Lay Me Down Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays495

Lay Me Down by Graffiti6 is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, G#m, F#m and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			

Tuning: Standard (no capo) 

| b   Bend           Guitar 1: Chords 
| h   Hammer-on      Guitar 2: Tab 

Intro: 

   E 
e|--9--7-------9--7-------9--12--11-----------9--7---------| 
B|--------9b---------9b--------------9b-------------9b-----| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 

E 


E 
Lay me down 
E 
Lay me down          (guitar 2) 
          A          
Lay me down     e|-----------5---4---|   
                B|---2---5-----------|  x2 
                G|-------------------|    
          E 
Lay me down 


E 
Close your eyes 
E 
Close your eyes          
          A            
Side by side      e|-----------5---4---| 
                  B|---2---5-----------|  x2 
                  G|-------------------|    
              E 
We close our eyes 


G#m 
When I'm tired you lift me baby 
       F#m 
In the morning time when the light gets darker 
     G#m 
It's hard to lift my head up 
                 B 
Baby, you're the light that's shining through I can see your 

no chord 
Stars appear 


E 
Lay with me 
E 
And I won't speak      
          A      
I need no words   e|-----------5---4---| 
                  B|---2---5-----------|  x1 
                  G|-------------------|    
              E 
Just lay with me 


E 
I said take my soul 
E 
Let it grow 
        A 
Let it grow 
        E 
Take my soul 


          G#m 
You know, when I'm tired you lift me baby 
       F#m 
In the morning time when the light gets darker 
     G#m 
It's hard to lift my head up 
                 B                                          E 
Baby, you're the light that's shining through like a sea of stars ooo 


Solo:

   E 
e|----7----7----7------7----7----7----|            e|----7----7----7----7--7--7--7--7----| 
B|--7----7----7----7h9----9----9------|            B|--7----7----7------9--9--9--9--9----| 
G|------------------------------------| x3  then   G|------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------|            D|------------------------------------|  
A|------------------------------------|            A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|            E|------------------------------------| 


E 
Lay your life 
E 
Lay your life 
      A 
In my hands 
              E 
I'll take you home 

E 
Lay your love 
E 
Lay your love 
      A 
In my hands 
              E 
I'll take you home 

E 
Lay your love 
E 
Lay your love 
      A 
In my hands 
              E 
I'll take you home 

OUTRO: 

   E 
e|--9--7-------9--7-------9--12--11-----------9--7---------| 
B|--------9b---------9b--------------9b-------------9b-----| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
    	

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