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Lay Me Down

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 2

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 G320033   G/C032033  D/G000233
Em embellishment:
e|-2-0-|
B|--3--|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
G embellishment:
e|-3-3-3-3-|
B|-3-3-3-3-|
G|-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-0-2-|
E|-3-0-0-3-|
[Verse]
GSing to me sweetly as G/CI turn Gsour
Lay me down, G/Cremembering
G/CThat the wind and the rain
                     D     D/G    D      G( Gembellishment)
Played a part in that dreadful hour
GAnd so as I pass, I G/Ctoo feel the Gpower
Laying here G/Cunder the trees
G/CWhere three days before
             D      D/G        G( Gembellishment)
I danced in a summer shower
[Chorus]
And she said, "EmThere, Amlook through the Emtrees
             Am        Em          Am        Em( Emembellishment)
The sun always shines, always on time
EmDare, Amrest on your Emknees
AmAnd in a Emprayer, Amfollow me Emthere"
[Verse]
GSoftly I slumber as G/CI turn to Gpowder
Blowing out G/Cover the sea
The G/Cwind and the rain Dbelow me
                D/G   D         G( Gembellishment)
Though I'm no longer flying
GA bird is alone as the G/Cwind takes me Ghigher
Now I don't G/Cknow where I am
The G/Cbird can't hear me
          D   D/G      D       G( Gembellishment)
As I shout out even louder
[Chorus x2]
And she said, "EmThere, Amlook through the Emtrees
             Am        Em          Am      Em( Emembellishment)
The sun always shines, always on time
EmDare, Amrest on your Emknees
AmAnd in a Emprayer, Amfollow me Emthere"
And she said, "EmThere, Amlook through the Emtrees
             Am        Em          Am      Em( Emembellishment)
The sun always shines, always on time
EmDare, Amrest on your Emknees
AmAnd in a Emprayer, Amfollow me Emthere"
[Verse]
GLa La-La La La La, G/CLa La GLa La
GLa La La, G/CA-La-La La
G/CLa La La La, G/CLa La-La La La
      D     D/G    D         G( Gvariation)
La La, La La La La
[Chorus x2]
And she said, "EmThere, Amlook through the Emtrees
             Am        Em          Am      Em( Emembellishment)
The sun always shines, always on time
EmDare, Amrest on your Emknees
AmAnd in a Emprayer, Amfollow me Emthere"
And she said, "EmThere, Amlook through the Emtrees
             Am        Em          Am      Em( Emembellishment)
The sun always shines, always on time
EmDare, Amrest on your Emknees
AmAnd in a Emprayer, Amfollow me Emthere"
[Verse]
GLa La-La La La La, G/CLa La GLa La
GLa La La, G/CA-La-La La
G/CLa La La La, G/CLa La-La La La
      D     D/G    D         G( Gvariation)
La La, La La La La

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Lay Me Down

by The Connells

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/C

D/G

G G/C D/G

320033 032033 000233

Em embellishment:

e|-2-0-|

B|--3--|

G|-----|

D|-----|

A|-----|

E|-----|

G embellishment:

e|-3-3-3-3-|

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

G|-0-0-0-0-|

D|-0-0-0-0-|

A|-2-2-0-2-|

E|-3-0-0-3-|

[Verse]

G G/C G

Sing to me sweetly as I turn sour

G/C

Lay me down, remembering

G/C

That the wind and the rain

D D/G D G G

( embellishment)

Played a part in that dreadful hour

G G/C G

And so as I pass, I too feel the power

G/C

Laying here under the trees

G/C

Where three days before

D D/G G G

( embellishment)

I danced in a summer shower

[Chorus]

Em Am Em

And she said, "There, look through the trees

Am Em Am Em Em

( embellishment)

The sun always shines, always on time

Em Am Em

Dare, rest on your knees

Am Em Am Em

And in a prayer, follow me there"

[Verse]

G G/C G

Softly I slumber as I turn to powder

G/C

Blowing out over the sea

G/C D

The wind and the rain below me

D/G D G G

( embellishment)

Though I'm no longer flying

G G/C G

A bird is alone as the wind takes me higher

G/C

Now I don't know where I am

G/C

The bird can't hear me

D D/G D G G

( embellishment)

As I shout out even louder

[Chorus x2]

Em Am Em

And she said, "There, look through the trees

Am Em Am Em Em

( embellishment)

The sun always shines, always on time

Em Am Em

Dare, rest on your knees

Am Em Am Em

And in a prayer, follow me there"

Em Am Em

And she said, "There, look through the trees

Am Em Am Em Em

( embellishment)

The sun always shines, always on time

Em Am Em

Dare, rest on your knees

Am Em Am Em

And in a prayer, follow me there"

[Verse]

G G/C G

La La-La La La La, La La La La

G G/C

La La La, A-La-La La

G/C G/C

La La La La, La La-La La La

D D/G D G G

( variation)

La La, La La La La

[Chorus x2]

Em Am Em

And she said, "There, look through the trees

Am Em Am Em Em

( embellishment)

The sun always shines, always on time

Em Am Em

Dare, rest on your knees

Am Em Am Em

And in a prayer, follow me there"

Em Am Em

And she said, "There, look through the trees

Am Em Am Em Em

( embellishment)

The sun always shines, always on time

Em Am Em

Dare, rest on your knees

Am Em Am Em

And in a prayer, follow me there"

[Verse]

G G/C G

La La-La La La La, La La La La

G G/C

La La La, A-La-La La

G/C G/C

La La La La, La La-La La La

D D/G D G G

( variation)

La La, La La La La

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