I Lay Me Down chords

Darrell Evans

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D              G 
I lay me down  I lay me down 
D              G 
I lay me down  I lay me down 
  C      G            D       C      G            D 
A living sacrifice to you,  a living sacrifice to you 

D               G 
I lay it down,  I lay it down 
D               G 
I lay it down,  I lay it down 
  C        G            D       C        G            D 
A pleasing sacrifice to you,  a pleasing sacrifice to you 

E               A 
I lift you up,  I lift you up 
E               A 
I lift you up,  I lift you up 
    D            A                 E 
And freedom will be the song of my heart 
    D            A                 E 
And freedom will be the song of my heart 

E               A 
I lay me down,  I lay me down 
E               A 
I lay me down,  I lay me down 
    D          A                  E 
And freedom is now the song of my heart  (feel free to get crazy here) 
    D          A                  E 
And freedom is now the song of my heart  (repeat as much as you want) 



(Singing softly and barely strumming the guitar) 
E 
At the foot of the cross I lay my life down 

At the foot of the cross I lay down my crown 
         A                                 E 
There is freedom there Lord  I lay my life down 

E 
Teach me Lord to deny myself 

To take up your cross  to deny myself 
   A 
To walk with you to follow you to honor you 
                   E 
For the rest of my days 

    D       A              E 
And I...and I  lay my life down 
    D       A  (whisper)         (pluck the low-E string only to_end) 
And I...and I  lay my life down