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