Standard tuning
INTRO
G# Cm C# Eb
Ohhhh ohhah ohhoh oh
VERSE
G# Cm
So many years spent running away
C# Eb
How many times I wished I could stay
G# Cm
Too much emotion a hole in my heart
C# Eb
Feeling alone since we've been apart
C# G#
And if I had the chance
Fm Eb C#
I'd never let you go
C# Eb F
Just want you to know
CHORUS
Bb Ebsus2
Down lay me down
F
Lay me down
Ebsus2
Lay down burden
Bb Ebsus2
Down lay me down
F
Lay me down
Ebsus2
Lay down burden
VERSE (Note change of key)
Bb Dm
So many things I wanted to do
Eb F
How many times spent thinking this through
Bb Dm
So many nights spent here by the phone
Eb F
Wonderin' if you felt just as alone
Eb Bb
And while some things have all been
Gm F Eb
Crazy from the start
Eb F G
It's tearing me apart
CHORUS (Note change of key)
C/G F7
Down lay me down
G
Lay me down
F
Lay down burden
C F7
Down lay me down
G
Lay me down
F
Lay down burden
F G
Just remember the way I held you
F G
You're always in my heart
CHORUS
C/G F7
Down lay me down
G
Lay me down
F
Lay down burden
C F7
Down lay me down
G
Lay me down
F
Lay down burden
END ON C