Key: E major•
Intro 1
Esus4
A
C#m
A
E
A
E
A
C#m
Bsus4
A
Verse 1
E
I
A
suppose you could lay me down to die in Illinois
C#m
A
Bury me beneath the rows of corn
B
Bsus4
A
Lincoln I was born
Verse 2
And there comes a time
F
G
Em
A
B
For gathering the harvest after all
Verse 3
A
C#m
I'll miss my boys, I'll miss my girls
Bsus4
A
Lay me down and let me say
B
E
goodbye to this world
B
C#m
But just remember this
B
A
When you lay me down to die
E
A
You lay me down to live
C#m
Bsus4
E
A
C#m
Bsus4
Our ba bies came to life
Bsus4
A
that rises falls asleep
Verse 4
Csus2
F
What is seen will pass away
Em
A
What is not is going home
Verse 5
E
Esus4
When you lay me down to die
E
A
C#m
I'll miss my boys, I'll miss my girls
Bsus4
A
Lay me down and let me say
Bsus4
C#m
But just remember this
B
A
When you lay me down to die
Verse 6
A
C
D
another word for Home
Verse 7
C#m
E
I believe there is power
A
Esus4
in the blood
C#m
B
I believe it would barely
A
E
fill a cup
B
A
power in the blood
Verse 8
C
Em
So long, boys, so long, girls
D
C
Lay me down and let me say good
D
Esus4
bye to this world
E
A
You can lay me anywhere
Bsus4
C#m
But just remember this
Bsus4
A
When you lay me down to die
E
A
C#m
Bsus4
E
A
You lay me down to
E
A
C#m
B
E
live
Outro 1
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E
A
C#m
Bsus4
E
A
E
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ChordsEsus4 A C#m E Bsus4...
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