Lay Me Down Chords

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Lay Me Down by Dirty Heads is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(Intro) 

 
E|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5--------| 
B|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5--------| 
G|--4----4----4----4----5----5----5----5--------| 
D|--5----5----5----5----7----7----7----7--------| 
A|--5----5----5----5----7----7----7----7--------| 
E|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5--------|x2 
 

(verse 1) 
"Well this is how it starts..." 
 
E|--7----7----5----5----7----7----7----7--------| 
B|--8----8----5----5----7----7----7----7--------| 
G|--9----9----5----5----8----8----8----8--------| 
D|--9----9----7----7----9----9----9----9--------| 
A|--7----7----7----7----9----9----9----9--------| 
E|--7----7----5----5----7----7----7----7--------|x4 
 

(Pre-Chorus) 
"I said I wish that we could stay here..." 
 
E|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5---------| 
B|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5---------| 
G|--4----4----4----4----5----5----5----5---------| 
D|--5----5----5----5----7----7----7----7---------| 
A|--5----5----5----5----7----7----7----7---------| 
E|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5---------|x4 
 

(Chorus) 
"Lay me down..." 
 
E|--3----3----3----5-----------------------------| 
B|--3----3----3----5-----------------------------| 
G|--4----4----4----5-----------------------------| 
D|--5----5----5----7-----------------------------| 
A|--5----5----5----7-----------------------------| 
E|--3----3----3----5-----------------------------|x4 
 

(verse 2) 
"Well it's the story of the two..." 
 
E|--7----7----5----5----7----7----7----7--------| 
B|--8----8----5----5----7----7----7----7--------| 
G|--9----9----5----5----8----8----8----8--------| 
D|--9----9----7----7----9----9----9----9--------| 
A|--7----7----7----7----9----9----9----9--------| 
E|--7----7----5----5----7----7----7----7--------|x6 
 

(Pre-Chorus) 
"I said I think that we can stay here..." 
 
E|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5---------| 
B|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5---------| 
G|--4----4----4----4----5----5----5----5---------| 
D|--5----5----5----5----7----7----7----7---------| 
A|--5----5----5----5----7----7----7----7---------| 
E|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5---------|x4 
 

(Chorus) 
"Lay me down..." 
 
E|--3----3----3----5-----------------------------| 
B|--3----3----3----5-----------------------------| 
G|--4----4----4----5-----------------------------| 
D|--5----5----5----7-----------------------------| 
A|--5----5----5----7-----------------------------| 
E|--3----3----3----5-----------------------------|x4 
 

Bridge) 
"Well you're my green eyed girl..." 
 
E|--3----3----3----5-----------------------------| 
B|--3----3----3----5-----------------------------| 
G|--4----4----4----5-----------------------------| 
D|--5----5----5----7-----------------------------| 
A|--5----5----5----7-----------------------------| 
E|--3----3----3----5-----------------------------|x8 
 

(Pre-Chorus) 
"I said I think that we can stay here..." 
 
E|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5---------| 
B|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5---------| 
G|--4----4----4----4----5----5----5----5---------| 
D|--5----5----5----5----7----7----7----7---------| 
A|--5----5----5----5----7----7----7----7---------| 
E|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5---------|x4 
 

(Chorus) 
"Lay me down..." 
 
E|--3----3----3----5-----------------------------| 
B|--3----3----3----5-----------------------------| 
G|--4----4----4----5-----------------------------| 
D|--5----5----5----7-----------------------------| 
A|--5----5----5----7-----------------------------| 
E|--3----3----3----5-----------------------------|x4 
 

(outro) 
E|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5---------| 
B|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5---------| 
G|--4----4----4----4----5----5----5----5---------| 
D|--5----5----5----5----7----7----7----7---------| 
A|--5----5----5----5----7----7----7----7---------| 
E|--3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5---------|x4 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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