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Lay Me Down

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[Intro]
|    Esus|    Amaj9|  C#m7    B7sus|   Amaj9|
|  Esus/B|    Amaj9|  C#m7    B7sus|   Amaj9|
[Verse 1]
Well EI suppose you could lay me down to A2die in Illinois
C#mBury me beBsusneath the rows of A2corn
Or in Ebetween the maple trees I A2climbed on as a boy
Or C#min the land of BsusLincoln I was A2born
Oh and I reGcall we rode the combines in the C2fall
And there comes a time for Fgathering the C/Eharvest after Aall
[Chorus]
When you lay me down to Edie   I'll miss my A2boys   I'll miss my C#mgirls
BsusLay me down and A2let me say goodbye to this world
EYou can lay me anyA2where oh but just remember thisC#m  
When you Bsuslay me down to A2die   You'll lay me down to Esuslive
[Instrumental]
|   Esus|      A2|  C#m    B7sus|    A2|
[Verse 2]
Well I Easked a girl to marry me on a A2dock out on a lake
Her C#mbabies came to Bsuslife in TennesA2see
And the Emusic of the mountains is still A2keeping me awake
Yeah but C#meverything that Bsusrises falls asA2leep
We are not alGone  we are more than flesh and C2bone
What is seen will pass aFway  what is C/Enot is goin' Ahome
[Chorus]
When you lay me down to Edie   I'll miss my A2boys   I'll miss my C#mgirls
BsusLay me down and A2let me say goodbye to this world
EYou can lay me anyA2where oh but just remember C#mthis
When you Bsuslay me down to die...
[Bridge]
I'll open up my C#meyes onto skies I've never A2known
And the place where I beElong and I B2/D#realize
His Dlove is just aA2/C#nother word for C2homeD  
[Verse 3]
Well EI believe in the holy shores of A2uncreated light
C#mI believe there is Bsuspower in the A2blood
And Eall of the death that ever was if you A2set it next to life
C#mI believe it would B2/D#barely fill a A2/Ecup
Yeah cause C#mI believe there is Bsuspower in the A2blood
[Final Chorus]
When you lay me down to Gdie  so long C2boys   so long Emgirls
DLay me down and C2let me say goodDbye to this world
EYou can lay me anyA2where oh but just remember C#mthis
When you Bsuslay me down to A2die  you'll lay me down to Elive
[Outro]
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Lay Me Down

by Andrew Peterson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus

Amaj9

C#m7

B7sus

Esus/B

C#m

Bsus

C/E

B2/D#

A2/C#

A2/E

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[Intro]

Esus Amaj9 C#m7 B7sus Amaj9

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Esus/B Amaj9 C#m7 B7sus Amaj9

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[Verse 1]

E A2

Well I suppose you could lay me down to die in Illinois

C#m Bsus A2

Bury me beneath the rows of corn

E A2

Or in between the maple trees I climbed on as a boy

C#m Bsus A2

Or in the land of Lincoln I was born

G C2

Oh and I recall we rode the combines in the fall

F C/E A

And there comes a time for gathering the harvest after all

[Chorus]

E A2 C#m

When you lay me down to die I'll miss my boys I'll miss my girls

Bsus A2

Lay me down and let me say goodbye to this world

E A2 C#m

You can lay me anywhere oh but just remember this

Bsus A2 Esus

When you lay me down to die You'll lay me down to live

[Instrumental]

Esus A2 C#m B7sus A2

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[Verse 2]

E A2

Well I asked a girl to marry me on a dock out on a lake

C#m Bsus A2

Her babies came to life in Tennessee

E A2

And the music of the mountains is still keeping me awake

C#m Bsus A2

Yeah but everything that rises falls asleep

G C2

We are not alone we are more than flesh and bone

F C/E A

What is seen will pass away what is not is goin' home

[Chorus]

E A2 C#m

When you lay me down to die I'll miss my boys I'll miss my girls

Bsus A2

Lay me down and let me say goodbye to this world

E A2 C#m

You can lay me anywhere oh but just remember this

Bsus

When you lay me down to die...

[Bridge]

C#m A2

I'll open up my eyes onto skies I've never known

E B2/D#

And the place where I belong and I realize

D A2/C# C2 D

His love is just another word for home

[Verse 3]

E A2

Well I believe in the holy shores of uncreated light

C#m Bsus A2

I believe there is power in the blood

E A2

And all of the death that ever was if you set it next to life

C#m B2/D# A2/E

I believe it would barely fill a cup

C#m Bsus A2

Yeah cause I believe there is power in the blood

[Final Chorus]

G C2 Em

When you lay me down to die so long boys so long girls

D C2 D

Lay me down and let me say goodbye to this world

E A2 C#m

You can lay me anywhere oh but just remember this

Bsus A2 E

When you lay me down to die you'll lay me down to live

[Outro]

E A2 C#m Bsus A2

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