Lay it down chords by Roy Orbison

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 (E minor) You  can

Verse 1
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take it  (E major) to the  (A major) country you can take it  (D major) to town
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 (E major) Take it on the run  (A major) in the  (D major) back of some car
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 (G major) Take  (E minor) it too far  (E major)  (A major) if you
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leave it  (D major) all around
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 (E major) Someday you're gonna lose
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 (A major) it baby  (D major) now now
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You  (G major) better  (E minor) lay  it down  (A major) 
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 (E major) Right where  (D major) I  can see it  (G major) 
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 (E minor) Lay  it down  (D major)  (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 
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You  (G major) gotta  (E minor) lay  it down  (D major) 
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 (E major) Show  (E minor)  (E major) me that  (D major)  (A major) you mean  (D major)  (G major) it
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 (E minor) Lay  it down  (D major)  (E major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (A major) You can see  (E major) it on fire  (A major) you
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can  (D major) burn it to the ground
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 (E major) You can take it down to hell
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and  (A major) back to  (D major) heaven again
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But  (G major)  (E minor) I    won't take it  (E major) back
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 (A major) if you  (D major) leave it all around
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 (E major) To all the king horses  (A major) and
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all  (D major) the king s men
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You bet (G major) ter lay  (E minor) it down  (D major) 
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 (E major) Right where  (D major) I  can see it
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 (G major) Lay  (E minor) it down  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major) 
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 (G major) You gotta lay  (E minor) it  (D major)  (E major)  (E minor) 
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 (E major) downshow me that  (D major) you mean it
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 (G major) Lay  (E minor) it down  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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You can take it to the coun (D major) 
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 (A major) try take  (D major) it to town
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 (E major) You can take it too far  (D major)  (A major) if
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you leave  (D major) it all around
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 (E minor) You  (G major) better lay  (E minor) it down  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 
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Right where  (D major) I  can  (A major) see  (D major) it  (E minor) 
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Lay it down  (D major)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor) 
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Lay it down  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 
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 (G major) Lay  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (D major) 
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 (G major)  (E minor) it   down
Show me that you mean it