Lay Down chords by Strawbs

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: EADGBE

Intro- Guitar over:
  C# minorC#m   BB   A augmentedA  BB
  C# minorC#m   BB   A augmentedA  BB
  C# minorC#m   BB   A augmentedA  BB
  E MajorE

Chorus:
  C# minorC#m   BB   A augmentedA  BB
Lay down, I lay me down
  C# minorC#m   BB   A augmentedA  BB
Lay down, I lay me down
  C# minorC#m   BB   A augmentedA  BB
Lay down, I lay me down
    E MajorE
For my soul.

E MajorE        G# minorG#m  C# minorC#m      A augmentedA
By still waters I lay down with the lambs
      C# minorC#m     E MajorE       BB
In pastures green I made peace with my soul
   A augmentedA         E MajorE
And I cared not for the night
              A augmentedA
While my guiding star shone bright
     E MajorE    G# minorG#m C# minorC#m  A augmentedA   E MajorE
By still waters I lay down, I lay down.

Chorus:
  C# minorC#m   BB   A augmentedA  BB
Lay down, I lay me down
  C# minorC#m   BB   A augmentedA  BB
Lay down, I lay me down
  C# minorC#m   BB   A augmentedA  BB
Lay down, I lay me down
    E MajorE
For my soul.

E MajorE        G# minorG#m  C# minorC#m   BB A augmentedA
At the roadside I took toll of my times
     C# minorC#m       E MajorE      BB
In dirty streets I found peace for my soul
    A augmentedA      E MajorE
May the merciful be right
           A augmentedA
Are you ready for the night
    E MajorE     G# minorG#m C# minorC#m  A augmentedA   E MajorE
At the roadside I lay down, I lay down.

Chorus:
  C# minorC#m   BB   A augmentedA  BB
Lay down, I lay me down
  C# minorC#m   BB   A augmentedA  BB
Lay down, I lay me down
  C# minorC#m   BB   A augmentedA  BB
Lay down, I lay me down
    E MajorE
For my soul.

C# minorC#m   BB    A augmentedA    E MajorE    F#F#
C# minorC#m   BB    A augmentedA    E MajorE    F#F#

F#F#       A#mA#m  D#mD#m       BB
In deep sorrow I took flight with the sun
        D#mD#m      F#F#       C#C#
From mountains high I gained strength for my soul
     BB         F#F#
I proved stronger than the test
            BB
When my spirit came to rest
    F#F#   A#mA#m  D#mD#m  BB   F#F#
In deep sorrow I lay down, I lay down.

Chorus in changed key X2
  D#mD#m   C# minorC#m  BB  C# minorC#m
Lay down, I lay me down
  D#mD#m   C# minorC#m  BB  C# minorC#m
Lay down, I lay me down
  D#mD#m   C# minorC#m  BB  C# minorC#m
Lay down, I lay me down
    F#F#
For my soul.

Outro:
D#mD#m   C majorC    BB    F#F#  G#G#