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