Forest Lawn
Forest Lawn

Forest Lawn easy guitar chords by Tom Paxton

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Fret 1

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    • Verse 1
    Oh, 
    lay 
    me 
    down 
    in 
    forest 
    lawn 

    in 
    a 
    silver 
    cas
    ket 

    Put 
    golden 
    flowers 
    over 
    my 
    head 

    in 
    a 
    silver 
    bas
    ket 

    Let 
    the 
    drum 
    and 
    bugle 
    call 

    Blow 
    taps 
    while 
    can
    nons 
    roar 

    Let 
    six
    teen 
    liveried 
    employees 

    Pass 
    out 
    souvenirs 
    from 
    the 
    funeral 
    store 

    I 
    want 
    to 
    go 
    simply 
    when 
    I 
    go, 

    And 
    they'll 
    give 
    me 
    a 
    simple 
    funeral 
    there, 

    I 
    know, 

    With 
    a 
    casket 
    lined 
    in 
    fleece, 

    And 
    fire
    works 
    belling 
    out 
    a 
    rest 
    in 
    peace, 

    So 
    take 
    heed 
    when 
    I'm 
    gone 

    to 
    Forest 
    Lawn. 

    Oh, 
    lay 
    me 
    down 
    in 
    Forest 
    Lawn, 

    they 
    understand 
    there, 

    And 
    they 
    have 
    a 
    heavenly 
    choir 

    and 
    a 
    military 
    band 
    there, 

    Just 
    put 
    me 
    in 
    their 
    care 

    and 
    I'll 
    find 
    my 
    comfort 
    there 

    With 
    six
    teen 
    planes 
    in 
    the 
    last 
    salute, 

    drop
    ping 
    across 
    in 
    a 
    parachute 

    I 
    want 
    to 
    go 
    simply 
    when 
    I 
    go 

    And 
    they'll 
    give 
    me 
    a 
    simple 
    funeral 
    there, 

    I 
    know 

    With 
    a 
    hundred 
    strolling 
    strings 

    and 
    top
    less 
    dancers 

    and 
    golden 
    wings 

    Go 
    take 
    me 
    when 
    I'm 
    gone 

    to 
    Forest 
    Lawn. 

    Oh, 
    come, 
    come, 
    come, 
    come, 

    come 
    to 
    the 
    church 
    in 
    the 
    wildwood, 

    Kindly 
    leave 
    a 
    contribution 
    in 
    the 
    pail, 

    Be 
    as 
    simple 
    and 
    as 
    trusting 

    as 
    a 
    child 
    would, 

    And 
    we'll 
    sell 
    you 
    the 
    church 
    in 
    the 
    day 

    To 
    find 
    a 
    simple 
    resting 
    place 

    is 
    my 
    desire 

    To 
    lay 
    me 
    down 
    with 
    a 
    smiling 
    face 

    comes 
    a 
    little 
    bit 
    higher 

    My 
    likeness 
    done 
    in 
    brass 

    will 
    stand 
    in 
    plastic 
    grass 

    And 
    weights 
    and 
    hidden 
    springs 

    will 
    tip 
    its 
    hat 

    to 
    the 
    mourners 
    filing 
    past. 

    I 
    want 
    to 
    go 
    simply 
    when 
    I 
    go 

    and 
    they'll 
    give 
    me 
    a 
    simple 
    funeral 
    there, 

    I 
    know. 

    I'll 
    sleep 
    beneath 
    the 
    sand 

    with 
    piped 
    and 
    tapes 
    of 
    Billy 
    Graham. 

    Oh, 
    take 
    me 
    when 
    I'm 

    gone 
    to 
    Forest 
    Lawn. 

    Rock 
    of 
    Ages 
    cleft 
    for 
    me, 

    for 
    a 
    slightly 
    higher 
    fee. 

    Oh, 
    take 
    me 
    when 
    I'm 

    gone 
    to 
    Forest 
    Lawn. 


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