Lay It Down Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays440

Lay It Down by Jars of Clay is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, G, Em, B5, Am, C, Dm and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
Speed
  			(intro) F G (2x) 
        Em F B5 Am 
        Em F B5 C 

          Em         F       B5   Am 
Oh, We’ll never be short on people 
          Em         F       B5    C 
And We’ll never be short on trouble 
       Em         F       B5   Am 
It's a well worn path so how on Earth 
              G 
Can ye feel alone? 

     F 
Why carry on our own 
        C             G 
What's coming to all men? 
     F 
Why drag your bag of bones 
    C              G 
To hell and back again? 
     F 
Why carry on our own 
        C             G 
What's coming to all men? 
      Dm 
Look around 
        F 
Lay it down 

(interlúdio) Em F B Am 
             Em F B C 

          Em         F       B5      Am 
Oh, We’ll never be short on Good News 
Em       F       B5        C 
And somebody to tell our story to 
          Em         F         B5     Am 
And We’ll never be short on redemption 
                   G 
The light for the dark 

     F 
Why carry on our own 
        C             G 
What's coming to all men? 
     F 
Why drag your bag of bones 
    C              G 
To hell and back again? 
     F 
Why carry on our own 
        C             G 
What's coming to all men? 
      Dm 
Look around 
        F 
Lay it down 

(interlúdio) F G (4x) 
             Em F B Am 

(solo) Am C Am Em G 

     F 
Why carry on our own 
        C             G 
What's coming to all men? 
       Dm 
Look around 

     F 
Why carry on our own 
        C             G 
What's coming to all men? 
     F 
Why drag your bag of bones 
    C              G 
To hell and back again? 
     F 
Why carry on our own 
        C             G 
What's coming to all men? 
      Dm 
Look around 
        F 
Lay it down 
      Dm 
Look around 
        F 
Lay it 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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante