Lay Me Down ukulele

Lay Me Down

• Intro

LAY ME DOWN
As recorded by Billy Strings
(2026 release)


Capo 3rd fret


Intro
D    G  D  A7   D


Verse 1
D                                        G
Lay me down on the hillside, cover up my eyes
D                                  A7         D
I don't wanna see another shepherd lurking in disguise
                                                      G
Lead his flock back to the slaughter with sugarcoated lies
       C                        A7          D
Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my eyes


Verse 2
D                                           G
Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my ears
D                                 A7               D
I don't wanna hear the choir prey upon our deepest fears
                                                           G
Or the preachers drink from cisterns loaded full of fallen tears
       C                        A7          D
Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my ears


Chorus
       G           D
Lay me down on the hillside
       C              D
Lay me down and walk away
         G           D
Leave no roses on my headstone
         C                 A7
Leave no footprints in the clay
            C  G           D
Just lay me down and walk away


Instrumental Break
D    G  D   A7   D   
G  C  A7 D


Verse 3
D                                           G
Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my mouth
   D                                 A7          D
So I can't tell the truth beyond the shadow of a doubt
                                                     G
I don't wanna make a promise just to fail to keep my vows
       C                        A7          D
Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my mouth


Chorus
       G           D
Lay me down on the hillside
       C              D
Lay me down and walk away
         G           D
Leave no roses on my headstone
         C                 A7
Leave no footprints in the clay
            C  G           D
Just lay me down and walk away


Instrumental Break
G  D  C  D
G  D  C  A7
C G D


Verse 4
D
Lay me down on the hillside, turn away your face
D                       
And leave no post or marker just to sanctify this place
                                               G
Raise nothing in my honor, it wasn't worth the waste
       C                     D
Lay me down on the hillside, turn away your face


Chorus
       G           D
Lay me down on the hillside
       C              D
Lay me down and walk away
         G           D
Leave no roses on my headstone
         C                 A7
Leave no footprints in the clay
       G           D
Lay me down on the hillside
        C               D
I don't wanna meet this way
       G                D
Let me lay there in the darkness
                C             A7
You know that's where I wanna stay
            C  G           D
Just lay me down and walk away


Outro
G  D  C  D

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