Intro: A (2x)

G             D 
Layin' on my back 
       D           A 
In the newly mown grass 
G                D 
 Rain is coming down 
       D                    A 
But I know the clouds will pass 
D 
  You bring me tea 
                 A 
Say the babe's a-sleepin 

C           G 
 Lay down beside me 
G                 A 
Love ain't for keeping 

G                    D 
 Black ash from the foundry 
D             A 
Hangs like a hood 
G                  D 
 But the air is perfumed 
       D            A 
By the burning firewood 
D 
 The seeds are bursting 
D               A 
 The spring is seeping 

C           G 
 Lay down beside me 
G                 A 
Love ain't for keeping 
C           G 
 Lay down beside me 
G                 A 
Love ain't for keeping 

Solo: ( G D D A ) (2x) 
        D D D A 

C           G 
 Lay down beside me 
G                 A 
Love ain't for keeping 
C            G 
 Lay down my darling 
G                 A 
Love ain't for keeping