Intro:
GGCGGGCG
Verse 1:
GGCG
I walked along the road today
GGCG
and saw myself in the tired face
GGCG
and a thousand more look back at me
GGCG
I could almost feel the unity
GGGGGGCG
And the sun rose high above the trees
GGCG
and the birds were singing over me
GGCG
but beneath my feet I felt the sting
GGCG
that was the earth remembering
GGG
Chorus:
CCCCG
Lay down, lay down your weapons boy
GGGD/F#C
Right now, right now you should've changed the world
CCCG
Under it all, you're not so tough
GGGD/F#C
Everyone, everyone just wants to fall in love
CCCGGGGG
Verse 2:
GGCG
And I used to think we're just the same
GGCG
from a different town and with different names
GGCG
Do you remember what we said?
GGCG
"We'll never change," oh did we forget?
GGG
Chorus:
CCCCG
Lay down, lay down your weapons boy
GGGD/F#C
Right now, right now you should've changed the world
CCCG
Under it all, you're not so tough
GGGD/F# (C)
Everyone, everyone just wants to fall in love
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|G G G G| x4 (whole bracketed section, during song mid-play)
GGGGG
Verse 3:
GGCG
And I walked along to the edge of town
GGCG
and there I threw my burdens down
GGCG
Looking up, at last I found
GGCG
You're never loved if you protect yourself
GGG
Chorus:
CCCCG
Lay down, lay down your weapons boy
GGG
Right now, right now
CCCCG
Under it all, you're not so tough
GGGD/F#
Everyone wants to fall, to fall in love
CCCCG
Lay down, lay down your weapons boy
GGGD/F#C
Right now, right now you should've changed the world
CCCG
Under it all, you're not so tough
GGGD/F#
Everyone, every one of us, just wants to fall
CCCCGGGG
Lay down, lay down your weapons, bo-oo-oy
CCCCGGGG
Lay down, lay down your weapons, bo-oo-oy
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|G G G G| x4 (whole bracketed section, during outro)