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Did You Know? Layla was inspired by Eric Clapton's secret love of Pattie Boyd who was married to his friend the Beatle George Harrison.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Blue Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Blue Pick (Orange Pick when played with open chords only)
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Layla Chords And Strumming, Eric Clapton
Open Chords:
Open E & E7 chord
Open A chord
Open C chord
Open Dm chord
Barre Chords:
Barre C & C#m7 chord
Barre F#m chord
Barre B and Bb chords
Barre G#7 chord
Barre D chord
Strumming:
"Straight 8s": |D U D U D U D U |
"Reverse Driver": |D U D U D D |
"Everyman*": |D U D U U D U |
"Straight 4s": |D U D U |
Tempo: 96 bpm Key: Dm
Intro -
Verse 1 -
|C#m7 - - - |G#7 - - - |C#m7 - C D |E -E7 - - |
(Straight 8s/Straight 8s/Reverse Driver/Everyman*)
|F#m - B - |E - A - |F#m - B - |E -A- - |
(Straight 8s/Straight 8s/Straight 8s/Straight 4s)
(C#m7) What'll you do when you get (G#7)lonely and (C#m7) no one (C)waiting (D)by your (E)side? (E7)
(F#m) You've been (B)running and (E)hiding much too (A)long (F#m) you know it's (B)just your foolish (E)pride (A)
Chorus -
Layla, (Dm) (Bb) you've (C)got me on my (Dm)knees. Layla, (Dm) (Bb) I'm (C)begging, darling (Dm)please
Layla, (Dm) (Bb) (C)darling won't you (Dm)ease my worried (Dm)mind (Bb) (C) (A) (C)
Verse 2 -
|C#m7 - - - |G#7 - - - |C#m7 - C D |E -E7 - - |
|F#m - B - |E - A - |F#m - B - |E -A- - |
(C#m7) I tried to give you conso(G#7)lation (C#m7) when your old (C)man (D)let you (E)down (E7)
(F#m) Like a (B)fool, I (E)fell in love with (A)you (F#m) you turned my (B)whole world up(E)side down (A)
Chorus -
Layla, (Dm) (Bb) you've (C)got me on my (Dm)knees. Layla, (Dm) (Bb) I'm (C)begging, darling (Dm)please
Layla, (Dm) (Bb) (C)darling won't you (Dm)ease my worried (Dm)mind (Bb) (C) (A) (C)
Verse 3 -
|C#m7 - - - |G#7 - - - |C#m7 - C D |E -E7 - - |
|F#m - B - |E - A - |F#m - B - |E -A- - |
(C#m7) Let's make the best of the situ(G#7)ation (C#m7) before I (C)finally (D)go in(E)sane (E7)
(F#m) Please don't (B)say we'll (E)never find a (A)way (F#m) tell me (B)all my love's in (E)vain (A)
Chorus -
Layla, (Dm) (Bb) you've (C)got me on my (Dm)knees. Layla, (Dm) (Bb) I'm (C)begging, darling (Dm)please
Layla, (Dm) (Bb) (C)darling won't you (Dm)ease my worried (Dm)mind (Bb) (C)
Layla, (Dm) (Bb) you've (C)got me on my (Dm)knees. Layla, (Dm) (Bb) I'm (C)begging, darling (Dm)please
Layla, (Dm) (Bb) (C)darling won't you (Dm)ease my worried (Dm)mind (Bb) (C)
Solo -
Ending -
Layla, (Dm) (Bb) you've (C)got me on my (Dm)knees. Layla, (Dm) (Bb) I'm (C)begging, darling (Dm)please
Layla, (Dm) (Bb) (C)darling won't you ease my worried (Dm)mind
Final Chord Strum: Dm
Layla Videos
Layla Lyrics
What'll you do when you get lonely
And nobody's waiting by your side?
You've been running and hiding much too long.
You know it's just your foolish pride.
Layla, you've got me on my knees.
Layla, I'm begging, darling please.
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind.
I tried to give you consolation
When your old man had let you down.
Like a fool, I fell in love with you,
Turned my whole world upside down.
Layla, you've got me on my knees.
Layla, I'm begging, darling please.
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind.
Let's make the best of the situation
Before I finally go insane.
Please don't say we'll never find a way
And tell me all my love's in vain.
Layla, you've got me on my knees.
Layla, I'm begging, darling please.
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind.
Layla, you've got me on my knees.
Layla, I'm begging, darling please.
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind.
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