E*: 020230
D*: 200230
D^: 100230 (Step Down)
[Intro]
C E* D* D*
[Verse 1]
G D*
Lay me down easy
C E*
As you make my dyin' bed
C E*
I'll keep your memory with me
D* D* D^
For as long as I rest
Em C
As an old tree falls
G
It's our loss
D* D^
They all fall
Em C Bm Am (Listen to song for this part)
Lay me down
[Verse 2]
G D*
Lay me down easy
C E*
Deep in the clay
C E*
As you touch another soul
D* D* D^
As you say what you'll say
Em C
And defend then mine
G D* D^
I've left my life
Em C Bm Am
Lay me down
C (Play for a measure)
Easy
C E* D* D* x2 (My own break in lieu of a mandolin instrumental)
[Verse 3]
G D*
Lay me down easy
C E*
As we meet at the gate
C E*
With the Devil on my shoulder
D* D* D^
And a poor man's fate
Em C
Will I win my wings?
G D* D^
Will I sleep? Sleep
Em C Bm Am
Lay me down
