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I'd Love To Lay You Down chords by Conway Twitty (Official Version)

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D
A7
G
C
G7
F
Bb
F7
Eb

Intro 1

D

D

Verse 1
D 
There's a lot of ways of saying
what I want to say to you
A7 
There's songs and poems and promises
G 
D 
and dreams that might come true
But I won't talk of starry skies
or moonlight on the ground
A7 
I'll come right out and tell you
G 
D 
I'd just love to lay you down

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Chorus 1

D

Lay you down and softly whisper

pretty love words in your ear

A7

Lay you down and tell you all the things

G

D

a woman loves to hear

I'll let you know how much it means

just having you around

A7

D

Oh darlin' how I'd love to lay you down

Verse 2
D 
There's so many ways your sweet love
made this house into a home
A7 
G 
You've got a way of doing little things
D 
that turn me on
Like standing in the kitchen
in your faded cotton gown
A7 
With your hair all up in curlers
G 
D 
I still love to lay you down

Chorus 2
D 
Lay you down and softly whisper
pretty love words in your ear
A7 
Lay you down and tell you all the things
G 
D 
a woman loves to hear
I'll let you know how much it means
just having you around
A7 
D 
Oh darlin' how I'd love to lay you down

Verse 3
D 
When a whole lot of Decembers
are showin' in your face
A7 
Your auburn hair has faded
G 
D 
and silver takes its place
You'll be just as lovely and I'll still be around
A7 
And if I can I know
G 
D 
that I'd still love to lay you down

Chorus 3
D 
Lay you down and softly whisper
pretty love words in your ear
A7 
Lay you down and tell you all the things
G 
D 
a woman loves to hear
I'll let you know how much it means
just having you around
A7 
D 
Oh darlin' how I'd love to lay you down

Chorus 4
C 
Lay you down and softly whisper
pretty love words in your ear
G7 
Lay you down and tell you all the things
F 
C 
my woman loves to hear
I'll let you know how much it means
just having you around
G7 
C 
Oh darlin' how I'd love to lay you down

Chorus 5
Bb 
Lay you down and softly whisper
pretty love words in your ear
F7 
Lay you down and tell you all the things
Eb 
Bb 
my woman loves to hear
I'll let you know how much it means
just having you around
F7 
Bb 
Oh darlin' how I'd love to lay you down
[Fade out]

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D
A7
G
C
G7
F
Bb
F7
Eb

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: D majorBPM: 82

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x

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This is the definitive original version of I'd Love To Lay You Down by Conway Twitty, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Conway Twitty's performance.

I'd Love To Lay You Down

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