Intro 2x: A

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