Lay Us Low chords by More Than Rubies

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:

A
Father we confess
F#m
Oh we confess
C#m                               E
we have loved you less than ourselves

A
Father we confess
F#m
Oh we confess
C#m                    E
All the idols we’ve built

D
We are betrayed by what we say
F#m
By what we do
             A
By what we claim
              E
We want to be famous


Chorus:

A           Bm7             F#m     E
Take us down and lay us low
A           Bm7             F#m     E
Leave ashes in place of gold
A             Bm7
Life-giver sustainer
F#m           E             Bm7   D
Let nothing remain of our pride
                       Bm7    D
From your mountain on high

Lay us low


Instrumental:

A Bm7 F#m E


Verse 2:

A
Father, we forget
F#m
Oh how we forget
C#m                         E
To forgive like you forgive us

A
Oh, how we pretend
F#m
Oh we pretend
C#m                     E
We are wise and we are just

D
We are betrayed by what we say
F#m
By what we do
            A
By what we claim
                        E
We’ve declared our own agendas



Chorus:

A           Bm7             F#m     E
Take us down and lay us low
A           Bm7             F#m     E
Leave ashes in place of gold
A             Bm7
Life-giver sustainer
F#m           E             Bm7   D
Let nothing remain of our pride
                       Bm7    D
From your mountain on high

Lay us low