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