Lay Me Down
Barry Manilow
RockAdvanced for beginners9 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
F
BbDiagram coming soon
D#Diagram coming soon
Dm
GmDiagram coming soon
Em
C7
Am
Bm
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: F Bb F D# Dm F Gm F Gm Em Dm Em Gm C7 Got dust on my piano Am Dm And dishes in the sink Gm Your side of the bed is cold Am Em I haven't slept a wink Gm So I read your goodbye letter Am Gm Bb To the face inside my drink Am Gm Bb Dm Am Gm Am Lay me down and roll me out to sea Gm C7 Got your picture in my wallet F Dm And some pictures in my mind Gm C7 A pocketful of memories Dm Em I never thought I'd find Gm C7 And it's rainin' like a Monday Am Bb And the world seems so unkind F Bb Am Gm Lay me down and roll me out to sea F Am Bb Lay me down roll me out to sea F Dm Gm Callin' on a mighty wave to cover me F Bb Dm Em Gm Lay me down roll me out to sea F Dm Gm Bm F D# Dm Am Heaven if you're ready shine your light on me Gm Am C7 F Am Dm Now listen to my story cause I haven't told it all Gm C7 I saw her with her new love Am She turned to me and called Gm C7 When they asked, "how ya' doin'? Em Bb I coulda' crumbled like a wall F Gm Bb Gm So lay me down and roll me out to sea F Am Bb Lay me down roll me out to sea F Dm Gm Bb Callin' on a mighty wave to cover me F D# Bb Em Lay me down roll me out to sea F Am Dm Gm F Dm Am Bb Gm F Heaven if you're ready shine your light on me
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Chord set
F · Bb · D# · Dm · Gm · Em · C7 · Am · Bm
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.