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From the album “Wreck ‘N Sow” by Berkley Hart 
Written by Calman Hart 
Bass - Wayne Nelson 
Devil's F - Martha 
Lead Guitar - Jeff Berkley 
Vocals - Calman Hart 
Capo 1st fret
[Verse 1]
EmThe sheet on my Dwindow is too Cthreadbare to Asuskeep you Emaway
CEman’t you Dsee I got Cnowhere to Asusbe todaEmy
The Anight won’t let Cgo of my mEmind
CLay down, lay Ddown Emsunshine
[Verse 2]
EmDay after Dday, you keep Ccoming back all Asusshiny and Emnew
EmThe whole damn Dworld just keeps Cturning, no Asusmatter what I Emdo
The Anight won’t let Cgo of my Emmind
LCay down, lay Ddown Emsunshine
[Verse 3]
EmI bury my Deyes, I can Cstill feel you Asuslooking through my Empain
EmWhy must you Dshine so Cbright when my Asushead feels like Emrain
The Anight won’t let Cgo of my mEmind
 LCay down, lay Ddown Emsunshine

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Lay Down Sunshine

by Berkley Hart

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus

From the album “Wreck ‘N Sow” by Berkley Hart

Written by Calman Hart

Bass - Wayne Nelson

Devil's F - Martha

Lead Guitar - Jeff Berkley

Vocals - Calman Hart

Capo 1st fret

[Verse 1]

Em D C Asus Em

The sheet on my window is too threadbare to keep you away

Em D C Asus Em

Can’t you see I got nowhere to be today

A C Em

The night won’t let go of my mind

C D Em

Lay down, lay down sunshine

[Verse 2]

Em D C Asus Em

Day after day, you keep coming back all shiny and new

Em D C Asus Em

The whole damn world just keeps turning, no matter what I do

A C Em

The night won’t let go of my mind

C D Em

Lay down, lay down sunshine

[Verse 3]

Em D C Asus Em

I bury my eyes, I can still feel you looking through my pain

Em D C Asus Em

Why must you shine so bright when my head feels like rain

A C Em

The night won’t let go of my mind

C D Em

 Lay down, lay down sunshine

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