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Lay Your Head Down chords by
Mary Lambert
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
C

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C
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Lay your head
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down

Lay your head down
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F

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Lay your head down on me
C
C

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What is the state of your heart?
F
F

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Is it concaved?
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G

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C
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Are you awake?

Sometimes when I cry,
Em
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I start to cry harder simply because I am crying
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Or because I know that somewhere in the world there are

little girls that are wearing tutus and sibging Christmas songs
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G

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Or because there are actual Sharpe puppies

that look like rolled up towels
C
C

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Or because on the internet you can
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find pictures of pig s in rainboots

You can find anything on the internet
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G

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That is so cool
C
C

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Or I cry because Sarah McClaughlin comes on to my TV
Em
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and sings to animals who don't have homes.
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F

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Fuck you Sarah McClaughlin
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G

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I'm just kidding I love you Sarah

McClaughlin
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C

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Sometimes I cry when cheese is really good

Or when I've cut onion
Em
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F
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But thats just human

I cry when there is no end and I cry
C
C

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because there is an end
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And I cry because you love me so well and I cry because I gave
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F

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my love to other people before you
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And I cry because I used to cry alone because I

wanted to die

I cry because the sun set is so beauti
C
C

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ful on the Conneticit River

I cry because I am scared I
Em
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am losing my mind
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I cry because I'm on meds or I forgot my meds or I'm crying for the fact that I'm crying because I
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G

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forgot my meds and does this mean I am actually myself?
C
C

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And I'm crying because maybe I am myself
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Gsus4
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and that doesn't feel like enough
C
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Lay your head down
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Lay your head down
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Lay your head down on me
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What is the state of your heart?
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Is it concaved?
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Are you awake?
C
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I cry because sometimes my only power feels like tweeting
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a hashtag and that is so vapid and useless
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Or I cry because I am human and I'm connected

and there is immense sadness in the world
C
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I cry because humanity is frightning
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Because one person consumed with self hatred and armed
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with one gun can kill an entire room of people
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I cry because shame propels

so many of us
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G

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I cry because so many people

forget how important it is to cry

Or made to feel weal when they
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do
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I cry because I want to close my eyes
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I cry because I can't

And I cry because there is also good
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There is also chocolate cake
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And love

And Harry Potter

And the brilliant gasps
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of magic of holding a hand

And hamocks

I love hamocks
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I cry because it is late in the summer and all

the fireflies are winking at me
C
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And the moon is out

And it wants nothing from me
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I cry because my heart used to be an atlas
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with all the continents cut out

I cry because I am full now and sure and say yes when
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G

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I mean yes and no when I mean no

And can love you with all of
Am
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my breath
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I cry because I am so well
Em
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Because I live so well
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And how can one person be so fortunate
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to live with all of this light
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Lay your head down
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Lay your head down
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C
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Lay your head down on me

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Lay your head down on me
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What is the state of your heart?
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Is it concaved?
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Are you awake?
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Am
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Stay awake
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Stay awake
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Stay awake

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Chords

  • C

  • Em

  • F

  • G

  • Gsus4

  • Am

Capo: No capo

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Lay Your Head Down by Mary Lambert is C major.

The primary chords used in Lay Your Head Down are C, Em, F, G, Gsus4, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Em, F, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Lay Your Head Down is approximately 32 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Lay Your 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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