Lay It All Down Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][Bm][G][D][Bm][G][D][Bm][G][D][Bm]
[G][E][D][G][D]

[Verse 1]
[C#m]Let me rete[D]ll
A story [G]of [C]old
About a man named [F]Moses
[C]Who lived lon[D]g ago
He prophesied good
[C]He prophesi[D]ed bad
And [C]now that [F]prophecy's
Coming to [D]pass

[Verse 2]
Let all [Bm]your sons, and [G]your daughters
Of the [Bm]golden [D]cal[G]f
[D]Lay down your burden [G]of sorrow[D]
Lay down your burden of [G]hurt
[D]Lay it all [G]down, for paradise here on earth

[Interlude 1]
[G][D][Bm][G][C#]
[D][Bm][G][D][Bm][C][C#m][D][Bm][G][F][G][C][F][C][G][D]
[F]

[Verse 3]
A [G]whole lot of [F]people,
[C]including mys[D]elf
Thought the story [C]of [F]Moses
[C]was just a tal[D]l tal[Dm]e
[G]But all of the thi[D]ngs that
we see going [G]on
Are [C]just what [F]Moses [G]set [D]down

[Verse 4]
Let all your [Bm]sons, and [G]your daughters
Of the [Bm]golden- [G]yeah
[D]Lay down your burden [G]of sorrow[D]
Lay down your [G]burden of hurt
[C#m]Lay it all do[D]wn, fo[G]r paradise here on earth

[Interlude 2]
[G][D][E][D][E][C#m][E][Dm][E][C#m][D]
[Dm][C][D][Dm][D][Dm][D][C][Dm][F][C][Dm][C][Dm][D]
[C#m]
[E][C#m][E][D][E][D][E][C#m][D][G][D][G][E][D][G]
[D][E][D][E][C#m][E][D][Dm][F][D][E][C#m][Dm][C]
[Dm][D][G][D][E][C#m][E][D][C#m][D]

[Verse 5]
[D]Let me re[F]tell
[D]A story I know
About a man named Moses
[C]Who liv[D]ed long ago[F]
[D]He pro[C]phesi[D]ed good
He prophesied bad
And now [C]that [D]prophecy's
Coming to pass

[Verse 6]
Let all your [Bm]sons, and [G]your daughters
Of the [Bm]golden- [G]yeah
[D]Lay down your burden of sor[G]row[D]
Lay down your burden [G]of hurt
[D]Lay down your burden [G]of sorrow
[D]Lay down your burden [G]of hurt
[D]Lay down your burden [G]of sorrow
Lay [D]down your [C]burden [G]of hurt
I [D]just can't [G]imagine a reason for sorrow
[D]Just can't imagine the[G] hurt
You've got to [D]lay [G]it down
You've got to [D]lay [G]it down
You've got to [D]lay [G]it down
You've got to [D]lay [G]it down
I said [D]lay down your burden [G]of sorrow[D]
Lay down your burden [G]of [D]hurt
Lay down your burden of sor[G]row[D]
[C#m]There's [D]just no reason [G]to hurt
You've [D]got to lay down
your burden [G]of sorrow
[D]Lay down your [G]burden of hurt
I said
[D]Lay it all down,
for [G]paradise here [D]on earth

[Outro 1]
[Bm][G][D][D][D]