Lay It On The Line

[Intro]
| Am9 | D9 | Am9 | D9 |
| Am9 | D9 | Am9 | D9 |

[Verse 1]
Am9                        D9
   It's the same old story all over again
Am9                      D9
   You turn a lover into just another friend
Am            C/G
  I wanna love   you
  D9/F#              Dsus2
I wanna make you mine
         F       G          Am
Won't you lay it on the line

[Verse 2]
Am                        Fmaj7
  I'm tired of playin your     foolish games
Am                           Fmaj7
  I'm tired of all your lies makin me insane
Am           C/G             D9/F#              Dsus2
  I don't ask   for much the truth will do just fine
         F       G          Am
Won't you lay it on the line

[Chorus]
F5       G5         A5
  Lay it on the line
F5       G5         A5 G5
  Lay it on the line
F5       G5         F5
  Lay it on the line
               A5
Don't waste my time

[Break]
| F5 | A5 | F5 |

[Verse 3]
Am                Fmaj7               Dm
  You got no right     to make me wait
Am                      Fmaj7                Dm
  We better talk girl before it gets too late
Am         C/G             D9/F#         Dsus2
  I never ever thought you could be so unkind
         F       G          Am
Won't you lay it on the line

[Chorus]
F5       G5         A5
  Lay it on the line
F5       G5         A5 G5
  Lay it on the line
F5       G5         F5
  Lay it on the line
               A5
Don't waste my time

[Solo]
                                         | F5 -   -  -   |
| A5 - - - | F5 -   -    - | Dm    - G - | C  G/B Am C/G |
| F  - E - | Am G/B A/C# - | Dm    - G - | C  G/B Am C/G |
| F  - E - | Am -   C/G  - | D9/F# - F G | Am -   C  -   |
| D  - F G |

[Verse 4]
Am
  You know I love you,
Fmaj7              Dm
     you know it's true
Am
  It's up to you, girl,
    Fmaj7                Dm
now what have I got to do
Am                 C/G
  Don't hold me up,   girl,
      D9/F#                 Dsus2
don't waste my precious time
         F       G          Am
Won't you lay it on the line

[Chorus]
F5       G5         A5 G5
  Lay it on the line
F5       G5         A5                    G5
  Lay it on the line  (lay it on the line)
F5       G5         A5                  G5
  Lay it on the line  (don't hold me up girl)
F5       G5         A5     G5 F5
  Lay it on the line  (no!)

[Outro (Fade Out)]
       G5         A5
Lay it on the line  (lay it on the line,
G5     F5
  girl)
       G5         A5
Lay it on the line  (oh,
                 G5 F5
don't hold me up)
       G5         A5                    G5 F5
Lay it on the line  (lay it on the line)
       G5         A5 G5 F5
Lay it on the line
       G5
Lay it on the line