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Lay My Burden Down

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[Verse 1]
Gonna Alay my Gburden Ddown
Lay my Abody Gin the Dground
 Bsus2Cold  Bmclay agCainst my skin
But GI don't care at Dall
Can't seem to Afind my Gpiece of Dmind
So with the Aearth I'll Glay enDtwined
Bsus2Six    Bmfeet Cunderground
My Gfeet are warm and Ddry
[Chorus 1]
When Asus4I get to the Aother side
I'll Asus2put your picture Away up high
But Asus4I'm not coming Aback to you
It's Asus2just too AmfarA  D  
[Verse 2]
If I was Acast off Gon the Dsea
Would you Acome and Glook for Dme
Or Bsus2would  Bmyou just Clet me sink
BenGeath the waves so Dblue
What if AI had Glearned to Dfly
Fly all Anight till Gday drew Dnigh
Bsus2Touch  Bmdown upoCn a branch and
GScan the crowd for Dyou
[Chorus 2]
When I Asus4touch my feet Aon the land
I'll Asus2kiss your lips and Atake your hand
But Asus4you know I'm not Ahere to stay
It's Asus2just too Amfar
[Bridge]
ADarling can't you Ghear me cry
My Fbones are broke, my Amtongue is tied
The Cmoon is swaying Gback and forth
ABbgainst the navy sAky is all EmI can see
My Fbody is trembling Amon my knees
Just Chave a little Gmercy on me
BbRun away and AhideD  
[Verse 3]
When I Asleep the Gangels Dsing
But I cAannot Ghear a Dthing
Bsus2Eyes  Bmclose Cdreaming of the
GBetter days gone Dby
When I Awake the Gtrumpets Dplay
And I'm Astanding Gat the Dgates
Bsus2Fall  Bmdown and Cjoy
I Gknow my race has just been Dwon
[Chorus 3]
When Asus4I was young my Amomma would say
Well Asus2life is hard, but Athat's OK
If Asus4you can make it Athrough the day
It's Asus2not that Amfar
No, it's not that Dfar

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Lay My Burden Down

by Alison Krauss & Union Station

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bsus2

Asus4

Asus2

[Verse 1]

A G D

Gonna lay my burden down

A G D

Lay my body in the ground

Bsus2 Bm C

Cold clay against my skin

G D

But I don't care at all

A G D

Can't seem to find my piece of mind

A G D

So with the earth I'll lay entwined

Bsus2 Bm C

Six feet underground

G D

My feet are warm and dry

[Chorus 1]

Asus4 A

When I get to the other side

Asus2 A

I'll put your picture way up high

Asus4 A

But I'm not coming back to you

Asus2 Am A D

It's just too far

[Verse 2]

A G D

If I was cast off on the sea

A G D

Would you come and look for me

Bsus2 Bm C

Or would you just let me sink

G D

Beneath the waves so blue

A G D

What if I had learned to fly

A G D

Fly all night till day drew nigh

Bsus2 Bm C

Touch down upon a branch and

G D

Scan the crowd for you

[Chorus 2]

Asus4 A

When I touch my feet on the land

Asus2 A

I'll kiss your lips and take your hand

Asus4 A

But you know I'm not here to stay

Asus2 Am

It's just too far

[Bridge]

A G

Darling can't you hear me cry

F Am

My bones are broke, my tongue is tied

C G

The moon is swaying back and forth

Bb A Em

Against the navy sky is all I can see

F Am

My body is trembling on my knees

C G

Just have a little mercy on me

Bb A D

Run away and hide

[Verse 3]

A G D

When I sleep the angels sing

A G D

But I cannot hear a thing

Bsus2 Bm C

Eyes close dreaming of the

G D

Better days gone by

A G D

When I wake the trumpets play

A G D

And I'm standing at the gates

Bsus2 Bm C

Fall down and joy

G D

I know my race has just been won

[Chorus 3]

Asus4 A

When I was young my momma would say

Asus2 A

Well life is hard, but that's OK

Asus4 A

If you can make it through the day

Asus2 Am

It's not that far

No, it's not that far

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