Layla Uke tab by Eric Clapton

12 Chords used in the song: C#m, G#7, C, D, E, E7, F#m, B, A, Am, Dm, Bb

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Year:  1992
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4.75
(Intermediate)
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C#m chordC#m                             G#7 chordG#7
What will you do when you get lonely
C#m chordC#m C chordC D chordD E chordE E7 chordE7
With nobody waiting by your side
F#m chordF#m B chordB E chordE A chordA
You've been running and hiding much too long,
F#m chordF#m B chordB E chordE
You know it's just your foolish pride.

Am chordAm Dm chordDm Bb chordBb C chordC Dm chordDm
Lay--la, you got me on my knees.
Am chordAm Dm chordDm Bb chordBb C chordC Dm chordDm
Lay--la, I'm begging darling please.
Am chordAm Dm chordDm Bb chordBb C chordC Dm chordDm
Lay--la, darling won't you ease my
Am chordAm Dm chordDm Bb chordBb C chordC (Am chordAm)
worried mind.

C#m chordC#m G#7 chordG#7
Tried to give you consolation,
C#m chordC#m C chordC D chordD E chordE E7 chordE7
And your old man won't let you down
F#m chordF#m B chordB E chordE A chordA
Like a fool, I fell in love with you,
F#m chordF#m B chordB E chordE
Turned the whole world upside down

Am chordAm Dm chordDm Bb chordBb C chordC Dm chordDm
Lay--la, you got me on my knees.
Am chordAm Dm chordDm Bb chordBb C chordC Dm chordDm
Lay--la, I'm begging darling please.
Am chordAm Dm chordDm Bb chordBb C chordC Dm chordDm
Lay--la, darling won't you ease my
Am chordAm Dm chordDm Bb chordBb C chordC (Am chordAm)
worried mind.

C#m chordC#m G#7 chordG#7
Let's make the best of the situation
C#m chordC#m C chordC D chordD E chordE E7 chordE7
Before I fin'lly go insane.
F#m chordF#m B chordB E chordE A chordA
Please don't say we'll never find a way
F#m chordF#m B chordB E chordE
And tell me all my loves in vain

Am chordAm Dm chordDm Bb chordBb C chordC Dm chordDm
Lay--la, you got me on my knees.
Am chordAm Dm chordDm Bb chordBb C chordC Dm chordDm
Lay--la, I'm begging darling please.
Am chordAm Dm chordDm Bb chordBb C chordC Dm chordDm
Lay--la, darling won't you ease my
Am chordAm Dm chordDm Bb chordBb C chordC Dm chordDm
worried mind.

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pretty difficult, but i like it
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Olly456 avatar
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Very nice! A classic song excellently tabbed for the uke!
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It IS a good tab.
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About this song: Layla

Layla is the title track on the Derek and the Dominos album Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs, released in December 1970. It is considered one of rock music's definitive love songs, featuring an unmistakable guitar figure, played by Eric Clapton and Duane Allman, as lead-in. Its famously contrasting movements were composed separately by Clapton and Jim Gordon. Inspired by Clapton's then-unrequited love for Pattie Boyd, the wife of his friend and fellow musician George Harrison, "Layla" was unsuccessful on its initial release.

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