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I have no idea what the other version of this tab is about, maybe there is more 
than one version of the song. I sat down with the "Lonesome, On'ry and Mean" album 
and came up with this. It's my first tab, but I think it at least will give you 
the basic structure and chords of the song.
Artist: Waylon Jennings
Song: Lay Me Down
Verse:
	TravelinCg down on differenEmt roads
	Trying hFard to leave tGhe load
	CWe take it there but we Emcan't let go
	It's so hFard to Glay it downC/G  
       F    G    F  G
Chorus:
	Back in CEden we werBbe triedF  
	FoEbund ourselves disatiBbsfied
	Seeking wFisdom that she denC/Gied
	Trying haFrd to Glay it downC  
       F    G    F  G
	Lay it dC/Gown brother,lay Emit down
	   It's Fso hard to Glay it downC/G  
       F    G    F  G
Verse:
	Hide in me,confide in me
	Don't you think it's time to be
     	Everything we tried to be
	You and me sould lay it down
       F    G    F  G
Chorus:
	Speak to me,be unashamed
	There's no need in playing games
	After all we're all the same
	Just trying hard to lay it down
       F    G    F  G
	Lay it down brother,lay it down
	   It's so hard to lay it down
       F    G    A
Verse:( Atone higher)
	Wish my wDords could make it F#mwell
	Wish that GI could break the Ashell
	Take us Dfrom our self-maF#mde hell
	Find a waGy to lay it AdownD  
Chorus:( Atone higher)
	Burdened Dby the things i'Cve learnedG  
	Hurting bFecause I'm too concernedC/G  
	NonethelGess I confess I yearnD  
	To finGd a way to Alay it downD  
       G    A    G  A
	Lay it doDwn,lay it F#mdown
	Wish thaGt i could laAy it downD  
       G    A    G  A
       D

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Lay It Down

by Waylon Jennings

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C/G

F#m

I have no idea what the other version of this tab is about, maybe there is more

than one version of the song. I sat down with the "Lonesome, On'ry and Mean" album

and came up with this. It's my first tab, but I think it at least will give you

the basic structure and chords of the song.

Artist: Waylon Jennings

Song: Lay Me Down

Verse:

C Em

Traveling down on different roads

F G

Trying hard to leave the load

C Em

We take it there but we can't let go

F G C/G

It's so hard to lay it down

F G F G

Chorus:

C Bb F

Back in Eden we were tried

Eb Bb

Found ourselves disatisfied

F C/G

Seeking wisdom that she denied

F G C

Trying hard to lay it down

F G F G

C/G Em

Lay it down brother,lay it down

F G C/G

It's so hard to lay it down

F G F G

Verse:

Hide in me,confide in me

Don't you think it's time to be

Everything we tried to be

You and me sould lay it down

F G F G

Chorus:

Speak to me,be unashamed

There's no need in playing games

After all we're all the same

Just trying hard to lay it down

F G F G

Lay it down brother,lay it down

It's so hard to lay it down

F G A

Verse:( tone higher)

D F#m

Wish my words could make it well

G A

Wish that I could break the shell

D F#m

Take us from our self-made hell

G A D

Find a way to lay it down

Chorus:( tone higher)

D C G

Burdened by the things i've learned

F C/G

Hurting because I'm too concerned

G D

Nonetheless I confess I yearn

G A D

To find a way to lay it down

G A G A

D F#m

Lay it down,lay it down

G A D

Wish that i could lay it down

G A G A

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