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Capo on third fret:
HeAre, here I laGy, here I lay cryDing, I'm crying awEay.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay dyiDng I'm dying todEay.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay wastiDng, I'm wasting awEay.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay hopiDng, hoping I prEay.
I pray for jAoy, I pray for peGace, I pray for everytDhing, everything that brings me liEfe.
I pray for trAuth, I pray for loGve, I pray for anyDthing, anything that woErks.
I pray for jAoy, I pray for pGeace, I pray for trDuth, and i pray for lEove.
I pray for loAve, I pray for liGfe, I pray for liDfe, and I pray for Eyou.
Because yoAu, you're all I wGant, you're all I haDve, and you're all I nEeed.
AYou, you're killing mGe, you're killing Dme, from the inside oEut.
Because of yAou, here I lGay, here I lay crDying, I'm crying for yEou.
Because of yAou, here I lGay, here I lay dyDing, I'm dying for yEou.
Because of yAou, here I lGay, here I lay waDsting, wasting my tEime
Because of yAou, here I lGay, here I lay hoDping, hoping I lEive.
Because AI, I want to liGve, I want to liDve, live for yEou.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay cryDing, I'm crying aEway.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay dyiDng I'm dying toEday.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay wasDting, I'm wasting aEway.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay hopDing, hoping I prEay.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay cryDing, I'm crying for yEou.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay dyiDng, I'm dying for yEou.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay wasDting, wasting my tiEme.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay hopDing, hoping for yEou.
Because AI, I want to liGve, I want to liDve, live for yEou.
So heAre, here I lGay, here I lay wriDting, writing this sEong.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay cryDing, I'm crying awEay.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay dyDing, I'm dying tEoday.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay waDsting, I'm wasting awEay.
HeAre, here I lGay, here I lay hopDing, hoping I pEray.

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Here I Lay

by Brandon Heyen

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Capo on third fret:

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay crying, I'm crying away.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay dying I'm dying today.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay wasting, I'm wasting away.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay hoping, hoping I pray.

A G D E

I pray for joy, I pray for peace, I pray for everything, everything that brings me life.

A G D E

I pray for truth, I pray for love, I pray for anything, anything that works.

A G D E

I pray for joy, I pray for peace, I pray for truth, and i pray for love.

A G D E

I pray for love, I pray for life, I pray for life, and I pray for you.

A G D E

Because you, you're all I want, you're all I have, and you're all I need.

A G D E

You, you're killing me, you're killing me, from the inside out.

A G D E

Because of you, here I lay, here I lay crying, I'm crying for you.

A G D E

Because of you, here I lay, here I lay dying, I'm dying for you.

A G D E

Because of you, here I lay, here I lay wasting, wasting my time

A G D E

Because of you, here I lay, here I lay hoping, hoping I live.

A G D E

Because I, I want to live, I want to live, live for you.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay crying, I'm crying away.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay dying I'm dying today.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay wasting, I'm wasting away.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay hoping, hoping I pray.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay crying, I'm crying for you.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay dying, I'm dying for you.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay wasting, wasting my time.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay hoping, hoping for you.

A G D E

Because I, I want to live, I want to live, live for you.

A G D E

So here, here I lay, here I lay writing, writing this song.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay crying, I'm crying away.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay dying, I'm dying today.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay wasting, I'm wasting away.

A G D E

Here, here I lay, here I lay hoping, hoping I pray.

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