Lay Me Down Chords by John Illsley
Tempo:
86.85 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
A
C#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[F#]
[B]
But lay me down on the soft cold ground And lay me down without a sound
If [F#] you have to choose, I [B] don't want to lose While I hold a candle just for you
The flame's still strong and the flame's still true
[Bm]
[F#] It's burning bright with [B] my love alive
[A] Lay me down, [C#] lay me down, [F#] that's all I'm asking
Lay
[A] me down, [C#] yeah lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
[E] [D] [E] [Bm] Sometimes [B] you might get lonely, feel alone in a crowd
One [F#] thing's for sure, I'm gonna [B] be around
[Bm] [B] Yeah, lay me down under whispering trees Feel the warmth of the summer breeze
I think [F#] you understand, I wanna [B] be your man
[A] Lay me down, [C#] yeah lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
Lay
[A] me down, [C#] yeah lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
[E]
[B]
[F#] Lay [B] me down
Now don't go wasting this precious time We move too fast down the line
Don't [F#] take a chance, or never [B] learn to dance
Lay [A] me down, [C#] lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
[A] Lay me down, [C#] lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
[E] Lay me
[B]
[E] down
[F#] Yeah, [B]
[Bm] lay me down, [B]
[F#] lay me down, it's [B] all I'm asking
Lay [F#] me down, [B] that's all, lay [F#] me down
[F#]
[B]
But lay me down on the soft cold ground And lay me down without a sound
If [F#] you have to choose, I [B] don't want to lose While I hold a candle just for you
The flame's still strong and the flame's still true
[Bm]
[F#] It's burning bright with [B] my love alive
[A] Lay me down, [C#] lay me down, [F#] that's all I'm asking
Lay
[A] me down, [C#] yeah lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
[E] [D] [E] [Bm] Sometimes [B] you might get lonely, feel alone in a crowd
One [F#] thing's for sure, I'm gonna [B] be around
[Bm] [B] Yeah, lay me down under whispering trees Feel the warmth of the summer breeze
I think [F#] you understand, I wanna [B] be your man
[A] Lay me down, [C#] yeah lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
Lay
[A] me down, [C#] yeah lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
[E]
[B]
[F#] Lay [B] me down
Now don't go wasting this precious time We move too fast down the line
Don't [F#] take a chance, or never [B] learn to dance
Lay [A] me down, [C#] lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
[A] Lay me down, [C#] lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
[E] Lay me
[B]
[E] down
[F#] Yeah, [B]
[Bm] lay me down, [B]
[F#] lay me down, it's [B] all I'm asking
Lay [F#] me down, [B] that's all, lay [F#] me down
Key:
B
F#
A
C#
E
B
F#
A
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
But lay me down _ on the soft cold ground _ And lay me down _ without a sound
If [F#] you have to choose, I _ _ _ [B] don't want to lose _ _ _ While I hold a candle _ just for you _
The flame's still strong and the flame's still true
_ [Bm]
[F#] It's burning bright _ _ _ _ with [B] my love alive _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Lay me down, [C#] _ lay me down, [F#] that's all I'm asking
Lay _ _ _ _
[A] _ me down, [C#] _ yeah lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
_ [E] _ [D] _ [E] [Bm] Sometimes [B] _ _ you might get lonely, _ feel alone _ in a crowd
One [F#] thing's for sure, _ _ _ _ I'm gonna [B] be around
_ _ _ [Bm] [B] Yeah, lay me down under whispering trees _ Feel the warmth of the summer breeze
I think [F#] you understand, _ _ _ _ I wanna [B] be your man _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Lay me down, [C#] yeah lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
_ _ _ Lay _
[A] _ me down, [C#] yeah lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ Lay [B] me down
_ _ _ _ Now don't go wasting this precious time We move too fast _ down the line
Don't [F#] take a chance, _ _ _ or never [B] learn to dance
_ _ _ _ Lay [A] _ me down, [C#] _ lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Lay me down, [C#] _ lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
_ _ [E] _ Lay me _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] down
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, [B]
[Bm] lay me down, [B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] lay me down, _ _ _ _ it's [B] all I'm asking
_ _ _ _ Lay [F#] me down, _ _ _ _ _ [B] that's all, _ _ _ _ lay [F#] me down _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
But lay me down _ on the soft cold ground _ And lay me down _ without a sound
If [F#] you have to choose, I _ _ _ [B] don't want to lose _ _ _ While I hold a candle _ just for you _
The flame's still strong and the flame's still true
_ [Bm]
[F#] It's burning bright _ _ _ _ with [B] my love alive _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Lay me down, [C#] _ lay me down, [F#] that's all I'm asking
Lay _ _ _ _
[A] _ me down, [C#] _ yeah lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
_ [E] _ [D] _ [E] [Bm] Sometimes [B] _ _ you might get lonely, _ feel alone _ in a crowd
One [F#] thing's for sure, _ _ _ _ I'm gonna [B] be around
_ _ _ [Bm] [B] Yeah, lay me down under whispering trees _ Feel the warmth of the summer breeze
I think [F#] you understand, _ _ _ _ I wanna [B] be your man _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Lay me down, [C#] yeah lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
_ _ _ Lay _
[A] _ me down, [C#] yeah lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ Lay [B] me down
_ _ _ _ Now don't go wasting this precious time We move too fast _ down the line
Don't [F#] take a chance, _ _ _ or never [B] learn to dance
_ _ _ _ Lay [A] _ me down, [C#] _ lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Lay me down, [C#] _ lay me down, that's [F#] all I'm asking
_ _ [E] _ Lay me _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] down
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, [B]
[Bm] lay me down, [B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] lay me down, _ _ _ _ it's [B] all I'm asking
_ _ _ _ Lay [F#] me down, _ _ _ _ _ [B] that's all, _ _ _ _ lay [F#] me down _ _ _ _ _ _