Verse 1:
EmC
To every son and daughter
DE
Wayward and long gone
EmC
The love of a father
DECmaj7
Will leave the light on
Verse 2:
EmC
Tried to throw you off track
DEA needle in a haystack
EmC
I don't know how you found me
DECmaj7
Or why you let me come back
Pre-Chorus 1:
EmCAmDEm
'Cause it's a long way home when all you're left to carry
CAmEmD
Is a heart of stone and the weight of most the world
And I'd like to...
Chorus:
EmC
Lay it down a little
EmC
Lay it down a lot
GDEm
I don't want to hold it anymore
CEm
Lay it down in pieces
EmC
Lay it down in whole
GD
Everything I've carried on my own
EmC
Lay it down, lay it down
EmC
Lay it down, lay it down
Verse 3:
EmC
I spent your money
DE
Living on the fringes
EmC
But you threw a party for me
DE
Invited all your big friends
Pre-Chorus 2:
EmCAmDEm
And I have learned a little bit about a heavy load
CAmEmD
All that gleams and glitters is not worth its weight in gold
And I know I should...
Chorus:
EmC
Lay it down a little
EmC
Lay it down a lot
GDEm
I don't want to hold it anymore
CEm
Lay it down in pieces
EmC
Lay it down in whole
GD
Everything I've carried on my own
EmC
Lay it down, lay it down
EmC
Lay it down, lay it down
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