Duran Duran - Lay Lady Lay: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Lay Lady Lay" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Lay Lady Lay Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Duran Duran

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Lay Lady Lay" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
D         A/C# C
Lay lady lay
       Em           D   A/C# C Em
Lay across my big brass bed - x2

A         Bm            D
Whatever colors you have in your mind
I show them to you and you see them shine

Chorus:
Lay lady lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Stay lady stay
Stay with your man a while
Until the break of day
Let me see you make him smile

His clothes are dirty but his
His hands are clean
And you are the best thing
That he's ever seen

Chorus:
Stay lady stay
Stay with your man a while

F#m                                     D
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it, too
Why wait any longer for the one you love
            F#m                Em
When he's standing in front of you

Chorus:
Lay lady lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Stay lady stay
Stay while the night is still ahead

I long to see you in the morning light
I long to reach for you in the night

Stay lady stay
Stay while the night is still ahead
Lay lady lay
Stay
Stay


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Lay Lady Lay" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lay Lady Lay" by Duran Duran.

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