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Lay Your Head Down

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[Intro]
 G   A   C   Gx2
[Verse 1]
GNowhere is the sAoul I felt
CNow I've lost my waGy
GNowhere is the plAace I view
CPromise noDt to stayG  
  FHow it wCas always isF  G  
  CSometimes it nFever will begGin
[Chorus]
And it won't take vCery long (too loFng)
If you come aroGund
If it aCll goes wrong
  FYou can lay your hGead downA  Bb  G  
[Verse 2]
GNothing is inAside the hollow Cshell I left beGhind
GNothing left of Ainnocence
It's Cdrifting wiDth the tiGde
  FHow it wCas always isF  G  
  CMaybe it nFever will beGgin
[Chorus]
And it won't take vCery long (too loFng)
If you come aroGund
If it aCll goes wrong
  FYou can lay your hGead doAwnBb  G  
[Solo] 
 G   C   Bb   Gx3
[Verse 3]
GNowhere is the Aglow I felt
CNow I've lost my waGy
GNowhere is the Aplace I view
CPromise Dnot to Gstay
  FHow it wCas always isF  G  
  CSometimes it nFever will beGgin
[Chorus]
And it won't take vCery long (too loFng)
If you come aGround
If it aCll goes wrong
  FYou can lay your heGad down
And it won't take vCery long (too loFng)
If you come aGround
If it aCll goes wrong
  FYou can lay your heGad downF  G  
[Outro]
 G   A   F   Gx2 
G

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Lay Your Head Down

by Screaming Trees

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G A C G

[Verse 1]

G A

Nowhere is the soul I felt

C G

Now I've lost my way

G A

Nowhere is the place I view

C D G

Promise not to stay

F C F G

How it was always is

C F G

Sometimes it never will begin

[Chorus]

C F

And it won't take very long (too long)

If you come around

If it all goes wrong

F G A Bb G

You can lay your head down

[Verse 2]

G A C G

Nothing is inside the hollow shell I left behind

G A

Nothing left of innocence

C D G

It's drifting with the tide

F C F G

How it was always is

C F G

Maybe it never will begin

[Chorus]

C F

And it won't take very long (too long)

If you come around

If it all goes wrong

F G A Bb G

You can lay your head down

[Solo]

G C Bb G

[Verse 3]

G A

Nowhere is the glow I felt

C G

Now I've lost my way

G A

Nowhere is the place I view

C D G

Promise not to stay

F C F G

How it was always is

C F G

Sometimes it never will begin

[Chorus]

C F

And it won't take very long (too long)

If you come around

If it all goes wrong

F G

You can lay your head down

C F

And it won't take very long (too long)

If you come around

If it all goes wrong

F G F G

You can lay your head down

[Outro]

G A F G

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