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Lay Me Down

by Sam Smith

Written by: Smith, Napier & Elviin

LAY ME DOWN Smith, Napier & Elviin Sam Smith GM7 | Yes s^I do ~ I=be | lieve ~ ^that one^day^I^will | be ~ where=I was ~ ^right | C | there ~ ^right next^to (y^o^u).| uu ~ And=its hard ~ ^the | | days^just^seem^so dark ~ ^the | moon ~ and=the stars s^are | GM7 | noth^ing g^with out^you u^Yo=ur | touch ~ ^your skin / | where^do I^b=e gin ~ n=o | C | words ~ can=ex plain n^the | way ~ ^I’m miss^ing y=o^u.| uu u^To night ~ ^this | | emp^ti^ness^this hole^that Im^in | side ~ ^these tears ~ ^they | Am C Em7 | tell^their r^own sto^ry yy | told me not to | cr^y ~ ^when yo^u u^were.| e^gone ee ee ee | D Am C G | /// But^the | feel ings ov er^whelm | m^ing ~ ^its much t=o^o.| oo / ~ ^str o^ng.| C | gg // Can^I=I.| G Em7 Am7 ||: I..I^I lay y^y | by y^y yo^ur (r^si^de) | e^e ee ee ee | /// next^to | y^o^u^u u^u uu.| C G | uu uu // | y^o^u^u u^u uu.| u^u // And | ma ak^e su u^re | your rr a^l^ri^ght | Em7 Am7 | t^t tt tt / | ~ ^I’ll take care of | y^o^u^u uu uu.| uu uu / and^I | C | dont^want to^be here e^if | I^cant t^be with^you uu | G GM7 1. | / to^ni=ght (t^t^t) t=t=t=t | tt // I’m | reach ing out to | you uu u^u uu.| C-2 | uu uu uu uu | / can^you ^hear rr ^my.| yy ca=l^l ll ll.| ll ll ll / | //// | /// This | GM7 | hurt that Ive been | th^r^o^u gh hh hh | // ~ ^Im miss^ing | you / miss^ing^you^like | C-2 | / cra zy yy | y^y ye ah o^h.| h^h h^h=h hh h^h.| hh // Can :|| To CHORUS Am FM7 Am FM7 2. | / to^night t tt t.| tt tt tt tt | //// | //// | Lay / me / | down n^n t^o night.| t=t^t tt tt tt | Am FM7 Am | //// | Lay / me / | by y^y ^yo ur ^side.| e^e ee ee ee | //// | Lay / me / | do^wn n^n n^n n^n.| FM7 Am C | nn nn ~ ^to ni^ght.| tt tt // | Lay yy me ee | by y^y ^yo ur ^side.| e^e ee ee ee.| ee // Can | G Em Am7 | I.I^I lay y^y | by y^y ^yo ur si=de.| e^e ee ee ee | /// next^to | y^o^u^u uu uu | uu uu // | C G | y^o^u^u u^u uu.| uu uu uu uu | uu uu // ||

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Lay Me Down is performed by Sam Smith and written by Smith, Napier & Elviin. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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