Chords
Lay Me Down

Key: G

Introduction:

difficulty
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 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