Lay My Head Down chords by
Indigo Girls

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

C

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D

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D

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G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

D

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G

G

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Oh the

Verse 1

party?s kicked up a few notches

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C

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D

D

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Look at us getting loose

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G

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She leans back against the wall and she watches,

C

C

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D

D

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tugging her collar like it might be a noose.

Verse 2

Em

Em

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C

C

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And everyone's tied to their thing

Em

Em

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To their pas t or their drink or

C

C

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the date that they bring

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G

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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I just get tired all of sudden taking it in.

Verse 3

D

D

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Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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And I want to lay my head

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G

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Am

Am

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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down on you

D

D

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Because you're the only

Verse 4

Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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solid

C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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D

D

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thing in this room

Verse 5

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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A room full of changes, strangers,

Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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illusion, confu sion,

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C

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G

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I speak from my heart but I'm not

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Am

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D

D

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really sure if it's true.

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C

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G

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Am

Am

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D

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I wanna lay my head down on

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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you.

C

C

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Verse 6

Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

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Oh they say don't waste

too much time planning

Bm

Bm

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C

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D

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Or you'll get rug ripped out

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G

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And the only way you?ll be satisfied

Bm

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C

C

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D

D

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Is learning to live without.

Em

Em

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But some plan for

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C

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the kingdom of heaven

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Em

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And some take their chances

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C

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and bet lucky seven

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G

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I don?t know what to believe,

Em

Em

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C

C

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I just show up and breathe anymore.

Verse 7

D

D

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Em

Em

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Bm

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And I wanna lay my

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C

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G

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Am

Am

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D

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head down on you

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Em

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Bm

Bm

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Because you're the only solid

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C

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G

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thing in this room

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Verse 8

D

D

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G

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A room full of dressers, professors,

Bm

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Em

Em

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lookers, hookers

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G

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Em

Em

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C

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If I don?t get out I'll do

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G

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something I don?t wanna do.

Am

Am

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Verse 9

Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

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Am

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G

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And I wanna lay my head down on you.

Verse 10

C

C

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Was it so long ago

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D

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G

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That we sat and talked in your car

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C

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Your things were all packed

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D

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And the place you were

Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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headed not really that far

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C

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G

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Years later I think

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D

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B

B

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That I would have been much more alive

C

C

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G

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To have taken you up on your of

Em

Em

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Am

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D

D

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fer and taken that drive

Verse 11

G

G

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Oh well everything that?s come before us

C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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leads us to where we are now

C

C

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And that's simple,

G

G

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C

C

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I know so why can't I let go of the feeling

D

D

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That I'm lost somehow

Em

Em

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C

C

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I'm just a ghost looking in

Em

Em

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C

C

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Out of my own life just visiting

G

G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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In search of a body to have and to

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C

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D

D

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hold and to keep and to sleep.

Verse 12

Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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C

C

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I wanna lay my head down

G

G

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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on you

G

G

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Em

Em

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Because you're the only

Bm

Bm

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C

C

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G

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Em

Em

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Am

Am

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D

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solid thing in this room

Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Bm

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A room full of missed chance, slow dance,

Bm

Bm

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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cold fate heartache

A

A

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I showed up for a party and saw

my life story full view

C

C

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Verse 13

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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D

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G

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And I wanna lay my head down on you.

Outro 1

C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Chords

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Gsus4
Dsus4
Em
Bm
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Lay My Head Down by Indigo Girls is A major.

The primary chords used in Lay My Head Down are D, A, E, Asus4, Esus4, F#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, A, E, Asus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Lay My Head Down is approximately 100 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Lay My Head Down using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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