Chords for Mavis Staples - "Jesus Lay Down Beside Me" (Full Album Stream)

Tempo:
92.7 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

E

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mavis Staples - "Jesus Lay Down Beside Me" (Full Album Stream) chords
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[D]
Jesus, lay down beside me, lay down [E] and rest your troubled [A] mind.
[D] Jesus, lay down beside me, lay down [E] your worries [Em] all [D] behind.
Well [A] you wept a million [G]
tears, [D] Lord, for the [A]
truth has fallen on deaf [G]
[D] ears.
Lord, [E] but don't despair, I [A] am prepared, [D] are you in need?
[E]
[Em] [A] [D] Jesus, lay down beside me, down at the dark [Em]
end of the [A] day.
[D] Jesus, lay down beside me, let all [E] your sorrows fall [D] away.
When [A] the night has grown so [G]
dark, [D] Lord, and the [A] flowers of your love,
[G] Lord, sweet [D] Lord, refuse [E] to see, [Em] in a world full of [A] grief.
[D] [A] Are [D] you in need, [A] are [D] you, [E]
[D]
[A] [E]
[D] when the [A] night has grown so [G]
dark,
my [D] Lord, and the [A] flowers, the flowers of your [G]
love,
[D] Lord, refuse [Em] to grow, Lord, let [A] me know.
[D] [Em]
Are you in need, are you [A] in need, [D] Lord, [E]
let me know.
Are [Em] [A] you in need, are [D] you [Em] in need, are you [E] in need.
[G] [A]
Oh Lord, are you [Em] in need?
[E] Don't despair, [G] are you [A] in need.
Are you [Em] in [E] [A] need?
[Em]
Are you in need?
[Bm] [A] Are you in need?
[D] [Em]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn Mavis Staples - Jesus Lay Down Beside Me chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, D, A, D, Em, A, D and E. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 46 BPM and then match the original tempo of 93 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Jesus, lay down beside me, lay down [E] and rest your troubled [A] mind. _ _
[D] Jesus, lay down beside me, lay down [E] your worries [Em] all [D] behind.
Well [A] you wept a million _ _ _ [G] _
tears, [D] Lord, _ for the [A]
truth has fallen on deaf [G] _
_ [D] ears.
Lord, _ [E] but don't despair, _ _ _ I [A] am prepared, [D] _ _ _ are you in need? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Jesus, lay down beside me, down at the dark [Em]
end of the [A] day.
_ _ [D] Jesus, lay down beside me, let all [E] your sorrows fall [D] away.
When [A] the night has grown _ so [G] _ _
dark, [D] Lord, and the [A] flowers _ _ of your love,
[G] Lord, _ sweet [D] Lord, refuse [E] to see, [Em] _ _ _ in a world full of [A] grief.
[D] _ _ [A] _ Are [D] you in need, [A] are [D] you, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ when the [A] night _ has grown _ so [G] _
dark,
my [D] Lord, and the [A] flowers, _ the flowers _ of your [G] _ _
love,
[D] Lord, _ refuse [Em] to grow, _ _ Lord, _ let [A] me _ know.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
Are you in need, are you [A] in need, _ _ _ [D] _ Lord, [E] _ _
_ let me know.
Are [Em] _ [A] you in need, _ are [D] you [Em] in need, are you [E] in need.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ Oh Lord, are you [Em] in need?
[E] _ Don't despair, [G] are you [A] in need.
_ _ _ _ Are you [Em] in _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] need?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Are you in need?
_ [Bm] [A] Are you in need?
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Livin On A High Note album.

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