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Lay It On Me Tab by Vance Joy

Lay It On Me tab by Vance Joy

Guitar Tab

Contributed by Ingo Schneider

Chords:

  Em            Bm#5          G             C             D/F#          C/G           D/A
  6 5 4 3 2 1   6 5 4 3 2 1   6 5 4 3 2 1   6 5 4 3 2 1   6 5 4 3 2 1   6 5 4 3 2 1   6 5 4 3 2 1
  -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
  | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | 1 |   | | | | | |   | | | | 1 |   | | | | | |
  | 1 2 | | |   | 1 | | | |   | | | | | |   | | 2 | | |   1 | | 2 | |   | | 2 | | |   | | | | | |
3 | | | | | |   | | | | 3 |   2 | | | | 3   | 3 | | | |   | | | | 3 |   3 4 | | | |   | | | | 1 | 3
  | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | 2 | | |
5 | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   3 4 | | | | 5


Verse and Pre-Chorus Plucking Pattern:

   Em       Bm#5 G                              C         Bm#5  D/F#
D|-------0--------------------------------|  D|----------------------------------------|
A|-------0---3---0---------0--------------|  A|---------1---3---3-------3--------------|
F|--0--------0---0---0--2----2-0----------|  F|----0----0---0---2------2-----2---2-----|
C|----------------------------------------|  C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|  G|--3---3------2--------------------------|
D|-0--0------0---3-3---3------------------|  D|-----------------2-----2--------2-------|

Chorus Plucking Pattern:

    Em           C/G         D/A
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------0-----------1------------3----3------3----------|
F|---0-----0-0---0-----0-0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-----|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3----5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5------|

Chorus Stumming Pattern: (D = Down) (U = Up)
Em    Bm#5 G
D  Du u    u UDu UDu

C     Bm#5 G
D  Du u    u  UDu UDu



Verse 1:

   Em       Bm#5 G
         I'm So Gone
D|-------0----------------------------------|
A|-------0---3---0---------0----------------|
F|--0--------0---0---0--2----2-0------------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0------0---3-3---3--------------------|

   C            Bm#5  D/F#
   Anyone Could See that I'm wasted
D|------------------------------------------|
A|---------1---3---3-------3----------------|
F|----0----0---0---2------2-----2---2-------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|--0---0------2----------------------------|
D|-----------------2-----2--------2---------|
   Em       Bm#5 G
         You Cut Through
D|-------0----------------------------------|
A|-------0---3---0---------0----------------|
F|--0--------0---0---0--2----2-0------------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0------0---3-3---3--------------------|

   C          Bm#5  D/F#
And I just wanna know what's in your head
D|------------------------------------------|
A|---------1---3---3-------3----------------|
F|----0----0---0---2------2-----2---2-------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|--0---0------2----------------------------|
D|-----------------2-----2--------2---------|


Pre-Chorus:

   Em       Bm#5 G
         Write it on a piece of paper honey
D|-------0----------------------------------|
A|-------0---3---0---------0----------------|
F|--0--------0---0---0--2----2-0------------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0------0---3-3---3--------------------|


   C          Bm#5  D/F#

D|------------------------------------------|
A|---------1---3---3-------3----------------|
F|----0----0---0---2------2-----2---2-------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|--0---0------2----------------------------|
D|-----------------2-----2--------2---------|

   Em       Bm#5 G
         Put it in my coat before I go
D|-------0----------------------------------|
A|-------0---3---0---------0----------------|
F|--0--------0---0---0--2----2-0------------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0------0---3-3---3--------------------|

   C          Bm#5  D/F#

D|------------------------------------------|
A|---------1---3---3-------3----------------|
F|----0----0---0---2------2-----2---2-------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|--0---0------2----------------------------|
D|-----------------2-----2--------2---------|

   Em       Bm#5 G
         Hidden in a place you'll know I'll find it
D|-------0----------------------------------|
A|-------0---3---0---------0----------------|
F|--0--------0---0---0--2----2-0------------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0------0---3-3---3--------------------|

   C          Bm#5  D/F#

D|------------------------------------------|
A|---------1---3---3-------3----------------|
F|----0----0---0---2------2-----2---2-------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|--0---0------2----------------------------|
D|-----------------2-----2--------2---------|

   Em       Bm#5 G
         Later when I'm sitting all alone
D|-------0----------------------------------|
A|-------0---3---0---------0----------------|
F|--0--------0---0---0--2----2-0------------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0------0---3-3---3--------------------|

   C          Bm#5  D/F#

D|------------------------------------------|
A|---------1---3---3-------3----------------|
F|----0----0---0---2------2-----2---2-------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|--0---0------2----------------------------|
D|-----------------2-----2--------2---------|

Chorus:
   Em           C/G         D/A
    Let         Me          In           Everything starts with your
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------0-----------1------------3----3------3----------|
F|---0-----0-0---0-----0-0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-----|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3----5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5------|

   Em           C/G         D/A
    Skin        So          New          Your Love's always finding me
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------0-----------1------------3----3------3----------|
F|---0-----0-0---0-----0-0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-----|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3----5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5------|

   Em           C/G         D/A
    Out               Who am I Kidding?  If all my defenses come
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------0-----------1------------3----3------3----------|
F|---0-----0-0---0-----0-0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-----|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3----5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5------|

   Em           C/G         D/A                                     Em   Bm#5   G
    Down                Oh   Baby        Will you lay it all on me now  Go Into Strumming Chorus:
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------0-----------1------------3----3------3----------|
F|---0-----0-0---0-----0-0----0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0-----|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3----5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5------|


                  C    Bm#5    D/F#
Lay it all on me now
                  Em   Bm#5   G
Lay it all on me now
                  C    Bm#5    D/F#
Lay it all on me now


Verse 2: Verse and Pre-Chorus Plucking Pattern:

Em     Bm#5  G
  Snow comes down
C            Bm#5 D/F#
Everything is new and different
Em  Bm#5  G
  I found you
C               Bm#5  D/F#
Hidden in plain sight, why'd I take so long?


Pre-Chorus:
Em         Bm#5 G                   C   Bm#5  D/F#
  Write it on a piece of paper, honey
Em       Bm#5  G              C   Bm#5  D/F#
  Put it in my coat before I go

Chorus: Chorus Plucking Pattern:
Em C/G D/A
Let me in
                            Em C/G D/A
Everything starts at your skin, so new
                              Em C/G
Your love's always finding me ou-out
         D/A
Who am I kidding?
                         Em  C/G  D/A
If all my defences come down,  ah baby, baby
Chorus Strmming Pattern:
                           Em   Bm#5   G
Will you lay it all on me now?
                  C    Bm#5   D/F#
Lay it all on me now
                  Em   Bm#5   G
Lay it all on me now
                  C    Bm#5   D/F#
Lay it all on me now              Lay it all on me

Em Bm#5 G   |   C Bm#5 D/F#
Ooh ooh ooh
Em Bm#5 G   |   C Bm#5
Ooh ooh ooh Mmm Mmm



Chorus:                     Single Strum:
D/F#                          Em C/G
Your love's always finding me ou-out
           D/A
Who am I kidding?
                         Em  C/G  D/A
If all my defences come down, oh baby, baby
Chorus Strumming:
                           Em   Bm#5   G
Will you lay it all on me now?
                  C    Bm#5    D
Lay it all on me now
                  Em   Bm#5   G
Lay it all on me now
                  C    Bm#5    D
Lay it all on me now

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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