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