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Lay Down Beside Me chords by Don Williams (Official Version)

GuitarUkulelePiano

G
C/G
D/G
C
D
D7

Intro 1

G

C/G

D/G

C/G

G

C/G

D/G

C/G

Verse 1

G

C

D

G

I've spent my life looking for you

G

C

D

G

Findin' my way wasn't easy to do

D

C

G

But I knew there was you all the while

C

D

C

And it's been worth every mile

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Chorus 1

G

So lay down beside me

C

Love me and hide me

G

D7

C

Kiss all the hurtin' of this world away

G

C

Hold me so close that I feel your heartbeat

G

D7

And don't ever wander

Interlude 1

G

C/G

D/G

C/G

(away)

G

C/G

D/G

C/G

Verse 2

G

C

D

G

Mornings and evenings, all were the same

G

C

D

G

There was no music 'till I heard your name

D

C

G

But I knew when I saw you smile

C

D

C

Now I can rest for awhile

Chorus 2
G 
So lay down beside me
C 
Love me and hide me
G 
D7 
C 
Kiss all the hurtin' of this world away
G 
C 
Hold me so close that I  feel your heartbeat
G 
D7 
And don't ever wander
G 
C/G 
D/G 
C/G 
away

Interlude 2

G

G

C

C

G

G

G

D7

D7

C

G

G

C

C

G

D7

Outro 1

G

C/G

D/G

C/G

G

C/G

D/G

C/G

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GuitarUkulelePiano

0

G
C/G
D/G
C
D
D7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: G majorBPM: 103

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
D/G: 3-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

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This is the definitive original version of Lay Down Beside Me by Don Williams, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Lay Down Beside Me the way Don Williams intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Lay Down Beside Me

Don Williams

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