Lay It Down Waylon Jennings
****************** LAY IT DOWN *****************
written by Gene Thomas
performed by Waylon Jennings.
Verse 1:
T[C/G]raveling down on dif[Em]ferent roads
T[F]rying hard to le[G]ave the load[C/G]
We take it there but we [Em]can't let go
It[F]'s so h[G]ard to lay it [C/G]down
Verse 2:
B[C/G]ack in Eden [Eb]we were tr[F]ied
Fo[Eb]und ourselves disatis[Bb]fied
Se[F]eking wisdom that [C/G]she denied
Tr[F]ying h[G]ard to lay it [C/G]down
Chorus:
L[C/G]ay it down brot[Em]her,lay it down[F]
It's so h[G]ard to lay it d[C/G]own
Verse 3:
H[C/G]ide in me,co[Em]nfide in me
Do[F]n't you think it's [G]time to be[C/G]
Everything we tr[Em]ied to be
Y[F]ou and me sou[G]ld lay it d[C/G]own
Verse 4:
S[C/G]peak to me,[Eb]be unasha[F]med
Th[Eb]ere's no need in playing g[Bb]ames
Af[F]ter all we're all [C/G]the same
Ju[F]st trying h[G]ard to lay it [C/G]down
Chorus.
Verse 5:(a tone higher)
Wi[D]sh my words could m[F#m]ake it well
Wi[G]sh that i could bre[A]ak the shell[D]
Take us from oursel[F#m]f made hell
Fi[G]nd a way to [A]lay it d[D]own
Verse 6:(a tone higher)
B[D]urdened by the th[F]ings i've lea[G]rned
Hu[F]rting because i'm too conce[C/G]rned
N[G]onetheless i confess [D]i yearn[G]
To find a w[A]ay to lay it d[D]own
Chorus bis:(a tone higher)
La[D]y it down,[F#m]lay it down
W[G]ish that i c[A]ould lay it d[D]own
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