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Lay Down, Stay Down

(Blackmore/Coverdale/Lord/Paice)

From "Burn", 1974

Normal tuning 
riff1A: guitar1 
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Riff1B: guitar2 
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fill1: 
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intro: 
riff1A+riff1B 
fill1 


Riff2 
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riff3 
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Verse1: 
1x riff2: 

I don't care if my lady's gone 
as long as you give me just what I want 
I've been losin' my direction 

1x riff3: 
got to find a new connection 

fill1 

Verse2: 
1x riff2: 

You have wasted the love I tasted 
now I'm really gettin' hungry more and more 
Been a long time ,had a bad sign 

1x riff3: 
Tell me what am I fighting for? 

riff4: 
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Chorus: 
riff4: 
Let me know you feel it 
you now I really need it 
Keep on pushin' for more 
riff3: 
Lay down, stay down 

riff4: 
I got something to find 
there's one thing I really need 
I'm gonna tell you right now 
riff3: 
Lay down, stay down 

Riff1A+riff1B 
fill1 

Verse3 
riff2: 
Lookin' for trouble, I guess that's right 
When I was young I was taught to fight 
It's been long gone since I had known 
riff3: 
Now I'm headin' for some more 

Chorus: 
riff4: 
Let me know you feel it 
you now I really need it 
Keep on pushin' for more 
riff3: 
Lay down, stay down 

riff4: 
I got something to find 
there's one thing I really need 
I'm gonna tell you right now 
riff3: 
Lay down, stay down 

Riff1A+riff1B 
solo 

Chorus: 
riff4: 
Let me know you feel it 
you now I really need it 
Keep on pushin' for more 
riff3: 
Lay down, stay down 

riff4: 
I got something to find 
there's one thing I really need 
I'm gonna tell you right now 
riff3: 
Lay down, stay down 

Riff5:Dramatic ritard............................. 
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Transcribed by Andrew