------

----2--5---3---3--3--X-]--5--5--5--2--------0-]-2---5--3----3--3---X-------

----0--5---3---3--3--X-]--5--5--5--0--------2-]-0---5--3----3--3---X-------

-------3---1---1--1----]--3--3--3------0--3---]-----3--1----1--1---X-------

-----------------------]----------------------]----------------------------

 

    Layla,

-------------------------]

-5--5--5--3--------------]

-5--5--5--2---------2----]

-5--5--5--0---------0----]

-3--3--3-----0--3--------]

-------------------------]

 

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

-----------------------------]----------------------]-1--------------------

-------3------------3--3--X--]-5--5--5--3-----------]-3--------3-3---------

--(2)--2----5---3---3--3--X--]-5--5--5--2---------2-]-2--5--3--3-3--X------

--(0)--0----5---3---3--3--X--]-5--5--5--0---------0-]-0--5--3--3-3--X------

------------3---1---1--1-----]-3--3--3-------0--3---]----3--1--1-1--X------

-----------------------------]----------------------]----------------------

 

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

--------------------------]-1------------------]---------------------------

---5--5--5---3------------]-3-----------3---3--]--5------------------------

---5--5--5---2----------0-]-2---5--3----3---3--]--5------------------------

---5--5--5---0----------2-]-0---5--3----3---3--]--5------------------------

---3--3--3--------0--3----]-----3--1----1---1--]--3------------------------

--------------------------]--------------------]---------------------------

 

    mind?

--------------------]---------------------------------------]---------------

-------5-6-5---5--6-]-8--6--5-6-5----5----------------------]---------------

--5--7--------------]-------------7----7--5-----------------]---------------

--------------------]------------------------7--6-5-3-----3-]-5/3-----------

--------------------]----------------------------------5----]------5--5--5--

--------------------]---------------------------------------]---------------

 

===========================================================================

 

                                      Version 3

Layla

INTRO   Dm  Bb  C  Dm

        Dm  Bb  C

 

VERSE 1 A C C#m                               G#/D#

               What will you do when you get lonely?

        C#m/E        C       D       E

              No one waiting by your side.

        F#m             B        E               A

            You've been runnin', hidin' much too long.

        F#m               B                 E

            You know it's just your foolish pride.

 

CHORUS     Dm  Bb     C            Dm

        Layla,    you got me on my knees, Layla,

        Bb   C               Dm

           I beg you darlin' please, Layla,

        Bb                   C               Dm

           Darlin' won't you ease my worried mind.

 

VERSE 2

        Tried to give you consolation.

        Your old man had let you down.

        Like a fool, I fell in love with you.

        Turned my whole world upside down.

 

CHORUS

 

VERSE 3

        Make the best of situation.

        'Fore I finally go insane.

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

        Tell me all my love's in vain.

 

CHORUS – CHORUS – SOLO – CHORUS - CHORUS

 




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