Layla (chromatic)

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

LAYLA
By: Eric Clapton & Jim Gordon
Key: F, Gb


 -3   -3  -3  -3  -3   3  -2    3  -3 
What will you do when you get lone-ly? 
 -1  -3 -3 -3   3  -2  -2   3   -2
with no-bod-y wait-ing by your side? 
  3     3    3   3 
You’ve been run-ning 
 3  -3  -3   -3   3  3 -1
and hid-ing much too long. 
-1    3    3   3    3   -3 3 -2   -2  
You know it’s just your fool-ish pride. 

-3* -2*-1*-2*  3* 3* 3* 3*  -3*  
Lay- la, you got me on my knees, 
-3*-2*-1*-2*  3*  3*   3*  3*   -1* 
Lay- la, I’m beg-ging dar-ling please, 
-3*-2*-1* 3*  3*    3*   3*  3* 
Lay- la, Dar-ling won’t you ease 
-2*-2*  3*  -1*
my wor-ried mind. 

 -3   -3  -3  -3   3  -2  3  -3
Tried to give you con-so-la-tion, 
 -3  -3   3   -2   -2   3   -2
your old man won’t let you down. 
  3  3   3   3  -3  -3  -3    3  3-1
Like a fool, I fell in love with you, 
 -1 3   3    3     3  -33  -2   -2
turned the whole world up-side down. 

-3*-2*-1*-2*  3* 3* 3* 3*  -3*  
Lay- la, you got me on my knees, 
-3*-2*-1*-2*  3*  3*   3*  3*   -1* 
Lay- la, I’m beg-ging dar-ling please, 
-3*-2*-1* 3*  3*    3*   3*  3* 
Lay- la, Dar-ling won’t you ease 
-2*-2*  3*  -1*
my wor-ried mind. 

 -3    -3  -3   -3  -3  3  -2 -2 3  -3
Let’s make the best of the sit-u-a-tion, 
-1  -3 -3 -3  3  -2 -2 3   -2
be-fore I fi-nal-ly go in-sane. 
   3     3    3    3   -3  -3  -3  3 3-1
Please don’t say we’ll nev-er find a way. 
-1    3  3   3  3  -3 3   -2  -2
and tell me all my love’s in vain. 

-3*-2*-1*-2*  3* 3* 3* 3*  -3*  
Lay- la, you got me on my knees, 
-3*-2*-1*-2*  3*  3*   3*  3*   -1* 
Lay- la, I’m beg-ging dar-ling please, 
-3*-2*-1* 3*  3*    3*   3*  3* 
Lay- la, Dar-ling won’t you ease 
-2*-2*  3*  -1*
my wor-ried mind.

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