[Intro]
F C G C G
[Verse 1]
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I lose sleep at night like a young man who's in the fight of his young life
F Dm G C G
I have never known the way the wind would blow if everything were fine
C Dm G
I'm scared that when I die I'll be alone with no one sitting by my side
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No, I do not think that I could be alone when I die
[Chorus 1]
F C
Lay me down in the ground
F C
Put me back into the earth
F C
Among all of my friends
F C
Under a blanket of roses
F Dm F G
A sea of flowers overhead
[Verse 2]
C Dm G
A field outside of Nashville pitches color to the dreariness of day
F Dm G C G
So the air hangs soft and tender, blowin' 'round my thoughts whichever way
C Dm G
Where hills, they rise for miles and miles, I recognize the cryin' in the wind
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I hear people come from everywhere to say goodbye sweet-like to their kin
[Chorus 1]
F C
Lay me down in the ground
F C
Put me back into the earth
F C
Among all of my friends
F C
Under a blanket of roses
F Dm F G
A sea of flowers overhead
[Chorus 2]
F C
That is right, I don't believe
F C
Anymore than skies above
F C
It's just me and those I've loved
F C
Under a blanket of roses
F Dm F G
A sea of flowers overhead
C F G C
When I die