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Caroline Herring - Lay My Burden Down
INTRO:  G  
When I Dlay my burden Gdown
I'll hear no Cmourners outside my Gwindow
Put my Dbody in the Gground
Because my Cspirit will be Gfree at Dlast
N.C.                     G  B7  
And I'll be flying in the darkness
I'll ride the Cwind without a Gsound__D_
When I Glay my Dburden GdownC  G  D  G  
When I Dsee that great green Gvalley
The haunting Cshadows will fade beGhind me
A golden Dhighway stretched out beGfore me
And I will Cwalk into the GsunDrise
N.C.                 G  B7  
With the lion and the lamb
And the Cbeasts of the Gfield__D_
When your Gsecret Dis reGvealedC  G  D  G  
INSTRUMENTAL:   D    G    C    G    D    G    C    G    D    G    D  G  
When I Dlay my burden Gdown
Could be toCmorrow, god has not Gtold me
And Dnow I will Glove
With all the Cheart, soul and strength Gwithin Dme
N.C.             G  B7  
As a mother and a lover
And a Csister and a Gdaughter
And then one day, over B7Jordan
I'll see Cangels, hear trumpets Gsound__D_
When I Glay my Dburden Gdown__C_
When I Glay my Dburden GdownD  G  

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Lay My Burden Down

by Caroline Herring

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Caroline Herring - Lay My Burden Down

INTRO:

D G

When I lay my burden down

C G

I'll hear no mourners outside my window

D G

Put my body in the ground

C G D

Because my spirit will be free at last

G B7

N.C.

And I'll be flying in the darkness

C G D

I'll ride the wind without a sound___

G D G C G D G

When I lay my burden down

D G

When I see that great green valley

C G

The haunting shadows will fade behind me

D G

A golden highway stretched out before me

C G D

And I will walk into the sunrise

G B7

N.C.

With the lion and the lamb

C G D

And the beasts of the field___

G D G C G D G

When your secret is revealed

D G C G D G C G D G D G

INSTRUMENTAL:

D G

When I lay my burden down

C G

Could be tomorrow, god has not told me

D G

And now I will love

C G D

With all the heart, soul and strength within me

G B7

N.C.

As a mother and a lover

C G

And a sister and a daughter

And then one day, over Jordan

C G D

I'll see angels, hear trumpets sound___

G D G C

When I lay my burden down___

G D G D G

When I lay my burden down

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