Lay Em Down Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays528

Lay Em Down by Needtobreathe is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Cadd9, G, Gsus4, Am, F and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: C  Cadd9  C  (x2)  

Verse 1 

C         Cadd9  C  
Come down to the river  
C            Cadd9    C  
Come and let yourself in  
C         Cadd9   G  
Make good on a    promise  
G        Gsus4 C  
To never hurt again  
C                  Am  
If you're lost and lonely  
Am            F  
You're Broken down  
F                 Dm  
Bring all of your troubles  
     Cadd9   C  
Come lay 'em down  

Verse 2 
All you sinners  
And the weak at heart  
All you helpless  
On the boulevards  
Wherever you are now  
Whatever evil you've found  
Bring all of your troubles  
And come lay 'em down  
 

          F                    C  
We're all tied to the same old failing  
         F                   C  
Finding shelter in things we know  
          Am                    G  
We're all dirty like corrupted small towns  
                F  
We'll bring our troubles  
                F  
We'll bring our troubles  
Cadd9   C  
Lay 'em down  

Verse 3 
All you rich men  
And the high above  
All of those with and without love  
All you burdened broken down  
Bring all of your troubles  
Come lay 'em down  

C 
Come lay 'em down (x4) 

Instrumental:  Am  F  G  C 

Bridge (x2) 

Am 
Come all you broken {Come lay 'em down} 
F  
Come all you helpless {Come lay 'em down}  
G 
Bring all your burden {Come lay 'em down}  
C 
And just lay 'em down {Come lay 'em down}  

Ending 

C 
Come lay 'em down (x3)  

    	

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante