Waylon Jennings - Lay It Down

Lonesome On'ry And Mean / 1973-02-01 1. Lonesome On'ry And Mean 2. Freedom To Stay 3. Lay It Down 4. Gone To Denver 5. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues 6. You Can Have Her 7. Pretend I Never Happened 8. San Francisco Mabel Joy 9. Me And Bobby Mcgee

Lay It Down

Verse 1:
C/G Em
Traveling down on different roads
F G C/G
Trying hard to leave the load
Em
We take it there but we can't let go
F G C/G
It's so hard to lay it down

Verse 2:
C/G F Em
Back in Eden we were tried
Eb Bb
Found ourselves disatisfied
F C/G
Seeking wisdom that she denied
F C/G
Trying hard to lay it down

Chorus:
C/G Em
Lay it down brother,lay it down
G C/G
It's so hard to lay it down

Verse 3:
C/G Em
Hide in me,confide in me
F G C/G
Don't you think it's time to be
Em
Everything we tried to be
F G C/G
You and me sould lay it down

Verse 4:
C/G F Em
Speak to me,be unashamed
Eb Bb
There's no need in playing games
F C/G
After all we're all the same
F C/G
Just trying hard to lay it down

Chorus.

Verse 5:(a tone higher)
D F#m
Wish my words could make it well
G A D
Wish that i could break the shell
F#m
Take us from ourself made well
G A D
Find a way to lay it down

Verse 6:(a tone higher)
D G F#m
Burdened by the things i've learned
F C/G
Hurting because i'm too concerned
G D
Nonetheless i confess i yearn
G D
To find a way to lay it down

Chorus bis:(a tone higher)
D F#m
Lay it down,lay it down
A D
Wish that i could lay it down