I was n’t jeal ous be fore we met,
now ev ’ry wom an I see is a po (C)ten tial threat,
and I’m pos ses sive, it is n’t nice,
you’ve heard me say ing that smok ing was my (C)on ly vice.
But (Dm)now it is n’t true,
now (A7)ev ’ry thing is new
and (Dm)all I’ve learned has (C)o ver turned, I (Dm)beg of you:
(Dm)Don’t go (Dm)shar ing your de (Bb)vo
(A)tion,
(Dm)lay all your (Gm)love (C)on (F)me.
It was like shoot ing a sit ting duck,
a lit tle small talk, a smile and, ba by, (C)I was stuck.
I still don’t know what you’ve done with me,
a grown up wom an should nev er fall so (C)eas i ly.
I (Dm)feel a kind of fear
when (A7)I don’t have you near,
un (Dm)sat is fied I (C)skip my pride, I (Dm)beg you, dear:
(Dm)Don’t go (Dm)shar ing your de (Bb)vo
(A)tion,
(Dm)lay all your (Gm)love (C)on (F)me.
(Dm)Don’t go shar ing your de (Bb)vo
(A)tion,
(Dm)lay all your (Gm)love (C)on (F)me.
(Dm)Don’t go shar ing your de (Bb)vo
(A)tion,
(Dm)lay all your (Gm)love (C)on (F)me.
(Dm)Don’t go wast ing your e (Bb)mo
(A)tion,
(Dm)lay all your (Gm)love (C)on (F)me.
This page shows “Lay All Your Love On Me” by ABBA in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 120 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.