Lay My Burdens Down Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays414

Lay My Burdens Down by Max Stalling is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, Bm and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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  			INTRO..D A D 
 
D              A             D 
I?M GOING DOWN ON THE NUECES RIVER 
D             Bm                         A 
GONNA CALL MY BROTHER ASK HIM TO MEET ME THERE 
D              G               D 
ON THE SURFACE WILL BE TWO MEN FISHING 
D                A                        D 
DOWN BELOW WE ARE BROTHERS WITH A LOVE TO SHARE 

D             A          D 
I?M GONNA LAY MY BURDENS DOWN NOW 
D             Bm                 A 
GONNA ASK THE LORD TO WATCH THEM A WHILE 
D                 G                D 
I?M GOING TO WALK WHERE THE SUN IS SHINING 
D            A                   D 
I?LL BE HOME WHEN I HAVE FOUND A SMILE 
 
THERE IS A SALT CEDAR TREE THAT I KNOW OF 
IT CAN TAKE A BREEZE AND MAKE A MELODY 
I?M GONNA CLIMB UP IN THOSE BRANCHES 
AND ASK IF IT WOULD WHISPER ITS SECRETS TO ME 
 
CHORUS 
 
THERE?LL COME A TIME WHEN THE WORLD IS LEVEL 
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE MOUNTAINS GREW 
THEN THERE IS ALL THAT IS HERE IN THE MIDDLE 
AND HOW IT?S SPENT IS UP TO ME AND UP TO YOU 
 
CHORUS 
REPEAT LAST LINE OF CHORUS AND FADE 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante