5 Chords used in the song: G, C, Em, Am, B
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Intro
G C
G C
Verse 1
Em Am
Well this is how it starts Two lovers in the dark
B
On the run, from the one That they called Sheriff Spark
Em Am
Six guns by their side and bullets around their waist
B
Two shots to the sky Signal sound for the chase
Em Am
The safe was nearly empty and They were nearly free
B
But were seen by the Good eye of the mean Billy Green
Em Am
And he screamed at the top of his lungs They're on the run
B
It's the two outsiders Grab your horses and your guns
Chorus:
G Am
I said I wish that We could stay here,
G
But I fear our time has come
Am
We could ride out in the darkness
G
Chasing the rising sun
Am
We gotta pack our bags this instant,
G
We're heading south-bound to the next town
Am
And if we all arrive there so safely,
Baby you can
G G G Am
Lay me down...
G G G Am
Lay me down...
G G G Am
Lay me down...
G G G Am
Lay me down...
Verse 2
Em Am
Well it's the story of the two Always on the move.
B
They got nothing left to lose 'Cept their guns and their wounds
Em Am
Now they're crossing borders Sheriffs posse on their tail
B
They'd rather die together Than be stuck up in a cell.
Em Am
They drank up all the whiskey and They partied every night
B
Like it could be the last The bounty said shoot on sight.
Em Am
So they chased the endless summer Though it came with the pride.
B
They wouldn't stop running till They found a paradise.
Em Am
But the sheriff finally found them with his eyes seeing red.
B
So the lovers had to shoot him down and fill him full of lead
Em Am
They were finally free To find a place to lay their head
B
And when they finally did he looked at her and then he said.
Chorus
G Am
I said I think that we can stay here,
G
Cause I feel our time has come.
Am
And we can walk down to the ocean,
G
And sit with the rising sun.
Am
So unpack your bags this instant,
G
No more running from town to town
Am
And now that we've arrived so safely,
Baby you can
G G
G G G Am
Lay me down...
G G G Am
Lay me down...
G G G Am
Lay me down...
G G G Am
Lay me down...
G G G Am
Well you're my green-eyed girl And I've been running around with you.
G G G Am
It's the afternoon and we got nothing left to do.
G G G Am
So wipe the dirt off, or Take your shirt off,
G G G Am
And we should go hit the cantina, We got work off.
G G G Am
I said it's hot outside Let me go swimming in your eyes.
G G G Am
We've been running for a while Why don't you lay down and make smile.
G G G Am
I could never ask for nothing better than this.
G G G G
It's just tequila and the beach, that's why its salty when we kiss.
G Am
I said I think that we can stay here,
G
Cause I feel our time has come.
Am
And we can walk down to the ocean,
G
And sit with the rising sun.
Am
So unpack your bags this instant,
G
No more running from town to town
Am
And now that we've arrived so safely,
Baby you can
G G
Outro:
G G G Am
Lay me down...
G G G Am
Lay me down...
G G G Am
Lay me down...
G G G Am
Lay me down...
G G G Am
Lay me down...
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About this song: Lay Me Down
According to the Lay Me Down Songfacts, The Dirty Heads wrote the song with Sublime with Rome's Rome Ramirez during a backyard barbecue at guitarist/vocalist Dustin Bushnell's house.