Tuning: E A D G B E

Well ^EI suppose you could lay me down to ^A2die in Illinois ^C#mBury me be^Bsusneath the rows of ^A2corn Or in ^Ebetween the maple trees I ^A2climbed on as a boy Or ^C#min the land of ^BsusLincoln I was ^A2born Oh and I re^Gcall we rode the combines in the ^C2fall And there comes a time for ^Fgathering the ^C/Eharvest after ^Dall

[Chorus]

When you lay me down to ^Edie I'll miss my ^A2boys I'll miss my ^C#mgirls ^BsusLay me down and ^A2let me say goodbye to this world ^EYou can lay me any^A2where oh but just remember this ^C#m When you ^Bsuslay me down to ^A2die You'll lay me down to ^Esuslive

Well I ^Easked a girl to marry me on a ^A2dock out on a lake Her ^C#mbabies came to ^Bsuslife in Tennes^A2see And the ^Emusic of the mountains is still ^A2keeping me awake Yeah but ^C#meverything that ^Bsusrises falls as^A2leep We are not al^Gone we are more than flesh and ^C2bone What is seen will pass a^Fway what is ^C/Enot is goin' ^Dhome

[Chorus]

When you lay me down to ^Edie I'll miss my ^A2boys I'll miss my ^C#mgirls ^BsusLay me down and ^A2let me say goodbye to this world ^EYou can lay me any^A2where oh but just remember ^C#mthis When you ^Bsuslay me down to die...

[Bridge]

I'll open up my ^C#meyes onto skies I've never ^A2known And the place where I be^Elong and I ^B2/D#realize His ^Dlove is just a^A2/C#nother word for ^C2home ^D

[Verse 3]

Well ^EI believe in the holy shores of ^A2uncreated light ^C#mI believe there is ^Bsuspower in the ^A2blood And ^Eall of the death that ever was if you ^A2set it next to life ^C#mI believe it would^B2/D# barely fill a ^A2/Ecup Yeah cause^C#m I believe there is ^Bsuspower in the ^A2blood

[Final Chorus]

When you lay me down to ^Gdie so long ^C2boys so long ^Emgirls ^DLay me down and ^C2let me say good^Dbye to this world ^EYou can lay me any^A2where oh but just remember ^C#mthis When you ^Bsuslay me down to ^A2die you'll lay me down to ^Elive

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Andrew Peterson - Lay me down