Chords for Folk Alley Sessions: Aoife O'Donovan - "Lay My Burden Down"

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Gonna lay my burden down, lay my body in the ground.
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Cold clay [Ab] against my skin, I [Eb] don't care at all.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Can't seem to find [Eb] my peace of mind.
_ [Bb] With the earth I [Eb] lay entwined. _ _
_ Six feet [Ab] underground, my feet are [Eb] warm and dry.
When _ _ _ _ I get to the other side, I'll put your [Bb] picture way back.
_ [Eb] I'm not coming back to [Ebm] you, it's just too far.
_ It's just [Bb] too far.
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If [Bb] I was [Eb] cast out on the sea, _ would you come and look for me? _
_ [Cm] Or would you [Ab] let me sink beneath your [Eb] waves so blue? _ _ _ _ _
Would it _ fight on the moon to fly?
I'd [Bb] fly all night [Eb] till day to night.
_ [Cm] I'd perch [Ab] down upon a [Eb] branch and stand proud for you. _ _ _ _ _
When I touch [F] my feet on the land, I'll kiss your [Bb] lips and take your hands.
_ You know I'm not here to [Bbm] stay, it's just too far. _ _ _ _
Darling, [Fm] can't you hear the [Gb] cry?
My bones are [Bbm] broken, my tongue is tired.
The moon [Ab] is swaying back and [B] forth against [Bb] the navy sky.
[Fm] It's all that I can [Gb] take, my [Bbm] body's trembling on my knees.
Have [Ab] a little mercy [B] on me, run away [Bb] and hide.
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_ _ [Bb] When I sleep the [Eb] angels sing, _ but I cannot hear a thing.
_ _ _ Eyes closed, dreaming of better days gone by. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] When I wake the [Eb] trumpets play, _ [Bb] and I'm [Eb] standing at the _ gates.
[Cm] _ Fall down, [Ab]
enjoy, I know my race has [Eb] just been around.
It's just been around.
_ When I [Bb] was young my mom would say, your life is hard, but that's okay.
_ You can make it through the day, it's not [Ebm] that far. _ _ _
[Bb] No, it's not that far. _ _ _
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