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