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Layla

Eric Clapton
All-time classics Classic rock
KeyD
Capo—
LevelHard
Transpose D 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point
DmBbCDm
DmBbCAC
  C#m7What will you do when you get Ab7lonely?
C#m7No one Cwaiting Dby your Eside E7 
F#mYou've been rBunnin' and hEiding much too lAong
F#mYou know it's jBust your foolish pEride
ALayla Dm Bb 
CGot me on my Dmknees, Layla Dm Bb 
 I'm Cbeggin' darling Dmplease, Layla Dm Bb 
CDarling won't you Dmease my worried mind? Dm Bb C A C 
  C#m7I tried to give you consoAb7lation
C#m7Your old Cman won't Dlet you Edown E7 
F#mLike a Bfool, I Efell in love with Ayou
F#mYou turned my Bwhole world upside Edown
ALayla Dm Bb 
 You've Cgot me on my Dmknees, Layla Dm Bb 
 I'm Cbeggin' darling Dmplease, Layla Dm Bb 
CDarling won't you Dmease my worried mind? Dm Bb C A C 
  C#m7Make the best of the situAb7ation
C#m7Before I Cfinally Dgo inEsane E7 
F#mPlease don't Bsay we'll Enever find a Away
F#mTell me Ball my love's in Evain
ALayla Dm Bb 
 You've Cgot me on my Dmknees, Layla Dm Bb 
 I'm Cbeggin' darling Dmplease, Layla Dm Bb 
CDarling won't you Dmease my worried mind? Dm Bb C A C 
ALayla Dm Bb 
 You've Cgot me on my Dmknees, Layla Dm Bb 
 I'm Cbeggin' darling Dmplease, Layla Dm Bb 
CDarling won't you Dmease my worried mind? Dm Bb C A C 
ALayla Dm Bb 
 You've Cgot me on my Dmknees, Layla Dm Bb 
 I'm Cbeggin' darling Dmplease, Layla Dm Bb 
CDarling won't you Dmease my worried mind? Dm Bb C A C 
ALayla Dm Bb 
 You've Cgot me on my Dmknees, Layla Dm Bb 
 I'm Cbeggin' darling Dmplease, Layla Dm Bb 
CDarling won't you Dmease my worried mind? Dm Bb C A C Dm 
End

How to play Layla chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Layla by Eric Clapton is presented in the key of D. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

The page is set up for practice as well as quick reference: adjust the text size, use auto scroll when your hands are busy, or switch to focus mode for a cleaner playing view. The published arrangement uses 11 distinct chord shapes, including Dm, Bb, C, A, C#m7, Ab7 and others. You can also explore related material through All-time classics, Classic rock.