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Lay Down My Life

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Intro  G  C  
Verse1
 CAll your Gpain
 Will be made Emmine 
 All your Ctroubles
 The tears you Dcry 
 Give it Gup 
 All that Embinds 
I will Cplace it on my shoulders 
And Dup this hill I’ll climb 
AmFather, give me strength 
I Dknow there is no other way 
CHORUS 1
I Emlay down my lCife for Gyou D  Dsus7  
EmThis is the mComent when alGl will be made nDew 
CI know that you don’t Dunderstand 
But Emthis is part of a Ggreater plan 
So I Clay down my Dlife for Gyou 
Verse 2
GThis is love 
That had to Embleed 
To bring you Cmercy 
To set you DfreDsus7e 
You are Gmine 
I am Emyours
And I Cwill wear your burdens 
Just Dlike this crown of thorns 
AmI will take your place 
I Dknow there is no other way 
CHORUS 2
I Emlay down my lCife for Gyou D  Dsus7  
EmThis is the Cmoment when aGll will be made Dnew 
I Cknow that you don’t unDderstand 
But Emthis is part of a Ggreater plan 
So I Clay down my Dlife for Emyou 
Em C G D Em C G D
Bridge
EmGive me all your pride 
Give me Call your fears 
Give me Gall your secrets 
Give me Dall your tears 
EmGive me all you doubt 
Give me Call your shame 
Watch them Gwash away 
Watch them Dwash away 
EmGive me all your pride 
Give me Call your fears 
Give me Gall your secrets 
Give me Dall your tears 
EmGive me all you doubt 
Give me Call your shame 
Watch them Gwash away 
In Jesus’ Dname 
CHORUS 3 
I Emlay down my lCife for Gyou D  Dsus7  
EmThis is the mComent when alGl will be made nDew 
CI know that you don’t Dunderstand 
But Emthis is part of a Ggreater plan 
I lay Cdown my lifDe for you Em  C  G  
DLay down my life for EmyouC  G  D  
Extro
For I Cknow that you don’t unDderstand 
These sEmcars are part of a Ggreater plan 
And I Clay down my Dlife for you 
Arms stretched Gout 
Upon this Emtree 
To show true Clove 
To set you Gfree

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Lay Down My Life

by Sidewalk Prophets

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus7

G C

Intro

Verse1

C G

All your pain

Will be made mine

All your troubles

The tears you cry

Give it up

All that binds

I will place it on my shoulders

And up this hill I’ll climb

Father, give me strength

I know there is no other way

CHORUS 1

Em C G D Dsus7

I lay down my life for you

Em C G D

This is the moment when all will be made new

C D

I know that you don’t understand

Em G

But this is part of a greater plan

C D G

So I lay down my life for you

Verse 2

This is love

That had to bleed

To bring you mercy

D Dsus7

To set you free

You are mine

I am yours

And I will wear your burdens

Just like this crown of thorns

I will take your place

I know there is no other way

CHORUS 2

Em C G D Dsus7

I lay down my life for you

Em C G D

This is the moment when all will be made new

C D

I know that you don’t understand

Em G

But this is part of a greater plan

C D Em

So I lay down my life for you

Em C G D Em C G D

Bridge

Give me all your pride

Give me all your fears

Give me all your secrets

Give me all your tears

Give me all you doubt

Give me all your shame

Watch them wash away

Give me all your pride

Give me all your fears

Give me all your secrets

Give me all your tears

Give me all you doubt

Give me all your shame

Watch them wash away

In Jesus’ name

CHORUS 3

Em C G D Dsus7

I lay down my life for you

Em C G D

This is the moment when all will be made new

C D

I know that you don’t understand

Em G

But this is part of a greater plan

C D Em C G

I lay down my life for you

D Em C G D

Lay down my life for you

Extro

C D

For I know that you don’t understand

Em G

These scars are part of a greater plan

C D

And I lay down my life for you

Arms stretched out

Upon this tree

To show true love

To set you free

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