Layla Acoustic Live Chords

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Chords

C#m

G#7

F#m

C/E

Bb7

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Layla - Eric Clapton
 
 
[Intro]
 
Am   Dm  Bb     C      Dm
Am   Dm  Bb     C      Dm
Am   Dm  Bb     C      Dm
Am       Dm   Bb   C
 
 
[Verse]
 
C#m                             G#7
  What will you do when you get lonely
C#m           C       D       E    E7
  With nobody waiting by your side
F#m           B           E               A
  You've been running and hiding much too long,
F#m             B                 E
  You know it's just your foolish pride.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am   Dm  Bb     C            Dm
Lay--la,    you got me on my knees.
Am   Dm  Bb     C               Dm
Lay--la,    I'm begging darling please.
Am   Dm  Bb     C                 Dm
Lay--la,        darling won't you ease my 
Am       Dm   Bb   C   (Am)
 worried mind.
 
 
[Verse]
 
C#m                      G#7
  Tried to give you consolation,
C#m            C         D       E    E7
  And your old man won't let you down
F#m      B       E                 A
  Like a fool, I fell in love with you,
F#m          B                  E
  Turned the whole world upside down
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am   Dm  Bb     C            Dm
Lay--la,    you got me on my knees.
Am   Dm  Bb     C               Dm
Lay--la,    I'm begging darling please.
Am   Dm  Bb     C                 Dm
Lay--la,        darling won't you ease my 
Am       Dm   Bb   C   (Am)
 worried mind.
 
 
[Verse]
 
C#m                              G#7
  Let's make the best of the situation
C#m        C       D    E    E7
  Before I fin'lly go insane.
F#m            B         E            A
  Please don't say we'll never find a way
F#m           B               E
  And tell me all my loves in vain
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am   Dm  Bb     C            Dm
Lay--la,    you got me on my knees.
Am   Dm  Bb     C               Dm
Lay--la,    I'm begging darling please.
Am   Dm  Bb     C                 Dm
Lay--la,        darling won't you ease my 
Am       Dm   Bb   C   Dm
 worried mind.
 
 
[Solo]
 
Am   Dm  Bb     C      Dm
Am   Dm  Bb     C      Dm
Am   Dm  Bb     C      Dm
Am       Dm   Bb   C
 
 
[Outro]
 
C/E  |F   |F   |C   |C/E  |F   |F   |Bb7  |Bb7  |C   |C
C/E  |F   |F   |C   |C/E  |F   |F   |Bb7  |Bb7  |C   |C
Am   |Dm   |G   |C    |Am   |D7   |G   |G
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Layla – Eric Clapton

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10 comments

i think its an A major chord instead of the A minor

Just a suggestion for playing the outro on solo acoustic: for section one, instead of playing F for two measures, play F/C for one measure and Fmin/C for the second measure. It's an easy way to mimic the piano part, and it makes the performance more interesting than just banging out a major chord for two measures.

Amaj instead of minor, other than that very good chords.