Lay Lady Lay Lyrics
By Bob Dylan

Welcome to this Lay Lady Lay lyrics page where youll find the lyrics below, a live performance clip from Dylan and my version on the acoustic guitar. As youll notice when you watch my clip, there are not a lot of Lay Lady Lay chords to learn.

A song that was intended for the movie soundtrack for Midnight Cowboy but never made it in time, Dylan released Lay Lady Lay in July of 1969. It reached #7 on the US Charts and has since become a standard at concerts.




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--- Start Of Lay Lady Lay Lyrics ---

Lay, lady, lay, ...lay across my big brass bed
Lay, lady, lay, ...lay across my big brass bed
Whatever colors you have .. in your mind
I'll show them to you ... and you'll see them shine

Lay, lady, lay, ...lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, ..stay with your man awhile
Until the break of day ... let me see you make him smile
His clothes are dirty but his ... his hands are clean
And you're the best thing that he's .. ever seen

Stay, lady, stay, .. stay with your man awhile
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love
When he's standing ... in front of you

Lay, lady, lay. .. lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, ... stay while the night is still ahead
I long to see you in the morning light
I long to reach for you ... in the night
Stay, lady, stay, .. stay while the night is still ahead


--- End Of lyrics for Lay Lady Lay ---


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