Lay My Burden Down Chords by Alison Krauss

[E] Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ [A] My feet are [E] warm and dry.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] When I get to the other [E] side, I'll put your picture [B] way up high. _
Cause I'm not coming back to you, [E] it's just [Em] too far. _
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_ _ _ _ _ If [B] I was _ [A] cast out [E] on the sea, _ [B] would you come [A] and [E] look at me?
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Would you [D] just let [A] me sing beneath the [E] waves so blue?
_ _ _ _ [B] What if [A] I had [E] learned to fly?
[B] Fly all [A] night till [E] day drew night.
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Perched down [D] upon a [A] branch and scanned the [E] clouds for you.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] When I touch my feet on the land, I'll kiss your lips and take your hand.
But you know I'm not here to stay, it's just [Em] too far. _
_ _ [B] _ Darling, [F#m] can't you hear me [G] cry?
My bones are [Bm] broke, my tongue is tied.
[C#m] [D] The moon is [A] swaying back and [C] forth against the [B] navy sky.
That is [F#m] all that I can see.
[G] My body's [Bm] trembling on my [A] knees.
[D] Just have a little [A]
[C] mercy on me, [B] run away and hide.
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_ _ _ _ _ [B] When I sleep, [A] [E] the angels sing.
[B] But I [A] cannot [E] hear a thing.
_ _ [C#m] Eyes closed [D] and dreaming [A] of a better [E] day gone.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] When I wake, [A] the [E] trumpets play.
_ [B] And I'm _ [A] standing [E] at the gate.
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Oh, down [D] in joy I know [A] my race has [E] just begun.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] When I was young, my mama'd say, well, life is hard, but that's okay. _
If you can make it through the day, [E] it's [C#] not that far.
_ _ [B] No, it's not that far.
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