Intro
E (x2)
[Verse 1]
E
Lay me down easy
B
in the valley or the pines
A
The Green River gorge
E B
above the South Carolina line
E
Fields filled with gold and
B
junkyards and the rows
A
Lay me down easy
E B A
when it's my time to go
[Chorus]
A E
When you come for me
B
Let the mountains
A
hold my bones
E
There's a place for me
B A
Let me lie down with you in the cove
[Verse 2]
E
Mama, I dreamed that
B
I had no hand to hold
A
And the land I cut my teeth on
E B
wouldn't let me call it home
E
So lay me down easy
B
in the valley or the pines
A
Tell me that you'll be there waiting
E B A
standing in the light.
[Chorus]
A E
When you come for me
B
Let the mountains
A
hold my bones
E
There's a place for me
B A
Let me lie down with you in the cove
[Hold for an extra mesaure]
B
[Chords over piano sol]
E B A E B E B A E B
[Chorus]
A E
When you come for me
B
Let the mountains
A
hold my bones
E
There's a place for me
B A
Let me lie down with you in the cove
[Chorus]
A E
When you come for me
B
Let the mountains
A
hold my bones
E
There's a place for me
B A
Let me lie down with you in the cove
[Outro]
D