Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar Doc and Merle Watson Chords

Tempo:
119.4 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

F

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar   Doc and Merle Watson chords
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[A] [D] [F] [D]
[F] [D] [F] [A] [D]
I'm sick in this lonesome bed.
Gonna lay down [A] my old [D]
guitar.
[G] Gonna lay down my old guitar.
[D] [G] I wish I could [D] tie it to [Bm] my side [D] and take [F] it [A] along [D] with me.
Lord, I'm sick in [C#] this [F#m] lonesome [Am] bed.
[G] I'm sick in this [D] lonesome bed.
[G] There's no one to hold [D] my [G] aching head.
[D] Lord, I'm sick [F] in this [D] lonesome bed.
[F] [D]
[F] [D] [F] [A] [D]
[F] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [D] [Dm] [F#m]
[D] There's no one [A] to cry [D] for me.
[G] There's no one to [A] cry [D] for me.
[Am] [G] I've wandered so far [D] away, [Bm] don't you see?
Lord, [D] there's no one to cry for me.
Gonna lay down [B] my [A] old guitar.
[D] [G] Gonna lay down my old [D]
guitar.
[G] I wish I could tie [D] it to [Bm] my side [D] and take [F] it along [D] with me.
[F] [D]
[Dm] [D]
I'm telling [A] this world [D]
goodbye.
[G] I'm telling this world [D]
[Am] goodbye.
[G] I'm telling this world [D] and my dear [Bm] little girl,
[D] Lord, I'll soon [A] tell you all [D]
goodbye.
Gonna lay [A] down my [D] old guitar.
[G] Gonna lay down my [D] old guitar.
[G] I wish I could [D] tie it to my [G] [D] side and take it [F] along [A]
[D] with me.
[F] [D] [Dm]
[D]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
F
134211111
Bm
13421112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Doc & Merle Watson - Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, D, G, D, F and A of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 59 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 119. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Minor.

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_ [A] _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _
[F] _ _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ I'm sick in this lonesome bed.
Gonna lay down [A] my old [D]
guitar.
_ [G] Gonna lay down my old guitar.
[D] _ _ [G] I wish I could [D] tie it to [Bm] my side [D] and take [F] it [A] along [D] with me.
_ Lord, I'm sick in [C#] this [F#m] lonesome [Am] bed.
_ [G] I'm sick in this [D] lonesome bed.
_ [G] There's no one to hold [D] my [G] aching head.
[D] Lord, I'm sick [F] in this [D] lonesome bed.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [D] _ There's no one [A] to cry [D] for me.
_ [G] There's no one to [A] cry [D] for me.
_ [Am] [G] I've wandered so far [D] away, [Bm] don't you see?
Lord, [D] there's no one to cry for me.
Gonna lay down [B] my [A] old guitar.
[D] _ [G] Gonna lay down my old [D]
guitar.
_ [G] I wish I could tie [D] it to [Bm] my side [D] and take [F] it along [D] with me.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ I'm telling [A] this world [D]
goodbye.
_ [G] I'm telling this world [D]
[Am] goodbye.
_ [G] I'm telling this world [D] and my dear [Bm] little girl,
[D] Lord, I'll soon [A] tell you all [D]
goodbye.
_ Gonna lay [A] down my [D] old guitar.
_ [G] Gonna lay down my [D] old guitar.
_ [G] I wish I could [D] tie it to my [G] [D] side and take it [F] along [A]
[D] with me.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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