Layla Acoustic Live tab by Eric Clapton

Performance: Live version from "Unplugged"

INTRO:

Dm  Bb  C  Dm  (x5)
Dm  Bb  C  A  C




(Riff 1)
    D5      Bb5 Bb     C    D5        Dm  Bb5 Bb     C   C5 D5
e|----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|--1-------------------|----------------------|
B|----------|--------------3--3-----|--5--5--5----------------|--3----------3--3-----|--5-------------------|
G|-------2--|--------------3--3-----|--5--5--5--2----------2--|--2----------3--3-----|--5--------2----------|
D|-------0--|---0-----3----3--3-----|--5--5--5--0----------0--|--------3----3--3-----|--5-----5--0---------0|
A|-0--3-----|------3--1----1--1--3--|--3--3--3-------0--3-----|-----3--1----1--1--x--|--3--0--3------0--3---|
E|----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

(Solo 1)
 C5    D5         Dm    Bb
e|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------5--6--|--5h6h5---5-6--5---------5--6/-8--|
G|-------------------7--------|--------7---------7~--------------|
D|--5--5--5--7----7-----------|----------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--5----------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------------|

 C5     D5            Dm         Bb
e|-----------------------8------------|--10-12-10h12h10-----10------------------------------|
B|----6--8/-10----8--10-------10--13--|-----------------13------13--10------10--------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------12------12--12h-10--|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

 C5    D5          Dm     Bb            C     A  C
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------5--6--5--|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|--9--10--9---------7-----------|--7-----7-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------7--------------|-----7-----7/-5----3-----3/5-3--|--------0--------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------5---------|--5--3-------0----3----|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|




Verse 1:

C#m7               G#7
What_ will you do__ when you get lonely__?
C#m7     C*   D    E   E7
With no_one_ waiting by your side__
F#m     B       E         A
You've been running_  and hiding much too long__
F#m      B         E      A (hold)
You know it's just your foolish pride__
Lay___la_


Chorus:
(Riff 1)
Dm    Bb     C        Dm
        You_ got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm    Bb     C          Dm
        I'm_ beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__
Lay__la
Dm    Bb     C          Dm
           Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm  Bb  C  A  C


Verse 2:

C#m7            G#7
Tried_ to give_ you_ consola_tion
C#m7     C*     D    E   E7
Your__ old_ man__ won't let_ you down__
F#m    B     E         A
Like_ a_ fool__
I fell_ in love with you__
F#m        B          E      A (hold)
You_ turned_ the_ whole_ world_ upside down__    Lay___la


Chorus:
(Riff 1)
Dm    Bb     C        Dm
        You_ got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm    Bb     C          Dm
        I'm_ beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__
Lay__la
Dm    Bb     C          Dm
           Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind
Dm  Bb  C  A  C


Verse 3:

C#m7                G#7
Let's make the best_ of the sit_u_a_tion__
C#m7   C    D   E   E7
Before I fin'lly_ go_ insane__
F#m       B       E       A
Please_ don't_ say__  we'll never_ find a way__
F#m      B        E      A (hold)
And tell_ me all my loves in vain__    Lay___la


Chorus 2:
(Riff 1)
Dm    Bb     C        Dm
           Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm    Bb     C          Dm
           Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__
Layla
Dm    Bb     C          Dm
           Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm    Bb     C        Dm
                       Lay__la_
Dm    Bb     C        Dm
           Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm    Bb     C          Dm
           Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ PLEASE__
LAY__LA
Dm    Bb     C          Dm
           Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm    Bb     C          Dm


Solo:

Dm  Bb  C  Dm  (x7)


Solo 2:

 C    Dm           C Bb         C       Dm
e|----------------5~-5~----|--5~-5~-5~----5~------------|------------------------------7/|
B|--5--5--5--3----6~-6~----|--6~-6~-6~----6~------------|------------------------------9/|
G|--5--5--5--2----------7--|-----------7-------7--5-----|--------------------------------|
D|--5--5--5--0-------------|-------------------------7--|--6--5/-3--5--3-------3---------|
A|--3--3--3----------------|----------------------------|-----------------5~------5--x---|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|

             C Bb          C         Dm
e|--8---8---8------8---8------8---8------8---8---|-----8---8------8---8-------8--10----------|
B|--10--10--10--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--|--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--10-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12b-12--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

       C    Bb                C        Dm
e|--------------------------10-12-10h12h10-----10------|----------------------------------------|
B|------------------10--13-----------------13------13--|--10------10--10--10----11----10--------|
G|--10------10--12-------------------------------------|------12----------------------------12--|
D|------12---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

     C  Bb         C        Dm
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--5-6-5h6h5----------------------------|
G|--10--9----7h-9--7~---5-----7--|------------7--5-----------------------|
D|-------------------------7-----|------------------7--6--5--3--5--3-----|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------5/-|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

   C  Bb          C        Dm
e|------13~-10~-----------10--|--12--10/-12--10----------------------|
B|--------------------13------|------------------13----10------10~---|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------13--------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

      C  Bb         C       Dm
e|----10------13~-10~-------------|----15h-13--15--15--13~-------------|
B|--------10----------------13----|--------------------------------15--|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------14------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

        C  Bb          C        Dm
e|--12--13/-15----13--15--x----12--13----|--10------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------13--10----------13------10--------------|
G|---------------------------------------|--------------12--10------12~-----12--10------|
D|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------12--|
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

      C Bb             C     Dm
e|--10----------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--10---------10------10~--------------|-------------------------|
G|--10----9----9h--10--9~----9h-10------|----5--------------------|
D|----------------------------------12--|-------7--6--5--3~-------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|


Chorus:

Dm    Bb     C        Dm
                       Lay__la_
Dm    Bb     C        Dm
           Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm    Bb     C          Dm
           Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__
Layla
Dm    Bb     C          Dm
           Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__

Dm    Bb     C        Dm
                       Lay__la_
Dm    Bb     C        Dm
           Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm    Bb     C          Dm
           Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__
Layla
Dm    Bb     C               Dm
           Dar__lin'_ won't you ease__my_ wor__ried__mind___


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| /  Slide up
| h  Hummer-on
| ~  Vibrato
| x  Dead note
| b  Bend
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