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 Lay Me Down
                                      by "The Frames/Glen Hansard"
Tabbed by *Gretc*
Chords;
        D      G      AA*
e---2----3----0----0--|
B---3----0----2----3--|
G---2----0----2----2--|
D---0----0----2----2--|
A---0----2----0----0--|
E---0----3----0----0--| 
D Chord Riff; strum this alternatively to imitate finger picking or finger pick a variation.
e----D2---D2---D2-------|
B----3---3---3-------|
G----0---2---0-------|
D--------------------|
A--------------------|
E--------------------|
Verse:
DI will write you letters that 
exGplain the way I'm Dthinking now
I will return to you
What GI have taken Dlong before
I will return again
When Git gets dark and Dday is done
Chorus;
AAnd lay me Ddown
Ain the hallowed Dground
            A             D     AA*  A(pause
down by your side i will stay
---------)D       G     D     G  D  
so lay me down
Verse:
DAnd if you wanna stay with me
Then Glet me know beDfore it's light
I will recoil myself
InGto the black and Ddarkest night
Chorus;
AAnd lay me Ddown
AIn the hallowed Dground
                     A              D     AA*  A(pause
Where my (fore)father waits I will stay
---------)D        G      D      G  D  
So lay me down
Chorus;
AAnd lay me Ddown
Ain the hallowed Dground
            A             D     AA* A  
down by your side i will stay
so lay me Ddown

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Lay Me Down

by Glen Hansard

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Chords in this song · guitar

Lay Me Down

by "The Frames/Glen Hansard"

Tabbed by *Gretc*

Chords;

D G A

e---2----3----0----0--|

B---3----0----2----3--|

G---2----0----2----2--|

D---0----0----2----2--|

A---0----2----0----0--|

E---0----3----0----0--|

D Chord Riff; strum this alternatively to imitate finger picking or finger pick a variation.

D D D

e----2---2---2-------|

B----3---3---3-------|

G----0---2---0-------|

D--------------------|

A--------------------|

E--------------------|

Verse:

I will write you letters that

G D

explain the way I'm thinking now

I will return to you

G D

What I have taken long before

I will return again

G D

When it gets dark and day is done

Chorus;

A D

And lay me down

A D

in the hallowed ground

A D A A

A* (pause

down by your side i will stay

G D G D

---------)D

so lay me down

Verse:

And if you wanna stay with me

G D

Then let me know before it's light

I will recoil myself

G D

Into the black and darkest night

Chorus;

A D

And lay me down

A D

In the hallowed ground

A D A A

A* (pause

Where my (fore)father waits I will stay

G D G D

---------)D

So lay me down

Chorus;

A D

And lay me down

A D

in the hallowed ground

A D A A

down by your side i will stay

so lay me down

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