Key: G
Introduction:
G F#m D
For I shall carry this weight
Em D Em D G
Of the words I wished to say
G D Em D Em D
For just one moment, I'll give back all my yesterdays
G Em Bm Em D Em D G
For all of the songs no longer sound the same
Em D F#m D Em
As I keep reaching back for one more day
D A
Lay me down upon your darkness
G
Lay me down upon your fears
D A G
Lay me down across the waters that gather all your tears
D
Lay me down
F#m D Em D Em D
No more promises to be kept or made
G D
Within my wounded silence
Em D Em D
And the mourning that never fades
G Em D
For all of the roads that we walked
Em D Em D G
They no longer look the same
D Em
As I keep reaching back for one more day
D A
Lay me down upon your darkness
G
Lay me down upon your fears
C D A G
Lay me down across the waters that gather all your tears
G
Lay me down
(Solo)
D A Bm
Falling so far
G DEm G
So far from what I've known
A Bm
Falling so far
G
Can I find my way back home?
D A
Lay me down upon your darkness
Am G
Lay me down upon your fears
D A G
Lay me down across the waters that gather all your tears
D A
Lay me down upon your darkness
G
Lay me down upon your fears
D A G
Lay me down across the waters that gather all your tears
Lay me down