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Since the original is played on piano, I like to finger pick this song... 
just a basic up and down arpeggio sounds nice (in my opinion). 
Hope you like it!  :)
Lay It Down ~ Nichole Nordeman
VERSE 1:
EmTo every son and dCaughter
DWayward and lEong gone
EmThe love of a fCather
DWill leave the liEght onCmaj7  
VERSE 2:
EmTried to throw you oCff track
DA needle in a hEaystack
EmI don't know how you fCound me
DOr why you let me cEome backCmaj7  
PRE-CHORUS 1:
Em'Cause it's a lCong way hAmome when aDll you're left to Emcarry
Is a heCart of stAmone and the wEmeight of most the woDrld
And I'd like to...
CHORUS:
EmLay it doCwn a little
EmLay it doCwn a lot
GI don't want to hDold it anymEmore
Lay it doCwn in piEmeces
EmLay it doCwn in whole
GEverything I've caDrried on my own
EmLay it down, lay it Cdown
EmLay it down, lay it Cdown
VERSE 3:
EmI spent your Cmoney
DLiving on the fEringes
EmBut you threw a pCarty for me
DInvited all your bEig friends
PRE-CHORUS 2:
EmAnd I have leCarned a lAmittle bit abDout a hEmeavy load
All that glCeams and gAmlitters is not wEmorth its weight in gDold
And I know I should...
CHORUS:
EmLay it doCwn a little
EmLay it doCwn a lot
GI don't want to hDold it anymEmore
Lay it doCwn in piEmeces
EmLay it doCwn in whole
GEverything I've caDrried on my own
EmLay it down, lay it Cdown
EmLay it down, lay it Cdown

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Lay It Down

by Nichole Nordeman

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Cmaj7

Since the original is played on piano, I like to finger pick this song...

just a basic up and down arpeggio sounds nice (in my opinion).

Hope you like it! :)

Lay It Down ~ Nichole Nordeman

VERSE 1:

Em C

To every son and daughter

D E

Wayward and long gone

Em C

The love of a father

D E Cmaj7

Will leave the light on

VERSE 2:

Em C

Tried to throw you off track

D E

A needle in a haystack

Em C

I don't know how you found me

D E Cmaj7

Or why you let me come back

PRE-CHORUS 1:

Em C Am D Em

'Cause it's a long way home when all you're left to carry

C Am Em D

Is a heart of stone and the weight of most the world

And I'd like to...

CHORUS:

Em C

Lay it down a little

Em C

Lay it down a lot

G D Em

I don't want to hold it anymore

C Em

Lay it down in pieces

Em C

Lay it down in whole

G D

Everything I've carried on my own

Em C

Lay it down, lay it down

Em C

Lay it down, lay it down

VERSE 3:

Em C

I spent your money

D E

Living on the fringes

Em C

But you threw a party for me

D E

Invited all your big friends

PRE-CHORUS 2:

Em C Am D Em

And I have learned a little bit about a heavy load

C Am Em D

All that gleams and glitters is not worth its weight in gold

And I know I should...

CHORUS:

Em C

Lay it down a little

Em C

Lay it down a lot

G D Em

I don't want to hold it anymore

C Em

Lay it down in pieces

Em C

Lay it down in whole

G D

Everything I've carried on my own

Em C

Lay it down, lay it down

Em C

Lay it down, lay it down

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