Lay Me Low Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]They're gonna lay me low
[B](lay me low)
They're gonna [C]sink me
[Em]in the s[G]now[C]
They're gonna throw back
[G]their heads [A]and crow

[Verse 2]
When I go
[D]They're gonna jump and shout
[G](la[B]y me low)
They're gonna [C]wave their arms [G]about
All [C]the stories will come [B]out
When I [Em]go[C]
All [D]the stars

[Verse 3]
[G]will all glow
[B]bright (lay me low)
And my [C]friends will give
up [G]the fight
They'll see my [C]work
[G]in a different [A]light
Yeah, when I [D]go

[Verse 4]
And they'll try telephoning [G]my
mother [B](lay me low)
But they'll [C]end up getting my [G]brother
[C]Who'll spill the story on some
[B]long-gone lover
lover
That [Em]I hardly know
[C][D]

[Verse 5]
[C]
Hats off to the [G]man[C]
On top of the [G]world[Bm]
Come crawl up [B]here, [Em]baby
And I'll [A]show you how it [D]works
If you wanna be my [G]friend
And you wanna repent
[B]And you want it all to end[C]
And [Em]you wanna [C]know [G]when
Well do it [C]now don't care how
Take [B]your final bow
Make [Em]a stand take my hand
And [C]blow it all to [D]hell

[Verse 6]
They're gonna in[G]form the police
[B]chief (lay me low)
Who'll breathe [C]a sigh of relief
[G]He'll say I w[C]as a malanderer, a
badlander, and a [G]thief[A]
Yeah, when I [D]go

[Verse 7]
They will interview my [G]teachers
[B](lay me low)
Who'll say I was [C]one of god's
sorrier [G]creatures
They'll print in[C]formative
six-page features
[B]features
When I [Em]go

[Verse 8]
[C]They'll bang a big[D] old
[G]gong [B](lay me low)
The motor[C]cade will be ten miles [G]long
The [C]world will join together
for [G]a farewell song
When [A]they put me down below

[Verse 9]
[D]They'll sound a[G]
[B]fluegelhorn (lay me low)
And the sea will [C]rage, and the sky will [G]storm
All [C]man and beast will [B]mourn
[Em]When I [C]go[D]

[Verse 10]
[C]Hats off to the[G] man[C]
On top of the [G]world
[Bm]Come crawl up here[Em], baby
And [B]we can [A]watch this damn thing [D]turn
If you wanna be my [G]friend
And you wanna repent
[B]And you want it all to end[C]
And you [Em]wanna know [G]when
Well do it [C]now, do it now
Take a [B]long last bow
Take my [Em]hand make a stand
[C]And blow it all [D]to hell

[Verse 11]
[G]Lay me [B]low
Lay me low
[C]Lay me low
Lay me low
[G]Lay me low
Lay me [C]low
Lay me low
[G]Lay me low
Lay me [A]low

[Verse 12]
Yeah when I [D]go
Yeah, when I

[Verse 13]
[G]Lay me low
[B]Lay me low
Lay me low
[C]Lay me low
Lay [G]me low
Lay me low

[Verse 14]
[C]Yeah [B]when I go
[Em]Lay me low
[C]Yeah [D]lay[G] me low
[B]Lay [C]me low
Lay me [G]low