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I Lay Me Down

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DI lay me down  GI lay me down
DI lay me down  GI lay me down
A Cliving Gsacrifice to Dyou,  a Cliving Gsacrifice to Dyou
DI lay it down,  GI lay it down
DI lay it down,  GI lay it down
A Cpleasing Gsacrifice to Dyou,  a Cpleasing Gsacrifice to Dyou
EI lift you up,  AI lift you up
EI lift you up,  AI lift you up
And Dfreedom will Abe the song of my Eheart
And Dfreedom will Abe the song of my Eheart
EI lay me down,  AI lay me down
EI lay me down,  AI lay me down
And Dfreedom is Anow the song of my Eheart  (feel free to get crazy here)
And Dfreedom is Anow the song of my Eheart  (repeat as much as you want)
(Singing softly and barely strumming the guitar)
EAt the foot of the cross I lay my life down
At the foot of the cross I lay down my crown
There is Afreedom there Lord  I lay my life Edown
ETeach me Lord to deny myself
To take up your cross  to deny myself
To Awalk with you to follow you to honor you
For the rest of my Edays
And DI...and AI  lay my life Edown
    D       A  (whisper)         (pluck the low-E string only to_end)
And I...and I  lay my life down

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I Lay Me Down

by Darrell Evans

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D G

I lay me down I lay me down

D G

I lay me down I lay me down

C G D C G D

A living sacrifice to you, a living sacrifice to you

D G

I lay it down, I lay it down

D G

I lay it down, I lay it down

C G D C G D

A pleasing sacrifice to you, a pleasing sacrifice to you

E A

I lift you up, I lift you up

E A

I lift you up, I lift you up

D A E

And freedom will be the song of my heart

D A E

And freedom will be the song of my heart

E A

I lay me down, I lay me down

E A

I lay me down, I lay me down

D A E

And freedom is now the song of my heart (feel free to get crazy here)

D A E

And freedom is now the song of my heart (repeat as much as you want)

(Singing softly and barely strumming the guitar)

At the foot of the cross I lay my life down

At the foot of the cross I lay down my crown

A E

There is freedom there Lord I lay my life down

Teach me Lord to deny myself

To take up your cross to deny myself

To walk with you to follow you to honor you

For the rest of my days

D A E

And I...and I lay my life down

D A (whisper) (pluck the low-E string only to_end)

And I...and I lay my life down

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