Tuning: E A D G B E

Since the original is played on piano, I like to finger pick this song... just a basic up and down arpeggio sounds nice (in my opinion). Hope you like it! :) Lay It Down ~ Nichole Nordeman VERSE 1:

^EmTo every son and d^Caughter ^DWayward and l^Eong gone ^EmThe love of a f^Cather ^DWill leave the li^Eght on ^Cmaj7

VERSE 2:

^EmTried to throw you o^Cff track ^DA needle in a h^Eaystack ^EmI don't know how you f^Cound me ^DOr why you let me c^Eome back ^Cmaj7

PRE-CHORUS 1:

^Em'Cause it's a l^Cong way h^Amome when a^Dll you're left to ^Emcarry Is a he^Cart of st^Amone and the w^Emeight of most the wo^Drld And I'd like to...

CHORUS:

^EmLay it do^Cwn a little ^EmLay it do^Cwn a lot ^GI don't want to h^Dold it anym^Emore Lay it do^Cwn in pi^Emeces ^EmLay it do^Cwn in whole ^GEverything I've ca^Drried on my own ^EmLay it down, lay it ^Cdown ^EmLay it down, lay it ^Cdown

VERSE 3:

^EmI spent your ^Cmoney ^DLiving on the f^Eringes ^EmBut you threw a p^Carty for me ^DInvited all your b^Eig friends

PRE-CHORUS 2:

^EmAnd I have le^Carned a l^Amittle bit ab^Dout a h^Emeavy load All that gl^Ceams and g^Amlitters is not w^Emorth its weight in g^Dold And I know I should...

CHORUS:

Nichole Nordeman - Lay it down