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[Intro]
Am  Am/G  Am/F#  Am/F
Am  Am/G  Am/F#  Am/F
[Verse 1]
AmI've been found in such a light to Fscare the folk aCway
And Cmost would say I conjure, hex, and Gtrick them
AmTruth shows itself not enough in the Fvillage that I Cpray
For the Cwispy barley stalk blows off of Git's stem
[Chorus]
Lay me Fdown, lay me Amdown
In the Cfields of Gbarley, lay me Edown
That sacred Fground I've never CfouAmnd
In the Cfields of Gbarley, lay me
[Interlude]
AmDownAm/G...Am/F#  Am/F  
[Verse 2]
AmThere he lay stricken with a Ffever, sick for Cdays
CKnowing not of health he would grasp Gonto
Those Ameyes I will remember not and I'll Fnever break their Cgaze
But Cfreeing me, the stake would always Ghaunt you
[Chorus]
Lay me Fdown, lay me Amdown
In the Cfields of Gbarley, lay me Edown
That sacred Fground I've never CfouAmnd
And I'll Cwake up in the Gfields
[Interlude]
Of AmbarlAm/Gey...Am/F#  Am/F  
Am  Am/G  Am/F#  Am/F
[Bridge]
DmI'll Clay Fhere
My Cwords they'll Galways Efear
But Dmthey won't Cmean a Fthing
UnEmtil, those Fmwords, they E+sing
[Breakdown]
Lay me FdowAmn...
In the Cfields of Gbarley, lay me Edown
That sacred Fground I've never CfouAmnd
And I'll Cwake up in the Gfields
[Chorus]
Lay me FdowAmn...
In the Cfields of Gbarley, lay me Edown
That sacred Fground I've never CfouAmnd
In the Cfields of Gbarley
[Outro]
Am  Am/G  Am/F#  Am/F
Am  Am/G  Am/F#  Am/F

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Fields Of Barley

by Alec Sullivan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/G

Am/F#

Am/F

E+

[Intro]

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F

[Verse 1]

Am F C

I've been found in such a light to scare the folk away

C G

And most would say I conjure, hex, and trick them

Am F C

Truth shows itself not enough in the village that I pray

C G

For the wispy barley stalk blows off of it's stem

[Chorus]

F Am

Lay me down, lay me down

C G E

In the fields of barley, lay me down

F C Am

That sacred ground I've never found

C G

In the fields of barley, lay me

[Interlude]

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F

Down...

[Verse 2]

Am F C

There he lay stricken with a fever, sick for days

C G

Knowing not of health he would grasp onto

Am F C

Those eyes I will remember not and I'll never break their gaze

C G

But freeing me, the stake would always haunt you

[Chorus]

F Am

Lay me down, lay me down

C G E

In the fields of barley, lay me down

F C Am

That sacred ground I've never found

C G

And I'll wake up in the fields

[Interlude]

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F

Of barley...

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F

[Bridge]

Dm C F

I'll lay here

C G E

My words they'll always fear

Dm C F

But they won't mean a thing

Em Fm E+

Until, those words, they sing

[Breakdown]

F Am

Lay me down...

C G E

In the fields of barley, lay me down

F C Am

That sacred ground I've never found

C G

And I'll wake up in the fields

[Chorus]

F Am

Lay me down...

C G E

In the fields of barley, lay me down

F C Am

That sacred ground I've never found

C G

In the fields of barley

[Outro]

Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F

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