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Note: When playing F hammer-on 3rd string.
[Verse]
CLay down softly Fin our sorrow
CLay down sister to Gdie
CAnd cover overF, my sweet Father
CCover over her Geyes
CYour broken body, Fit cannot weather
CThe years your youth still longs to Gspend
CSo go down gracefulF, sleep with the angels
CAnd wake up whoGle agCain
[Chorus]
‘Cause it was not your Amtime; that's a useless Fline
A fallen Cworld took your Glife
But the CGod that G/Bsometimes can't be Amfound
Will Fwrap Himself Caround you
So Glay down, sister, lay Cdown
[Verse]
CSlower passing Fare the hours
CTo tell this tale that takes its Gtime
CBut the finest moment, Fno man can measure
CIs to look your SGavior in the eCyes
CSo take her tender Fto Your table
CTake her from this killing Gfloor
CTo taste the water Fthat is forever
CLet her be tGhirsty no mCore
[Chorus]
It was not her Amtime; that's a useless Fline
A fallen Cworld took her lGife
But the CGod that G/Bsometimes can't be Amfound
Will Fwrap Himself Caround you
So Glay down, sister, lay Amdown
And the CGod that G/Bsometimes can't be Amfound
Will Fwrap Himself Caround you
So Glay down, Rita, lay Cdown

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Rita

by Bebo Norman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Note: When playing F hammer-on 3rd string.

[Verse]

C F

Lay down softly in our sorrow

C G

Lay down sister to die

C F

And cover over, my sweet Father

C G

Cover over her eyes

C F

Your broken body, it cannot weather

C G

The years your youth still longs to spend

C F

So go down graceful, sleep with the angels

C G C

And wake up whole again

[Chorus]

Am F

‘Cause it was not your time; that's a useless line

C G

A fallen world took your life

C G/B Am

But the God that sometimes can't be found

F C

Will wrap Himself around you

G C

So lay down, sister, lay down

[Verse]

C F

Slower passing are the hours

C G

To tell this tale that takes its time

C F

But the finest moment, no man can measure

C G C

Is to look your Savior in the eyes

C F

So take her tender to Your table

C G

Take her from this killing floor

C F

To taste the water that is forever

C G C

Let her be thirsty no more

[Chorus]

Am F

It was not her time; that's a useless line

C G

A fallen world took her life

C G/B Am

But the God that sometimes can't be found

F C

Will wrap Himself around you

G Am

So lay down, sister, lay down

C G/B Am

And the God that sometimes can't be found

F C

Will wrap Himself around you

G C

So lay down, Rita, lay down

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