Lay me down (2016)
A - E - A
A
1. Lay me down on the soft cool ground,
lay
me down without a sound,
E A
if
you have to choose, I don't wanna loose.
A
2. I hold a candle just for you,
flames
still strong, and flames still true.
E A
It's burning bright with my
love and light.
G - B7 E
Lay me down, lay me down, that's all I'm asking.
G - B7 E - D
Lay me down, lay me down, that's all I'm asking.
A
3. Sometimes you might get lonely,
feel
all alone in a crowd.
E A
One thing’s for sure, I'm gonna be around.
A
4. Yeah, lay me down under whispering trees,
feel
the warmth of the summer breeze.
E A
I think you understand, I wanna be your man.
G - B7 E
Lay me down, lay me down, that's all I'm asking.
G - B7
E - D
Lay me down, lay me down, that's all I'm asking.
A - E A
+ Lay me down !
A
5. Don't go wasting this precious time,
we
move too fast down the line.
E
A
If we don't take a chance, we'll
never learn to dance.
G - B7 E
Lay me down, lay me down, that's all I'm asking.
G - B7
E - D
Lay me down, lay me down, that's all I'm asking.
A - E A
+ Lay me down !
E A
Lay me down without a sound.
E A
Yeah, lay me down without a
sound….
(orig. = capo 2nd) (John Illsley)