Lay Me Down Roll Me Out To Sea Chords

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Lay Me Down Roll Me Out To Sea by Glen Campbell is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Gm. It uses the chords F, F7, Bb, E7, Fsus4, Am, Gm, C, Dm, G7, Am7, D, G, Bm, Em, A, A7 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Gm
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro  F F7 Bb  E7  F Fsus4  Bb Am Gm  F Gm F Gm F  

verse 1 

Gm             C          F      C      Dm 
Got dust on my guitar and dishes in the sink 
Gm               C               Dm              Am 
Your side of the bed is cold and I can't sleep a wink 
     Gm                C               Am   Dm       Bb    E7 F 
So I read you goodbye letter   to the face inside my drink 
                C              Bb  F Gm F Gm 
Lay me down and roll me out to sea 

verse 2 

Gm                     C               F              Dm   Gm 
Got your picture in my wallet and some pictures in my mind 
                 C          Dm                Am 
A pocket full of memories I thought I'd never find 
          Gm             C              Am          Dm Bb     E7  F 
Lord it's raining like a Monday and the world seems so unkind 
               C              Bb  Am Gm  F   
Lay me down an roll me out to sea 

 

C      F     Am            Bb     Gm  
Lay me down     an roll me out to sea 
F            Dm         Gm           C 
Callin' on a mighty wave   to cover me 
       F    Am           Bb     G7 
Lay me down   an roll me out to sea 
F              Dm               Gm    C             F  F7 
Heaven if your ready shine your light   shine it on me 

riff  Bb  E7  F Fsus4  Bb Am Gm F Gm F Gm F Gm     

verse 3 

Gm         Dm    C       F                 Dm    
Now listen to my story   I haven't told it all 
Gm               C                Dm                     Am 
I saw her with a guy today    she turned to me and called 
          Gm           C                   Am   Am7       Bb   E7 
When she asked how you doing I could have crumbled like a wall 
F              C              Bb  Am Gm F 
Lay me down an roll me out to sea 



C      F    Am         Bb           
Lay me down    roll me out to sea 
F            Dm          Gm           C 
Callin' on a mighty wave    to cover me 
       F    Am         Bb     G7    
Lay me down    roll me out to sea 
F              Dm               Gm     C             F   D   
Heaven if your ready shine your light    shine it on me 


       G      Bm               C        Em  C  D 
Lay me down   Lord and roll me out   to sea 
            Em           A             A7   D 
calln' on a mighty wave    to come an cover me 
D7     G            Bm              C                    A   D 
Lay me down  lay me down    roll me out   roll me out to sea 
               Em        D              Em 
Heaven if your ready     Heaven if your ready 
            A    D              G  D 
shine your light    shine it on me 

Outro 

          G              Bm              C        Am   Am7 D 
So Lay me down    lay me down    roll me out   to sea 
                           Em          A               D 
(start fading) come on you mighty wave    an roll over me 
D7     G 
Lay me down.....  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante