Layla
Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton
Unplugged
1992

Obviously, this is a classic.  I'm sure a lot of you will try this, so enjoy it!
I don't have any of Clapton's solos because they are too hard, but here's the basic
song.  A little known fact: this song was written about Clapton's forbidden love.
Who was this forbidden love?  His best friend George Harrison's (read Beatles)
wife!  Now doesn't that suck?  Keep playin' guys!

Lyrics

Here's the intro.  The first line is repeated several times,
then Clapton solos over it, then the second line goes into the verse:

         Dm        Bb      C         Dm
   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------3-|---3---3---3-3-5-|---5-5-3-------3-|
G:-------2-|---2---3---3-3-5-|---5-5-2-------2-|
D:-------0-|-----------3-3---|-------0-------0-|
A:-0h3-----|-----3-1-------3-|---3-3---0h3-----|
E:---------|-----------------|-----------------|


         Bb      C           A   C
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|
B:---3---3---3-3-5-|---5-5-----------|
G:---2---3---3-3-5-|---5-5-----------|
D:-----------3-3---|---------2---5---|
A:-----3-1-------3-|---3-3---0---3---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|

The verses look like this:

     What will...    lonely              When no one's...side
   C#m7              G#7               C#m7    C   D     E7
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-4---|-4---4-----------|-----0-----0-0---|
B:---5-5---5-5-5-5-|-----4-4-4-4-4---|-5---5---5---7---|-----0-3---3-3---|
G:---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-----5-5-5-5-5---|-4---4---5---7---|---1---1---1-1---|
D:---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-----4-4-4-4-4---|-6---6---5---7---|-2-----2---------|
A:-4-----------4---|-----6-6-6-6-6-4-|-----4---3---5---|-2-----2---------|
E:-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-0-------------2-|


     You've been...  hidin' much...      You know it's...pride   Layla
   F#m     B         E       A         F#m     B         E       A
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-2---2-----------|-0---0-----------|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0-------|
B:-2---2---4---4---|-0---0---2---2---|-2---2---4---4---|-0---0---2-------|
G:-2---2---4---4---|-1---1---2---2---|-2---2---4---4---|-1---1---2-------|
D:-4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2---|-4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2-------|
A:-4---4-2-2---2---|-2---2-0-0---0---|-4---4-2-2---2---|-2---2-0-0-------|
E:-2---2---------0-|-0---0---------2-|-2---2---------0-|-0---0-----------|


The chorus is just the intro tab again.  The solo
is also over the intro.  Someday I will figure out
the solos and put them up.

LYRICS:

What'll you do when you get lonely
And nobody's waiting by your side
You've been running and hiding much too long
You know it's just your foolish pride

CHORUS
Layla
You've got me on my knees
Layla
I'm begging darling please
Layla
Darling won't you ease my worried mind


I tried to give you consolation
When your old man had let you down
Like a fool I fell in love with you
You turned my whole world upside down

CHORUS

Let's make the best of the situation
Before I finally go insane
Please don't say we'll never find a way
And tell me all my love's in vain

CHORUS 2x