Tuning: E A D G B E

Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar - Doc Watson with Merle Watson Composer: Alton Delmore Original key : D From the 1965 album "Doc Watson & Son" Chords

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Fingering the Fdim corectly allows a simple slide down to the A7. If you want to try the Fdim chord in other inversions a Fdim7 sounds OK. Intro: D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D #1:

^DI'm gonna lay down my ^Fdimold ^A7gui-^Dtar ^D7 ^GGonna lay down my old ^Dgui-^D7tar I ^Gwish I could tie it ^Dto ^D/C#my ^Bmside And ^Dtake it a^Fdimlong w^A7ith ^Dme

#2:

^DLord, I'm sick in this ^Fdimlone-^A7some ^Dbed ^D7 I'm ^Gsick in this lonesome ^Dbed^D7 There's ^Gno one to hold my ^Dach-^D/C#ing ^Bmhead Lord I'm ^Dsick in this l^Fdimone-s^A7ome b^Ded

Instrumental (chords as per intro and verse): D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D D Fdim A7 D D7 G D D7 G D D/C# Bm D Fdim A7 D #3:

^DThere's no one to ^Fdimcry ^A7for ^Dme ^D7 There's ^Gno one to cry for ^Dme ^D7 I've ^Gwandered so far aw^Day ^D/C#don't you ^Bmsee For ^Dthere's no one to ^Fdimcry ^A7for ^Dme

#4:

^DI'm gonna lay down my ^Fdimold ^A7gui-^Dtar ^D7 ^GGonna lay down my old ^Dgui-^D7tar I ^Gwish I could tie it ^Dto ^D/C#my ^Bmside And ^Dtake it a^Fdimlong w^A7ith ^Dme

Instrumental (chords as per intro): D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D #5:

^DI'm telling this w^Fdimorld ^A7good^Dbye^D7 I'm tell^Ging this world good^Dbye^D7 I'm t^Gelling this world and my ^Ddear ^D/C#little ^Bmgirl Lor^Dd, I'll soon tell them ^Fdimall ^A7good^Dbye

#6:

^DI'm gonna lay down my ^Fdimold ^A7gui-^Dtar ^D7 ^GGonna lay down my old ^Dgui-^D7tar I ^Gwish I could tie it ^Dto ^D/C#my ^Bmside And ^Dtake it a^Fdimlong w^A7ith ^Dme

Instrumental outro: D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D D7

Doc Watson - Gonna lay down my old guitar