Larry Fleet – Layaway Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Larry Fleet – Layaway Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Layaway chords by Larry Fleet on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

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Intro]
Dm
F  Bb  C  Dm
F  Bb  C  F

[Verse]
    F
My feet get wet every
  Bb
 time it rains
          C
From the holes in the
             Dm
soles of my old Red Wings
 F
Truck needs tires
 Bb
House needs paint
C                  F
But they're gonna have to wait
    F
If she's cutting coupons,
  Bb
 I'm cutting back
 C
Workin' overtime lunch
         Dm
 takin' lunch in a sack
 F
Bills get checks and
  Bb
 groceries get cash
       C               F
Ain't much left after that
[Chorus]
              F
For a little boy with
    Bb        C
His eye on a brand
             Dm
 new rod and reel
               F
Have a little girl
           Bb
with her heart set
      C
On a dollhouse that
          F
I can't build

         F
Oh, the life's still good
      Bb
and God's still great
    C
To walk in here every
  Dm
 other Friday
     F
And put a little more down,
 Bb                 C
 put a little more down
F
On layaway
F  Bb  C   F

[Verse]
   F
A dog-eared page in
    Bb
 a magazine
       C
Where she was flippin'
                   Dm
 through it lookin' at a ring
   F
I doubled the size of
     Bb
the one she got on
     C                    F
But that ain't sayin' much

     F
She never asked for it
     Bb
She knows we can't afford it
   C
To me right now,
              Dm
there ain't nothin'
more important
      F
Than havin' that rock in

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    Bb
 my dip can pocket
     C                   F
And lightin' her up one day
                           C
Yeah, so put it on layaway

[Chorus]
                F
I got a little boy with
    Bb        C
His eye on a brand new
         Dm7
 rod and reel
               F
Have a little girl with
      Bb
 her heart set
      C
On a dollhouse that
          F
I can't build

         F
Oh, the life's still good
      Bb
 and God's still great
    C
To walk in here every
  Dm
other Friday
     F
And put a little more down,
  Bb                 C
 put a little more down
F
On layaway

[Instrument]
F  Bb  C  Dm7
F  Bb  C  F

[Bridge]
               F
You know it's hard to
            Bb
save for a rainy day
             C
When you're trying to keep
                      Dm
 your head above the water
     F
But it'll all be worth
           Bb
it when I see her face
          C
When she see's this
         F
 ring I bought her

[Chorus]
               F
And my little boy when
    Bb
 I hand him
   C                 Dm
A brand new rod and reel
               F
And my little girl when
     Bb            C
She walks in on a dollhouse
               F
 that I can't build

         F
Oh, the life's so good
      Bb
 and God's so great
    C
To walk in there
      Dm
this past Friday
     F
And put a little more down,
  Bb                    C
 I don't owe a dime noooow
F
On layaway
F  Bb  C

[Outro]
    Dm                    F
And I don't owe a dime now
     Bb              C
And it's all mine now
   F
I bought it on layaway
F  Bb  C  Dm
F  Bb  C  F

How to play Layaway: key, chords and progression

Layaway by Larry Fleet is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 5 chords: Dm, F, Bb, C and Dm7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – Bb – C – F (I – IV – V – I in F major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, C, F, G, Am7 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C

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Layaway chords: questions

What key is Layaway in?

Layaway by Larry Fleet is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Layaway?

Layaway uses 5 chords: Dm, F, Bb, C, Dm7.

What is the chord progression of Layaway?

The main progression is F – Bb – C – F (I – IV – V – I), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk.

Is Layaway easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, C, F, G, Am7 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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