Chords for Andrew Peterson: "Lay Me Down" (The Far Country)
Tempo:
93.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
G
C#m
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
I suppose you could lay me down to die in Illinois, bury me beneath the rows of [A] corn,
[B] [E] or in between the maple trees I [A] climbed on as a boy, [C#m] where in the land of Lincoln [B] I was [A] born.
Oh, and I [G] recall we rode the combines in [C] the fall, and there comes [G] a time for gathering
[C] the harvest after [C#] all.
[A] When you lay [E] me down to die, I miss [A] my boys, [C#m] I miss my girls.
[E] Lay me down and let me say goodbye to this world.
You can lay me [A] anywhere, oh, but [E] just remember this, when you lay me down to [A] die, [E] you lay
me down to live.
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] Well, I asked a girl to marry me on a [A] dock out on the lake.
[E] Our babies came to life in [A] Tennessee.
[E] And the music of the mountains is still [A] keeping me awake.
[E] Yeah, but everything that rises [A] falls asleep.
We are [G] not alone, we are more than flesh and bone.
What is seen will pass away, what is not is [A] going home.
[E] When you lay me down to die, I miss [A] my boys, I miss my [E] girls.
Lay me down and [A] let me say goodbye to this [E] world.
You can lay me anywhere, [A] oh, but [E] just remember this, when you lay me [A] down to die, open up
[F#m] my [E] eyes on the skies I've never [B] known, [E] in the place where I belong, and I'll realize
[D] this love is [A] just another [C] word for home.
[G] [D]
[E] Well, I believe in the holy shores of uncreated light.
I believe there is power in the blood.
And all of the death that ever was, if you set it next to life.
[C#m] Well, I [E] believe it would barely fill a cup.
[C#m] Yeah, cause I believe [Em] there's power [A] in the blood, when you [B] lay me [G] down to die.
[C] So long [G] boys, so [Em] long [G] girls.
Lay me [C] down and let me [D] say goodbye to this [E] world.
You can lay me [A] anywhere, oh, but just remember [E] this, when you lay me [A] down to die.
Lay me [E] down, oh, lay me down to die.
[A]
[E] Lay [A]
[C#m] [E] [A] me down, lay [E] me down, [A]
[E] lay me down to live.
[A] [E]
[N]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
I suppose you could lay me down to die in Illinois, bury me beneath the rows of [A] corn,
[B] [E] or in between the maple trees I [A] climbed on as a boy, [C#m] where in the land of Lincoln [B] I was [A] born.
Oh, and I [G] recall we rode the combines in [C] the fall, and there comes [G] a time for gathering
[C] the harvest after [C#] all.
[A] When you lay [E] me down to die, I miss [A] my boys, [C#m] I miss my girls.
[E] Lay me down and let me say goodbye to this world.
You can lay me [A] anywhere, oh, but [E] just remember this, when you lay me down to [A] die, [E] you lay
me down to live.
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] Well, I asked a girl to marry me on a [A] dock out on the lake.
[E] Our babies came to life in [A] Tennessee.
[E] And the music of the mountains is still [A] keeping me awake.
[E] Yeah, but everything that rises [A] falls asleep.
We are [G] not alone, we are more than flesh and bone.
What is seen will pass away, what is not is [A] going home.
[E] When you lay me down to die, I miss [A] my boys, I miss my [E] girls.
Lay me down and [A] let me say goodbye to this [E] world.
You can lay me anywhere, [A] oh, but [E] just remember this, when you lay me [A] down to die, open up
[F#m] my [E] eyes on the skies I've never [B] known, [E] in the place where I belong, and I'll realize
[D] this love is [A] just another [C] word for home.
[G] [D]
[E] Well, I believe in the holy shores of uncreated light.
I believe there is power in the blood.
And all of the death that ever was, if you set it next to life.
[C#m] Well, I [E] believe it would barely fill a cup.
[C#m] Yeah, cause I believe [Em] there's power [A] in the blood, when you [B] lay me [G] down to die.
[C] So long [G] boys, so [Em] long [G] girls.
Lay me [C] down and let me [D] say goodbye to this [E] world.
You can lay me [A] anywhere, oh, but just remember [E] this, when you lay me [A] down to die.
Lay me [E] down, oh, lay me down to die.
[A]
[E] Lay [A]
[C#m] [E] [A] me down, lay [E] me down, [A]
[E] lay me down to live.
[A] [E]
[N]
Key:
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C#m
C
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I suppose you could lay me down to die in Illinois, _ bury me beneath the rows of [A] corn,
_ [B] _ [E] or in between the maple trees I [A] climbed on as a boy, [C#m] where in the land of Lincoln [B] I was [A] born.
Oh, and I [G] recall we rode the combines in [C] the fall, and there comes [G] a time for gathering
[C] the harvest after [C#] all.
[A] _ _ _ When you lay [E] me down to die, I miss [A] my boys, [C#m] I miss my girls.
[E] Lay me down and let me say goodbye to this world.
You can lay me [A] anywhere, oh, but [E] just remember this, when you lay me down to [A] die, [E] you lay
me down to live.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] Well, I asked a girl to marry me on a [A] dock out on the lake.
[E] Our babies came to life in [A] Tennessee. _ _
[E] And the music of the mountains is still [A] keeping me awake.
[E] Yeah, but everything that rises [A] falls asleep.
We are [G] not alone, we are more than flesh and bone.
What is seen will pass away, what is not is [A] going home.
[E] When you lay me down to die, I miss [A] my boys, I miss my [E] girls.
Lay me down and [A] let me say goodbye to this [E] world.
You can lay me anywhere, [A] oh, but [E] just remember this, when you lay me [A] down to die, open up
[F#m] my [E] eyes on the skies I've never [B] known, [E] in the place where I belong, and I'll realize
[D] this love is [A] just another [C] word for home.
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[E] Well, I believe in the holy shores of uncreated light.
I believe there is power in the blood. _
And all of the death that ever was, if you set it next to life.
[C#m] Well, I [E] believe it would barely fill a cup. _
[C#m] Yeah, cause I believe [Em] there's power [A] in the blood, when you [B] lay me [G] down to die.
_ _ [C] So long [G] boys, so [Em] long [G] girls.
Lay me [C] down and let me [D] say goodbye to this [E] world.
You can lay me [A] anywhere, oh, but just remember [E] this, when you lay me [A] down to die.
Lay me [E] down, _ _ _ oh, lay me down to die.
[A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ Lay [A] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ [A] me down, lay [E] me down, _ _ [A] _ _
[E] lay me down to live.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I suppose you could lay me down to die in Illinois, _ bury me beneath the rows of [A] corn,
_ [B] _ [E] or in between the maple trees I [A] climbed on as a boy, [C#m] where in the land of Lincoln [B] I was [A] born.
Oh, and I [G] recall we rode the combines in [C] the fall, and there comes [G] a time for gathering
[C] the harvest after [C#] all.
[A] _ _ _ When you lay [E] me down to die, I miss [A] my boys, [C#m] I miss my girls.
[E] Lay me down and let me say goodbye to this world.
You can lay me [A] anywhere, oh, but [E] just remember this, when you lay me down to [A] die, [E] you lay
me down to live.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] Well, I asked a girl to marry me on a [A] dock out on the lake.
[E] Our babies came to life in [A] Tennessee. _ _
[E] And the music of the mountains is still [A] keeping me awake.
[E] Yeah, but everything that rises [A] falls asleep.
We are [G] not alone, we are more than flesh and bone.
What is seen will pass away, what is not is [A] going home.
[E] When you lay me down to die, I miss [A] my boys, I miss my [E] girls.
Lay me down and [A] let me say goodbye to this [E] world.
You can lay me anywhere, [A] oh, but [E] just remember this, when you lay me [A] down to die, open up
[F#m] my [E] eyes on the skies I've never [B] known, [E] in the place where I belong, and I'll realize
[D] this love is [A] just another [C] word for home.
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[E] Well, I believe in the holy shores of uncreated light.
I believe there is power in the blood. _
And all of the death that ever was, if you set it next to life.
[C#m] Well, I [E] believe it would barely fill a cup. _
[C#m] Yeah, cause I believe [Em] there's power [A] in the blood, when you [B] lay me [G] down to die.
_ _ [C] So long [G] boys, so [Em] long [G] girls.
Lay me [C] down and let me [D] say goodbye to this [E] world.
You can lay me [A] anywhere, oh, but just remember [E] this, when you lay me [A] down to die.
Lay me [E] down, _ _ _ oh, lay me down to die.
[A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ Lay [A] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ [A] me down, lay [E] me down, _ _ [A] _ _
[E] lay me down to live.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _