Lay My Burden Down tab by Alison Krauss

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

Lay My Burden Down by Alison Krauss
Submitted by hegemond

B   A   E
Gonna lay my burden down

B  A   E
Lay my body in the ground

C#sus2 C#m D
Cold  clay against my skin

A        E
But I don't care at all

B    A    E
Can't seem to find my piece of mind

B     A   E
So with the earth I'll lay entwined

C#sus2 C#m D
Six  feet underground

A         E
My feet are warm and dry

Bsus4    B
When I get to the other side

Bsus2      B
I'll put your picture way up high

Bsus4     B
But I'm not coming back to you

Bsus2  Bm  B E
It's just too far

If I was cast off on the sea
Would you come and look for me
Or would you just let me sink
Beneath the waves so blue

What if I had learned to fly
Fly all night till day drew nigh
Touch down upon a branch and
Scan the crowd for you

Bsus4      B
When I touch my feet on the land

Bsus2       B
I'll kiss your lips and take your hand

Bsus4      B
But you know I'm not here to stay

Bsus2  Bm
It's just too far

B         A
Darling can't you hear me cry

G
My bones are broke

Bm
My tongue is tied

D        A
The moon is swaying back and forth

C        B
Against the navy sky

F#m
Is all I can see

G         Bm
My body is trembling on my knees

D       A
Just have a little mercy on me

C      B   E
Run away and hide

When I sleep the angels sing
But I cannot hear a thing
Eyes close
Dreaming of better days gone by

When I wake the trumpets play
And I'm standing at the gates
Fall down and joy
I know my race has just been won

When I was young my momma would say
Well life is hard, but that's OK
If you can make it through the day
It's not that far
No, it's not that far

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