Lay Me Low (2011 Remaster) Chords
Tempo:
91.75 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
D
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] They're gonna lay me low
[D]
They're [Eb] gonna sink me [Bb] in the snow
They're [Eb] [Bb] gonna throw back their heads and crow
[C] When [F] I go, they're gonna jump and [Bb] shout
[D] They're [Eb] gonna wave their [Bb] arms about
[Eb] All scars will [D] come out [Gm] when I go
[Eb] [F] All [Bb] scars will all grow black
[D] And [Eb] my friends will give [Bb] up the fight
They'll see [Eb] my work in a [Bb] different light
[C] Yeah, when I [F] go, they'll try [Bb] telephoning my mother
[D] But [Eb] they'll end up [Bb] getting my brother
[Eb] We'll spill a scar [D] of trauma long gone
A liver [Gm] that I hardly [Eb] know
[F] Hats [Eb]
off [Bb] to the man [Eb] on top [Gm] of the [Bb] world
[Dm] Come crawl up here [Gm] baby and I'll [C] show you [F] how it works
If you wanna [Bb] be my friend and you wanna [D] rent
And you want it [Eb] all to end
And you wanna [Bb] know when
Well [Eb] do it now, don't care how
[D] Take your final bow, [Gm] make a stand
Take my hand [Eb] and blow it all [F] to hell
Like [Bb] a police [D] machine
Breathe [Eb] a sigh of [Bb] relief
You'll see [Eb] I'm a lander and a bad lander [Bb] and a thief
[C] Yeah, when [F] I go, they'll interview [Bb] my teachers
[D] Who'll say I [Eb] was one of God's sorry [Bb] creatures
They'll [Eb] print informative sex [D]-based features
When [Gm] I go, [Eb] they'll [F] bang a big old [Bb]
song
[D] As our [Gm] [Eb] marquee will be ten [Bb] miles long
As [Eb] I'll join together for [Bb] a farewell song
[Gm] [C] When they put me down [F] below, they'll sound a fugal [Bb]
horn
[Dm] And the sea will [Eb] rage and the sky [Bb] will storm
[Eb] Oh man, and peace [D] will mourn [Gm] when I [Eb] go
[F] [Eb] Hats off to [Bb] the man [Eb] on [Gm] top of the [Bb] world
[Dm] Come crawl [Gm] up here baby and [C] we can watch this damn [F] thing turn
If you wanna [Bb] be my friend and you wanna [D] rent
And you want it [Eb] all to end
And you wanna [Bb] know when
Well [Eb] do it now, do it now, [D] take a long last bow
[Gm] Take my hand, make a stand, and blow it [F] all to hell
[Bb] Lay me low, [D] lay me [Eb] low, lay me low
[Bb] Lay me low, lay me [Eb] low, lay [Bb] me [C] low
Yeah, when [F] I go, they'll [Bb] interview your
[D] Lay me low, [Eb] lay me [Bb] low, lay me [Eb] low
[D] [Gm]
[Cm] [F] [Bb]
[D] [Eb]
[Bb] [N]
[D]
They're [Eb] gonna sink me [Bb] in the snow
They're [Eb] [Bb] gonna throw back their heads and crow
[C] When [F] I go, they're gonna jump and [Bb] shout
[D] They're [Eb] gonna wave their [Bb] arms about
[Eb] All scars will [D] come out [Gm] when I go
[Eb] [F] All [Bb] scars will all grow black
[D] And [Eb] my friends will give [Bb] up the fight
They'll see [Eb] my work in a [Bb] different light
[C] Yeah, when I [F] go, they'll try [Bb] telephoning my mother
[D] But [Eb] they'll end up [Bb] getting my brother
[Eb] We'll spill a scar [D] of trauma long gone
A liver [Gm] that I hardly [Eb] know
[F] Hats [Eb]
off [Bb] to the man [Eb] on top [Gm] of the [Bb] world
[Dm] Come crawl up here [Gm] baby and I'll [C] show you [F] how it works
If you wanna [Bb] be my friend and you wanna [D] rent
And you want it [Eb] all to end
And you wanna [Bb] know when
Well [Eb] do it now, don't care how
[D] Take your final bow, [Gm] make a stand
Take my hand [Eb] and blow it all [F] to hell
Like [Bb] a police [D] machine
Breathe [Eb] a sigh of [Bb] relief
You'll see [Eb] I'm a lander and a bad lander [Bb] and a thief
[C] Yeah, when [F] I go, they'll interview [Bb] my teachers
[D] Who'll say I [Eb] was one of God's sorry [Bb] creatures
They'll [Eb] print informative sex [D]-based features
When [Gm] I go, [Eb] they'll [F] bang a big old [Bb]
song
[D] As our [Gm] [Eb] marquee will be ten [Bb] miles long
As [Eb] I'll join together for [Bb] a farewell song
[Gm] [C] When they put me down [F] below, they'll sound a fugal [Bb]
horn
[Dm] And the sea will [Eb] rage and the sky [Bb] will storm
[Eb] Oh man, and peace [D] will mourn [Gm] when I [Eb] go
[F] [Eb] Hats off to [Bb] the man [Eb] on [Gm] top of the [Bb] world
[Dm] Come crawl [Gm] up here baby and [C] we can watch this damn [F] thing turn
If you wanna [Bb] be my friend and you wanna [D] rent
And you want it [Eb] all to end
And you wanna [Bb] know when
Well [Eb] do it now, do it now, [D] take a long last bow
[Gm] Take my hand, make a stand, and blow it [F] all to hell
[Bb] Lay me low, [D] lay me [Eb] low, lay me low
[Bb] Lay me low, lay me [Eb] low, lay [Bb] me [C] low
Yeah, when [F] I go, they'll [Bb] interview your
[D] Lay me low, [Eb] lay me [Bb] low, lay me [Eb] low
[D] [Gm]
[Cm] [F] [Bb]
[D] [Eb]
[Bb] [N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
D
F
Gm
Bb
Eb
D
[Bb] They're gonna lay me low
_ [D] _
_ They're [Eb] gonna sink me [Bb] in the snow
They're [Eb] _ [Bb] gonna throw back their heads and crow
_ [C] _ _ When [F] I go, they're gonna jump and [Bb] _ shout _
[D] _ They're [Eb] gonna wave their [Bb] arms about
[Eb] All scars will [D] come out [Gm] when I go _
[Eb] _ [F] All [Bb] scars will all grow black
[D] _ _ And [Eb] my friends will give [Bb] up the fight
They'll see [Eb] my work in a [Bb] different light
_ _ [C] _ Yeah, when I [F] go, they'll try [Bb] telephoning my mother
[D] _ _ _ But [Eb] they'll end up [Bb] getting my brother
_ _ [Eb] We'll spill a scar [D] of trauma long gone
A liver [Gm] that I hardly [Eb] know
_ [F] Hats [Eb] _ _
off [Bb] to the man [Eb] on _ top [Gm] of the [Bb] world
[Dm] Come _ crawl up here [Gm] baby and I'll [C] show you [F] how it works
If you wanna [Bb] be my friend and you wanna [D] rent
And you want it [Eb] all to end
And you wanna [Bb] know when
Well [Eb] do it now, don't care how
[D] Take your final bow, [Gm] make a stand
Take my hand [Eb] and blow it all [F] to hell
Like [Bb] _ a police [D] machine
Breathe [Eb] a sigh of [Bb] _ relief
You'll see [Eb] I'm a lander and a bad lander [Bb] and a thief
_ [C] _ Yeah, when [F] I go, they'll interview [Bb] my teachers
_ [D] _ Who'll say I [Eb] was one of God's sorry [Bb] creatures
They'll [Eb] print informative sex [D]-based features
When [Gm] I go, _ [Eb] they'll [F] bang a big old [Bb] _ _
song
[D] As our [Gm] [Eb] marquee will be ten [Bb] miles long
As [Eb] I'll join together for [Bb] a farewell song
[Gm] [C] When they put me down [F] below, they'll sound a fugal [Bb] _ _
horn
[Dm] _ And the sea will [Eb] rage and the sky [Bb] will storm
_ [Eb] Oh man, and peace [D] will _ mourn [Gm] when I _ [Eb] go
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ Hats off to [Bb] the man _ [Eb] on _ [Gm] top of the [Bb] world
_ [Dm] _ Come crawl [Gm] up here baby and [C] we can watch this damn [F] thing turn
If you wanna [Bb] be my friend and you wanna [D] rent
And you want it [Eb] all to end
And you wanna [Bb] know when
Well [Eb] do it now, do it now, [D] take a long last bow
[Gm] Take my hand, make a stand, and blow it [F] all to hell
[Bb] Lay me low, _ [D] _ _ lay me [Eb] low, lay me low
_ [Bb] Lay me low, lay me [Eb] low, lay _ [Bb] _ _ me [C] low
Yeah, when [F] I go, they'll [Bb] interview your
_ [D] Lay me low, [Eb] lay _ me [Bb] low, lay me [Eb] low _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [D] _
_ They're [Eb] gonna sink me [Bb] in the snow
They're [Eb] _ [Bb] gonna throw back their heads and crow
_ [C] _ _ When [F] I go, they're gonna jump and [Bb] _ shout _
[D] _ They're [Eb] gonna wave their [Bb] arms about
[Eb] All scars will [D] come out [Gm] when I go _
[Eb] _ [F] All [Bb] scars will all grow black
[D] _ _ And [Eb] my friends will give [Bb] up the fight
They'll see [Eb] my work in a [Bb] different light
_ _ [C] _ Yeah, when I [F] go, they'll try [Bb] telephoning my mother
[D] _ _ _ But [Eb] they'll end up [Bb] getting my brother
_ _ [Eb] We'll spill a scar [D] of trauma long gone
A liver [Gm] that I hardly [Eb] know
_ [F] Hats [Eb] _ _
off [Bb] to the man [Eb] on _ top [Gm] of the [Bb] world
[Dm] Come _ crawl up here [Gm] baby and I'll [C] show you [F] how it works
If you wanna [Bb] be my friend and you wanna [D] rent
And you want it [Eb] all to end
And you wanna [Bb] know when
Well [Eb] do it now, don't care how
[D] Take your final bow, [Gm] make a stand
Take my hand [Eb] and blow it all [F] to hell
Like [Bb] _ a police [D] machine
Breathe [Eb] a sigh of [Bb] _ relief
You'll see [Eb] I'm a lander and a bad lander [Bb] and a thief
_ [C] _ Yeah, when [F] I go, they'll interview [Bb] my teachers
_ [D] _ Who'll say I [Eb] was one of God's sorry [Bb] creatures
They'll [Eb] print informative sex [D]-based features
When [Gm] I go, _ [Eb] they'll [F] bang a big old [Bb] _ _
song
[D] As our [Gm] [Eb] marquee will be ten [Bb] miles long
As [Eb] I'll join together for [Bb] a farewell song
[Gm] [C] When they put me down [F] below, they'll sound a fugal [Bb] _ _
horn
[Dm] _ And the sea will [Eb] rage and the sky [Bb] will storm
_ [Eb] Oh man, and peace [D] will _ mourn [Gm] when I _ [Eb] go
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ Hats off to [Bb] the man _ [Eb] on _ [Gm] top of the [Bb] world
_ [Dm] _ Come crawl [Gm] up here baby and [C] we can watch this damn [F] thing turn
If you wanna [Bb] be my friend and you wanna [D] rent
And you want it [Eb] all to end
And you wanna [Bb] know when
Well [Eb] do it now, do it now, [D] take a long last bow
[Gm] Take my hand, make a stand, and blow it [F] all to hell
[Bb] Lay me low, _ [D] _ _ lay me [Eb] low, lay me low
_ [Bb] Lay me low, lay me [Eb] low, lay _ [Bb] _ _ me [C] low
Yeah, when [F] I go, they'll [Bb] interview your
_ [D] Lay me low, [Eb] lay _ me [Bb] low, lay me [Eb] low _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _