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[Intro]
C Am G F
[Verse 1]
  CThere we were, in the street
  AmChasing shadows aimlessly
  GWe'd disappear light was gone
  FWe were those shadows all along
[Refrain]
  CI close my eyes just to see
  AmYou were right in front of me
  GYou seemed to be real in this Fdream
  CWell I awake, just to find
  AmYou were right by my side
  GWill you take your leave and Fgo home
[Pre-Chorus]
  FWill dreaming find your Gway home
  FWith all the things that Gwe know
  FAnd we believed you'd neGver know
  If you never try that's Ftrue
  But the passion of our yD5outh's gone
[Chorus]
CLay your head down, lay your head down
AmYou can find rest, you can find rest
FLay your head down, lay your head downC  
CLay your head down, lay your head down
AmYou can find rest, you can find rest
FLay your head down, lay your head down
[Riff]
e|--C--5------D5---|--C--5---------|
B|--5---5--3-5--|--5---5--3----|
G|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|
[Verse 2]
  CEvery time you stood with me
  AmI felt my knees weakening
  GAnd seeing that you're the only cure
  FAnd my weakness you'd ensure
[Refrain]
  CI close my eyes just to see
  AmYou were right in front of me
  GYou seemed to be real in this Fdream
  CWell I awake, just to find
  AmYou were right by my side
  GWill you take your leave and Fgo home
[Break]
COh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
AmOh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
GOh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
F
[Pre-Chorus]
  FWill dreaming find your Gway home
  FWith all the things that Gwe know
  FAnd we believed you'd neGver know
  If you never try that's Ftrue
  But the passion of our yD5outh's gone
[Chorus]
CLay your head down, lay your head down
AmYou can find rest, you can find rest
FLay your head down, lay your head downC  
CLay your head down, lay your head down
AmYou can find rest, you can find rest
FLay your head down, lay your head down
[Riff]
e|--C--5------D5---|--C--5------D5---|--C--5------D5---|--C--5---------|
B|--5---5--3-5--|--5---5--3----|--5---5--3-5--|--5---5--3----|
G|--------------|-----------2--|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

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Lay Your Head Down

by Vinyl Theatre

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am G F

[Verse 1]

There we were, in the street

Chasing shadows aimlessly

We'd disappear light was gone

We were those shadows all along

[Refrain]

I close my eyes just to see

You were right in front of me

G F

You seemed to be real in this dream

Well I awake, just to find

You were right by my side

G F

Will you take your leave and go home

[Pre-Chorus]

F G

Will dreaming find your way home

F G

With all the things that we know

F G

And we believed you'd never know

If you never try that's true

But the passion of our youth's gone

[Chorus]

Lay your head down, lay your head down

You can find rest, you can find rest

F C

Lay your head down, lay your head down

You can find rest, you can find rest

Lay your head down, lay your head down

[Riff]

C D5 C

e|----5---------|----5---------|

B|--5---5--3-5--|--5---5--3----|

G|--------------|--------------|

D|--------------|--------------|

A|--------------|--------------|

E|--------------|--------------|

[Verse 2]

Every time you stood with me

I felt my knees weakening

And seeing that you're the only cure

And my weakness you'd ensure

[Refrain]

I close my eyes just to see

You were right in front of me

G F

You seemed to be real in this dream

Well I awake, just to find

You were right by my side

G F

Will you take your leave and go home

[Break]

Oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh

[Pre-Chorus]

F G

Will dreaming find your way home

F G

With all the things that we know

F G

And we believed you'd never know

If you never try that's true

But the passion of our youth's gone

[Chorus]

Lay your head down, lay your head down

You can find rest, you can find rest

F C

Lay your head down, lay your head down

You can find rest, you can find rest

Lay your head down, lay your head down

[Riff]

C D5 C D5 C D5 C

e|----5---------|----5---------|----5---------|----5---------|

B|--5---5--3-5--|--5---5--3----|--5---5--3-5--|--5---5--3----|

G|--------------|-----------2--|--------------|--------------|

D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

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