Lay Down With Me chords by Nerina Pallot

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

Dm Am G F

Verse:

                    Dm
Like a ghost in the night
                 Am
Like a tree in a forest
        G
Like a bird in slow-motion
F
Wauling through the sky

                  Dm
Like a heart in a hand
      Am
On a beach and then it dives
       G
Like a love I never had
       F
Like a love I never had, so come on

Chorus:

Dm
Lay down with me, brother
          Am
Share our bodies on the ground
       G
I will walk and all my life
           F
I need to set my troubles down, come on

Dm
Lay down with me, brother
       Am
We can make it through the night, yeah
       G
It's a long old life to get through
        F
We all need some sweet respite, yeah

Bridge:

Dm
La la la la la, yeah
Am
La la la la la, yeah
G
La la la la la, yeah
F
La la la la, yeah
Dm
La la la la la, yeah
Am
La la la la la, yeah
G                   F
La la la la la, yeah

Verse:

                    Dm
Like a line in the snow
                    Am
Like a sigh in the silence
        G
Like a wolf's unholy longing
F
Searing through the black

                  Dm
Like a fathomless sea
                        Am
Drowning each and every sorrow
          G
No, there ain't no going back
       F
There ain't no going back

Chorus:

Dm
Lay down with me, brother
          Am
Share our bodies on the ground
       G
I've been walking all my life
           F
I need to set my troubles down, come on

Dm
Lay down with me, brother
       Am
We can make it through the night, yeah
       G
It's a long old life to get through
        F
We all need some sweet respite, yeah

Bridge:

Dm
La la la la la, yeah
Am
La la la la la, yeah
G
La la la la la, yeah
F
La la la la, yeah
Dm
La la la la la, yeah
Am
La la la la la, yeah
G                   F
La la la la la, yeah

Instrumental:

Dm Am G F

Verse:

                  Dm
Like a fathomless sea
                        Am
Drowning each and every sorrow
          G
No, there ain't no going back
       F
There ain't no going back, come on

Chorus:

Dm
Lay down with me, brother
          Am
Share our bodies on the ground
       G
I've been walking all my life
           F
I need to set my troubles down, come on

Dm
Lay down with me, brother
       Am
We can make it through the night, yeah
       G
It's a long old life to get through
        F
We all need some sweet respite, yeah

Bridge:

Dm
La la la la la, yeah
Am
La la la la la, yeah
G
La la la la la, yeah
F
La la la la, yeah
Dm
La la la la la, yeah
Am
La la la la la, yeah
G                   F
La la la la la, yeah