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