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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[INTRO]
    E1       2       3       4       |  E1       2       3       4
e|--0-------0-----0-0---------------|--0-------0-----0-0---------------|
B|--0-------0-----0-0---------------|--0-------0-----0-0---------------|
G|--1-------1-----1-1---------------|--1-------1-----1-1---2/5-2p0-----|
D|--2-------2-------2-----------2---|--2-------2-------2-----------2p0-|
A|--2-------2-------2-------0h2---0-|--2-------2-------2---------------|
E|--0-------0-------0---0-----------|--0-------0-------0---------------|
[INTRO]
|  E|  E|  E|  E|
[VERSE1]
 ATurn the lights on, softly sEhining
 AAnd leave that Woman where She Elay
 AMake Your plans there in the EdarkC#mness
 BYou've lived to work another Aday
|  E|  E|
[VERSE2]
 AI remember the stories that You tEold Me
 AAnd I remember the roads that We would Erun
 ASpeaking of the things that lie beEfore C#mUs
 BIt kind of seemed like life had just beAgun
|  E|  E|
[CHORUS]
ToC#mmorrow.. BI will Ebe there
To C#mshelter.B. You from the sAtorm
So C#mlay down.B. Your weary hAead now
G#mLay it F#mdown..
Lay it Adown..
|  E|  E|
|  A|      E|  A|  E|
|  A|  E   C#m|  B|  A|
|  E|  E|
[VERSE3]
 ADust the book off, turn the pEages
 AAnd let them take You back aEgain
 ATo see those people leaving EtraC#mces
 BTo hear the voice of one old fAriend,yeah
|  E|  E|
      Once again You'll hear Them say-
[CHORUS]
ToC#mmorrow.B. I will Ebe there
To C#mshelter.B. You from the sAtorm
To C#mlay downB.. Your weary hAead now
[OUTRO]
Just G#mLay it F#down.. Lay it dAown..
Lay it dF#own.. Lay it dAown..
Just Lay it dF#own.. Lay it dAown..
Lay Your troubles dF#own. Lay it dAown..
       |  E..
Lay it.

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Leaving Traces

by Neal Casal

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

G#m

F#m

[INTRO]

E E

1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4

e|--0-------0-----0-0---------------|--0-------0-----0-0---------------|

B|--0-------0-----0-0---------------|--0-------0-----0-0---------------|

G|--1-------1-----1-1---------------|--1-------1-----1-1---2/5-2p0-----|

D|--2-------2-------2-----------2---|--2-------2-------2-----------2p0-|

A|--2-------2-------2-------0h2---0-|--2-------2-------2---------------|

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

[INTRO]

E E E E

| | | | |

[VERSE1]

A E

Turn the lights on, softly shining

A E

And leave that Woman where She lay

A E C#m

Make Your plans there in the darkness

B A

You've lived to work another day

E E

| | |

[VERSE2]

A E

I remember the stories that You told Me

A E

And I remember the roads that We would run

A E C#m

Speaking of the things that lie before Us

B A

It kind of seemed like life had just begun

E E

| | |

[CHORUS]

C#m B E

Tomorrow.. I will be there

C#m B A

To shelter.. You from the storm

C#m B A

So lay down.. Your weary head now

G#m F#m

Lay it down..

E E

| | |

A E A E

| | | | |

A E C#m B A

| | | | |

E E

| | |

[VERSE3]

A E

Dust the book off, turn the pages

A E

And let them take You back again

A E C#m

To see those people leaving traces

B A

To hear the voice of one old friend,yeah

E E

| | |

Once again You'll hear Them say-

[CHORUS]

C#m B E

Tomorrow.. I will be there

C#m B A

To shelter.. You from the storm

C#m B A

To lay down.. Your weary head now

[OUTRO]

G#m F# A

Just Lay it down.. Lay it down..

F# A

Lay it down.. Lay it down..

F# A

Just Lay it down.. Lay it down..

F# A

Lay Your troubles down. Lay it down..

| ..

Lay it.

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