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Lay It Down

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Capo 1
C Am7 C/E Fmaj9 Am7 G
VERSE
CEverything I aAm7m
Everything I long to bC/Ee
I lay it Fmaj9down 
Am7At Your GfeetC  
Everything I amAm7  
Everything I long to beC/E  
I lay it Fmaj9down 
Am7At Your GfeetC  
CHORUS        
CI lay it downC/E  
I lay it dowFmaj9n
I lay it dowAm7n
At GYour feet
CI lay it downC/E  
I lay it dowFmaj9n
I lay it dowAm7n
           G   Fmaj9(2nd time through chorus after verse do not sing this line)
At Your feet
Repeat verse & chorus
BRIDGE
GOh pearl of greaFmaj9test price
No act of sacC/Erifice
Can match the gift Dm7of lifG/Be I find within Your gazeC  
Oh, what a sweet Fmaj9exchange
I die to risC/Ee again
Lifted up from Dm7the grave Ginto Your hands of graceC  
Oh pearl of greFmaj9atest price
No act of sacC/Erifice
Can match the gift Dm7of lifG/Be I find within Your gazeC  
Oh, what a sweet Fmaj9exchange
I die to risC/Ee again
Lifted up from Dm7the grave Ginto Your hands of Am7graceC/E  Fmaj9  
CHORUS
CI lay it downC/E  
I lay it dowFmaj9n
I lay it dowAm7n
At G/BYour feet
(repeat)
CI lay it downC/E  
I lay it dowFmaj9n
I lay it dowAm7n
At GYour feetC  

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Lay It Down

by Matt Maher

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

C/E

Fmaj9

Dm7

G/B

Capo 1

C Am7 C/E Fmaj9 Am7 G

VERSE

C Am7

Everything I am

C/E

Everything I long to be

Fmaj9

I lay it down

Am7 G C

At Your feet

Am7

Everything I am

C/E

Everything I long to be

Fmaj9

I lay it down

Am7 G C

At Your feet

CHORUS

C C/E

I lay it down

Fmaj9

I lay it down

Am7

I lay it down

At Your feet

C C/E

I lay it down

Fmaj9

I lay it down

Am7

I lay it down

G Fmaj9

(2nd time through chorus after verse do not sing this line)

At Your feet

Repeat verse & chorus

BRIDGE

G Fmaj9

Oh pearl of greatest price

C/E

No act of sacrifice

Dm7 G/B C

Can match the gift of life I find within Your gaze

Fmaj9

Oh, what a sweet exchange

C/E

I die to rise again

Dm7 G C

Lifted up from the grave into Your hands of grace

Fmaj9

Oh pearl of greatest price

C/E

No act of sacrifice

Dm7 G/B C

Can match the gift of life I find within Your gaze

Fmaj9

Oh, what a sweet exchange

C/E

I die to rise again

Dm7 G Am7 C/E Fmaj9

Lifted up from the grave into Your hands of grace

CHORUS

C C/E

I lay it down

Fmaj9

I lay it down

Am7

I lay it down

G/B

At Your feet

(repeat)

C C/E

I lay it down

Fmaj9

I lay it down

Am7

I lay it down

G C

At Your feet

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