To Lay Me Down Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays602

To Lay Me Down by Cowboy Junkies is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, G, Bm, A, E, D, Am and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
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          Em         C 
To lay me down, once more 
          G 
To lay me down 
G       Bm  A              E     G  
With my head  in sparkling glory 
                 D  Am                C   
Let the world go by,  like clouds a streaming 
          G    F        C  
To lay me down one last time 
          G 
To lay me down 

           Em        C   
To be with you, once more 
           G 
To be with you 
         Bm    A            E      G  
with our bodies  intwined together 
                 D  Am              C   
Let the world go by,  all lost in dreams 
          G    F        C  
To lay me down one last time 
          G 
To lay me down 
  
            Em        C 
To lie with you, once more 
            G 
To lie with you 
         Bm     A           E      G 
With our dreams  entwined together 
               D  Am              C    
To wake beside you  my love still sleeping 
              G     F        C  
To tell sweet lies, one last time 
             G 
Then say goodnight 
          Bm  Am 
To lay me down  Ohhh 
          D    C            
To lay me down  
          G     F        C  
To lay me down, one last time 
          G    F C   G 
To lay me down 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante