Lay Me Down

[Intro ]
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Lay me down on the hillside, cover up my eyes 
D 
I don't wanna see another shepherd lurking in disguise 
                                                      G 
Lead his flock back to the slaughter with sugarcoated lies 
       C                        A           D 
Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my eyes 
 

 
D                                           G 
Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my ears 
D 
I don't wanna hear the choir prey upon our deepest fears 
                                                           G 
Or the preachers drink from cisterns loaded full of fallen tears 
       C                        A           D 
Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my ears 
 

 
       G           D 
Lay me down on the hillside 
       C              D 
Lay me down and walk away 
         G           D 
Leave no roses on my headstone 
         C                 A 
Leave no footprints in the clay 
            C  G           D 
Just lay me down and walk away 


{Instrumental Break} 
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D                                           G 
Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my mouth 
   D 
So I can't tell the truth beyond the shadow of a doubt 
                                                     G 
I don't wanna make a promise just to fail to keep my vows 
       C                        A           D 
Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my mouth 
 

 
       G           D 
Lay me down on the hillside 
       C              D 
Lay me down and walk away 
         G           D 
Leave no roses on my headstone 
         C                 A 
Leave no footprints in the clay 
            C  G           D 
Just lay me down and walk away 


{Instrumental Break} 
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D 
Lay me down on the hillside, turn away your face 
D 
And leave no post or marker just to sanctify this place 
                                               G 
Raise nothing in my honor, it wasn't worth the waste 
       C                     D 
Lay me down on the hillside, turn away your face 
 

 
       G           D 
Lay me down on the hillside 
       C              D 
Lay me down and walk away 
         G           D 
Leave no roses on my headstone 
         C                 A 
Leave no footprints in the clay 
       G           D 
Lay me down on the hillside 
        C               D 
I don't wanna meet this way 
       G                D 
Let me lay there in the darkness 
                C             A 
You know that's where I wanna stay 
            C  G           D 
Just lay me down and walk away 
 

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