I'D JUST LOVE TO LAY YOU DOWN – Key D (BASS CHART) 
INTRO: D / A /D /A /D /A /D.. 

          D      A       D     A      D     A      D  D 
THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS OF SAYIN WHAT I WANNA SAY TO YOU 
        A         E         A     A      G     G 
THERE'S SONGS AND POEMS AND PROMISES AND DREAMS 
                D   A 
THAT MIGHT COME TRUE 
    D        A      D      A        D         A      D    A 
BUT I WON'T TALK OF STARRY SKIES OR MOONLIGHT ON THE GROUND 
     D          D       A      A  
I'LL COME RIGHT OUT AND TELL YA 
         G       G      D  A  D.. 
I'D JUST LOVE TO LAY YA DOWN 

Chorus:       D        A      D      A 
(N.C.) LAY YA DOWN AND SOFTLY WHISPER 
       D          A       D  D 
PRETTY LOVE WORDS IN YOUR EAR 
       A        E       A       A 
LAY YA DOWN AND TELL YA ALL THE THINGS 
  G     G        D   A 
A WOMAN LOVES TO HEAR 
     D       A        D       A 
I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT MEANS 
     D     A   D     A 
JUST HAVIN YOU AROUND 
   D      D       A       A      D   A  D  A  D  A  D.. 
OH DARLIN HOW I'D LOVE TO LAY YA DOWN 

                  D     A        D 
(N.C.) THERE'S SO MANY WAYS YOUR SWEET LOVE'S 
A         D      A     D   D 
MADE THIS HOUSE INTO A HOME 
       A     E      A    A      G           G       D  A 
YOU'VE GOT A WAY OF DOIN LITTLE THINGS THAT TURN ME ON 
     D       A      D       A        D     A      D    A 
LIKE STANDIN IN THE KITCHEN, IN YOUR FADED COTTON GOWN 
          D        D     A     A 
WITH YOUR HAIR ALL UP IN CURLERS 
          G       G       D / A / D... 
I'D STILL LOVE TO LAY YOU DOWN 

REPEAT Chorus 
              D 
(N.C.) WHEN A WHOLE LOT OF DECEMBERS 
    D 
ARE SHOWIN IN YOUR FACE 
     A                         G                 D... 
YOUR AUBURN HAIR HAS FADED AND SILVER TAKES IT'S PLACE 
D         A       D      A    D          A    D    A 
YOU'LL BE JUST AS LOVELY, AND I'LL STILL BE AROUND 
    D    D     A         A          G               D 
AND IF I CAN I KNOW THAT I'LL STILL LOVE TO LAY YOU DOWN 

REPEAT Chorus ONCE IN D THEN MODULTE TO ONE Chorus IN C & THEN ONE MORE IN Bb