{"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":2728335,"song":"Lay Me Down","artist":"Andrew Peterson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11530269-lay-me-down-chords-by-andrew-peterson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2728335?type=chord","rating":4.7092,"votes":5,"content":"|=measure bar line\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n|[ch]Esus[/ch]    |[ch]Amaj9[/ch]    |[ch]C#m7[/ch]  [ch]B7sus[/ch]  |[ch]Amaj9[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]Esus/B[/ch]  |[ch]Amaj9[/ch]    |[ch]C#m7[/ch]  [ch]B7sus[/ch]  |[ch]Amaj9[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                                  [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nWell I suppose you could lay me down to die in Illinois[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]Bsus[/ch]              [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nBury me beneath the rows of corn[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nOr in between the maple trees I climbed on as a boy[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]Bsus[/ch]          [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nOr in the land of Lincoln I was born[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C2[/ch]\r\nOh and I recall we rode the combines in the fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C/E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd there comes a time for gathering the harvest after all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A2[/ch]                  [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nWhen you lay me down to die   I'll miss my boys   I'll miss my girls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus[/ch]            [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nLay me down and let me say goodbye to this world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A2[/ch]                              [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nYou can lay me anywhere oh but just remember this[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bsus[/ch]           [ch]A2[/ch]                          [ch]Esus[/ch]\r\nWhen you lay me down to die   You'll lay me down to live[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n|[ch]Esus[/ch]   |[ch]A2[/ch]      |[ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]B7sus[/ch]  |[ch]A2[/ch]    |\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nWell I asked a girl to marry me on a dock out on a lake[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]Bsus[/ch]          [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nHer babies came to life in Tennessee[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nAnd the music of the mountains is still keeping me awake[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C#m[/ch]             [ch]Bsus[/ch]          [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nYeah but everything that rises falls asleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C2[/ch]\r\nWe are not alone  we are more than flesh and bone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C/E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhat is seen will pass away  what is not is goin' home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A2[/ch]                  [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nWhen you lay me down to die   I'll miss my boys   I'll miss my girls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bsus[/ch]            [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nLay me down and let me say goodbye to this world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A2[/ch]                         [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nYou can lay me anywhere oh but just remember this[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bsus[/ch]\r\nWhen you lay me down to die...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C#m[/ch]                        [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nI'll open up my eyes onto skies I've never known[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]B2/D#[/ch]\r\nAnd the place where I belong and I realize[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A2/C#[/ch]           [ch]C2[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHis love is just another word for home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nWell I believe in the holy shores of uncreated light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                [ch]Bsus[/ch]         [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nI believe there is power in the blood[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                                     [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nAnd all of the death that ever was if you set it next to life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]               [ch]B2/D#[/ch]          [ch]A2/E[/ch]\r\nI believe it would barely fill a cup[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#m[/ch]                 [ch]Bsus[/ch]         [ch]A2[/ch]\r\nYeah cause I believe there is power in the blood[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Final Chorus]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C2[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen you lay me down to die  so long boys   so long girls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C2[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLay me down and let me say goodbye to this world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A2[/ch]                         [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nYou can lay me anywhere oh but just remember this[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bsus[/ch]           [ch]A2[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen you lay me down to die  you'll lay me down to live[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n|[ch]E[/ch]     |[ch]A2[/ch]     |[ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]Bsus[/ch]  |[ch]A2[/ch]     | x3","plain_text":"|=measure bar line\n\n[Intro]\n|Esus    |Amaj9    |C#m7  B7sus  |Amaj9   |\n|Esus/B  |Amaj9    |C#m7  B7sus  |Amaj9   |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n|Esus   |A2      |C#m  B7sus  |A2    |\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Final Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n|E     |A2     |C#m  Bsus  |A2     | 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