{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2178051,"song":"Lay My Burden Down","artist":"Alison Krauss & Union Station","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11466479-lay-my-burden-down-chords-by-alison-krauss-union-station/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2178051?type=chord","rating":4.54619,"votes":17,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGonna lay my burden down[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLay my body in the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus2[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Cold  clay against my skin[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I don't care at all[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCan't seem to find my piece of mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo with the earth I'll lay entwined[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus2[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSix    feet underground[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy feet are warm and dry[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Asus4[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen I get to the other side[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Asus2[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'll put your picture way up high[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Asus4[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I'm not coming back to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Asus2[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's just too far[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf I was cast off on the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWould you come and look for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bsus2[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOr would  you just let me sink[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBeneath the waves so blue[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat if I had learned to fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFly all night till day drew nigh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus2[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTouch  down upon a branch and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nScan the crowd for you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Asus4[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen I touch my feet on the land[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Asus2[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'll kiss your lips and take your hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Asus4[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut you know I'm not here to stay[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Asus2[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's just too far[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDarling can't you hear me cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMy bones are broke, my tongue is tied[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe moon is swaying back and forth[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAgainst the navy sky is all I can see[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMy body is trembling on my knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust have a little mercy on me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRun away and hide[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I sleep the angels sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I cannot hear a thing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus2[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEyes  close dreaming of the[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBetter days gone by[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I wake the trumpets play[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm standing at the gates[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus2[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFall  down and joy[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI know my race has just been won[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Asus4[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young my momma would say[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Asus2[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell life is hard, but that's OK[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Asus4[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf you can make it through the day[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Asus2[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's not that far[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo, it's not that far[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]","chords":["A","G","D","Bsus2","Bm","C","Asus4","Asus2","Am","F","Bb","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Asus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,0,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,0,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}