{title: Lay down Sally}
{artist: Eric Clapton}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 96}
{key: A}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[A]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
[A]there is nothing that is wrong in wanting you to stay here with [D]me
I [A]know you've got somewhere to go, but won't you make yourself at home and [D]stay with me?
and don't you [E]ever leave
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
[A]lay down, Sally, and [D]rest you in my arms
[E]don't you think you want someone to [A]talk to?
[A]lay down, Sally, no [D]need to leave so soon
[E]I've been trying all night long just to [A]talk to you
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{start_of_part: Link}
[A]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
the [A]sun ain't nearly on the rise and we still got the moon and stars a-[D]bove
[A]underneath the velvet skies love is all that matters, won't you [D]stay with me?
and don't you [E]ever leave
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{chorus: Chorus 2}
{start_of_part: Solo}
[A]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
I [A]long to see the morning light coloring your face so dreami-[D]ly
so [A]don't you go and say goodbye, you can lay your worries down and [D]stay with me
and don't you [E]ever leave
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{chorus: Chorus 3}
{start_of_part: Solo}
[A]
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{chorus: Chorus 4}
{start_of_part: Outtro}
[E]I've been trying all night long just to [A]talk to you
[E]I've been trying all night long just to [A]talk to you
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