Laid chords by
James (Official Version)

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Key: C majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

C

Csus4

C

G

C

Csus4

C

G

C

Csus4

C

G

F

G

Verse 1
C C 
 
This bed is on fire
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
with     passionate love
C C 
 
The neighbors complain
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
about the      noises above
C C 
 
But she only comes
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
when     she's on top

Verse 2
C C 
 
My therapist said
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
not to       see you no more
C C 
 
She said you're like a disease
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
without  any cure
C C 
 
She said I'm so obsessed
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
that I'm becoming a bore, oh no
F F 
 
G G 
 
Ah, you think you're so pretty

Interlude 1

C

Csus4

C

G

C

Csus4

C

G

C

Csus4

C

G

F

G

Bridge 1
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Caught your     hand inside the till
Slammed your fingers in the door
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Fought with     kitchen knives and skewers
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Dressed me       up in women's clothes
F F 
 
Messed around with gender roles
G G 
 
Line my eyes and call me pretty

Interlude 2

C

Csus4

C

G

C

Csus4

C

G

C

Csus4

C

G

F

G

Verse 3
C C 
 
Moved out the house
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
so you      moved next door
C C 
 
I locked you out,
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
you cut a        hole in the wall
C C 
 
I found you sleeping next to me,
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I        thought I  was alone
F F 
 
You're driving me crazy,
G G 
 
when are you coming home?

Interlude 3

C

Csus4

C

G

C

Csus4

C

G

C

Csus4

C

G

Laid

F

G

Laid

Outro 1
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
C C

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC Csus4 G F

Chords

C
Csus4
G
F

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Laid by James, 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 C major. It suits players who want to learn Laid the way James intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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