Lay Me Down chords by Guy Fletcher
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I met
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a girl of some refinement
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when I was close on twenty -one
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Her hair was long
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and shining in the color of the sun
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She had a generous disposition,
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and so graceful when she walked
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We were silent together,
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but from time to time we'd talk
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And she would ask about my travels,
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and who I'd met along the way
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She told me that she loved me
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and wanted me to stay
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Lay me down, lay me down,
lay me down
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Should I wait a while or rest?
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Easy living with my head upon your breast
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Lay me down, lay me down,
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lay me down
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You're so good to be around
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Yes, I think I'll let it down
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An d though her words
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were so persuasive
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Came the time for moving on
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I found it hard to settle down
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since the day that I was born
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With one more fond farewell behind me,
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I traveled where the highway led
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I was singing for a bite to eat
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and a place to lay my head
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Ah, but then a woman of distinction
came
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and she was heard to say
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I like the way you hold your head
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and the music that you play
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Lay me down, lay me down,
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lay me down
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Should I wait a while and rest?
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Easy living with my
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head upon your breast
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Lay me down, lay me down
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You're so good to me around
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Yes, I think I'll lay you down
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Now the gypsy said my roving heart
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would carry me away
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But I see that look in
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your laughing eyes
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And I know I will stay
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Lay me down, lay me down
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Should I wait a while and rest
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Easy living
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With my head upon your breast
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Lay me down, lay me down
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You're so good to be around
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Yes, I think I'll lay me down
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Lay me down, lay me down
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Should I wait a while and rest?
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Easy living with my head upon your breast
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Lay me down, lay me down
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You're so good to be around
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Yes, I think I'll lay me down
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you
Lay Me Down
Guy Fletcher
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