Lay It Down chords by Slade

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
A beat on the drum,  (C major) 
D 
G 
D 
 (D major)  (G major) a drum on  (D major) the beat
C 
G 
D 
A change of the key  (C major)  (G major) by pinching  (D major) my seat,
ooh
G 
C 
A beat on  (G major) the drum  (C major) has
E 
D 
 (E major) got to  (D major) be there
C 
The rise in  (C major) my voice,
G 
D 
 (G major) a spring on  (D major) my chair

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Verse 2
D 
 (D major) 
C 
A ring on  (C major) the chord,
G 
C 
D 
 (G major) a chord  (C major) on  (D major) the ring
C 
A turn of  (C major) the key,
E 
C 
G 
D 
 (E major)  (C major)  (G major) the break of  (D major) a  string
G 
C 
A ring on  (G major) the chord  (C major) has
D 
got to be  (D major) here
C 
D 
G 
The rise in my  (C major) voice  (D major)  (G major) 
D 
could sound very  (D major) queer

Verse 3
D 
 (D major) 
A 
C 
Let's lay it down on the line  (A major)  (C major) 
D 
Let's lay it down while it shines  (D major) 
A 
C 
Let's lay it down while it moves  (A major)  (C major) 
D 
Let's lay it all in  (D major) the grooves
A 
C 
Let's play it back with at (A major) tack  (C major) 
Let's make the window pane crack
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 4
C 
A bend on the note,  (C major) 
G 
D 
E 
 (G major)  (D major) a note on the bend  (E major) 
D 
C 
D 
G 
The frog in  (D major) my throat  (C major)  (D major)  (G major) 
D 
goes through to  (D major) the end
G 
C 
D 
A bend on  (G major) the note  (C major) is all very  (D major) fine
C 
G 
C 
So let it hang  (C major) on  (G major) a  (C major) hell of a time
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 5
A 
Let's lay it down on the line  (A major) 
C 
D 
 (C major) Let's lay it down while  (D major) it shines
A 
C 
Let's lay it down while it moves  (A major)  (C major) 
G 
D 
Let's lay it all in  (G major) the grooves  (D major) 
A 
C 
Let's play it back with at (A major) tack  (C major) 
D 
Let's make the window pane  (D major) crack

Verse 6
D 
C 
G 
D 
C 
G 
D 
A  (D major)  (C major)  (G major)  (D major)  (C major)  (G major)  (D major) 
chase on the
G 
C 
D 
bass  (G major)  (C major)  (D major) is all very fine
C 
G 
There's only one  (C major) place  (G major) 
D 
so watch for  (D major) the sign

Verse 7
D 
 (D major) 
A 
C 
Let's lay it down on the line  (A major)  (C major) 
D 
Let's lay it down while  (D major) it shines
A 
C 
Let's lay it down while it  (A major) moves  (C major) 
D 
Let's lay it all in  (D major) the grooves
A 
C 
Let's play it back with at (A major) tack  (C major) 
D 
Let's make the window  (D major) pane crack

Verse 8
D 
 (D major) 
A 
C 
Let's lay it down on the line  (A major)  (C major) 
D 
G 
Let's lay it down while it shines  (D major)  (G major) 
D 
G 
A 
C 
 (D major) Let's lay it  (G major) down while it moves  (A major)  (C major) 
D 
G 
Let's lay it all in the grooves  (D major)  (G major) 
D 
G 
A 
C 
 (D major) Let's play it back  (G major) with at (A major) tack  (C major) 
Let's make the window