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To Lay Me Down

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my version  (capo 9):
[Intro]
G   D  C G Am G   C G Am G
[Verse 1]
GTo lay me Emdown,   once Cmore,
To lay     G  Amme  Gdown.C  G  Am  G  
GWith my Bmhead -          Ain sparkling Eclover
GLet the world go Dby
AmAll lost in Cdreaming (sic clouds a streaming)
[Chorus]
CTo lay -   Bm  Amme  Gdown
FOne last Ctime
CTo laBmy -   Amme  GdownC  G  Am  G  
Gto lay   me      Bmdown woh oh Amoh
To lay -   me  dDown
Cto lay   Bm  Amme    Gdown, Fone  last Ctime
Cto lay  Gme AmdoGwnG  Am  G  
[Verse 2]
GTo be with Emyou,    once Cmore,  To Bmbe  Amwith GyouC  G  Am  G  
GWith our Bmbod - ies  Bm7-  Aclose  toEgether
GLet the world go Dby
AmLike clouds  Bm7a   Cstreaming (sic all lost in dreaming)
[Chorus]
CTo lay -   Bm  Amme  Gdown
FOne last Ctime
GTo lay Bm-   Amme  GdownC  G  Am  G  
Gto lay   Bmoh oh me    dAmown,G  
to lay   oh oh me    Ddown,
Cto lay   Bm  Amme    Gdown, Fone  last Ctime
Cto lay GmAme dGown
[Interlude]
G  Bm Am G
[Solo]
G          Em           C         Bm  Am   G     C G Am G
G        Bm        Bm7 A        E
G                D    D7  Bm7  Am
Am           Bm7 C
C        Bm Am    G
F        C
G        Bm Am   G
G C Bm Am G
[Verse 3]
GTo lay  with Emyou,    once Cmore,  To lay   Bm   Amwith GyouC  G  Am  G  
GWith our Bmdreams        Bm7    Aentwined  togEether
GTo wake be-side DyouD7  Bm7  Am  
AmMy love Bm7still Csleeping
[Chorus]
CTo tell -   Bm  Amsweet Glies
FOne last Ctime
CAnd say -   Bm  Amgood Gbye
G  Bm Am G
[Outro]
GTo lay me Bmdown, oh Amoh,  to lay me DdownDsus4  C  
Cto lay   Bm  Amme    Gdown, Fone  last Ctime
Cto GlAmay Gme downG  F  C  
Cto lay   me    Gdown, Fone  last Ctime
C G Am G   G   F   C
Cto lay   Bm  Amme    Gdown, Fone  last Ctime
Cto lay  G  Amme Gdown
C G Am G

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To Lay Me Down

by Billy Strings

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 9 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Dsus4

my version (capo 9):

[Intro]

G D C G Am G C G Am G

[Verse 1]

G Em C

To lay me down, once more,

G Am G C G Am G

To lay me down.

G Bm A E

With my head - in sparkling clover

G D

Let the world go by

Am C

All lost in dreaming (sic clouds a streaming)

[Chorus]

C Bm Am G

To lay - me down

F C

One last time

C Bm Am G C G Am G

To lay - me down

G Bm Am

to lay me down woh oh oh

To lay - me down

C Bm Am G F C

to lay me down, one last time

C G Am G G Am G

to lay me down

[Verse 2]

G Em C Bm Am G C G Am G

To be with you, once more, To be with you

G Bm Bm7 A E

With our bod - ies - close together

G D

Let the world go by

Am Bm7 C

Like clouds a streaming (sic all lost in dreaming)

[Chorus]

C Bm Am G

To lay - me down

F C

One last time

G Bm Am G C G Am G

To lay - me down

G Bm Am G

to lay oh oh me down,

C Bm Am G F C

to lay me down, one last time

C G Am G

to lay me down

[Interlude]

G Bm Am G

[Solo]

G Em C Bm Am G C G Am G

G Bm Bm7 A E

G D D7 Bm7 Am

Am Bm7 C

C Bm Am G

F C

G Bm Am G

G C Bm Am G

[Verse 3]

G Em C Bm Am G C G Am G

To lay with you, once more, To lay with you

G Bm Bm7 A E

With our dreams entwined together

G D D7 Bm7 Am

To wake be-side you

Am Bm7 C

My love still sleeping

[Chorus]

C Bm Am G

To tell - sweet lies

F C

One last time

C Bm Am G

And say - good bye

G Bm Am G

[Outro]

G Bm Am D Dsus4 C

To lay me down, oh oh, to lay me down

C Bm Am G F C

to lay me down, one last time

C G Am G G F C

to lay me down

C G F C

to lay me down, one last time

C G Am G G F C

C Bm Am G F C

to lay me down, one last time

C G Am G

to lay me down

C G Am G

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