Verse 1:
C/GEm
Traveling down on different roads
FGC/G
Trying hard to leave the load
Em
We take it there but we can't let go
FGC/G
It's so hard to lay it down
Verse 2:
C/GFEm
Back in Eden we were tried
EbBb
Found ourselves disatisfied
FC/G
Seeking wisdom that she denied
FC/G
Trying hard to lay it down
Chorus:
C/GEm
Lay it down brother,lay it down
GC/G
It's so hard to lay it down
Verse 3:
C/GEm
Hide in me,confide in me
FGC/G
Don't you think it's time to be
Em
Everything we tried to be
FGC/G
You and me sould lay it down
Verse 4:
C/GFEm
Speak to me,be unashamed
EbBb
There's no need in playing games
FC/G
After all we're all the same
FC/G
Just trying hard to lay it down
Chorus.
Verse 5:(a tone higher)
DGbm
Wish my words could make it well
GAD
Wish that i could break the shell
Gbm
Take us from ourself made well
GAD
Find a way to lay it down
Verse 6:(a tone higher)
DGGbm
Burdened by the things i've learned
FC/G
Hurting because i'm too concerned
GD
Nonetheless i confess i yearn
GD
To find a way to lay it down
Chorus bis:(a tone higher)
DGbm
Lay it down,lay it down
AD
Wish that i could lay it down
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.