Standard tuning INTRO G# Cm C# Eb Ohhhh ohhah ohhoh oh VERSE G# Cm So many years spent running away C# Eb How many times I wished I could stay G# Cm Too much emotion a hole in my heart C# Eb Feeling alone since we've been apart C# G# And if I had the chance Fm Eb C# I'd never let you go C# Eb F Just want you to know CHORUS Bb Ebsus2 Down lay me down F Lay me down Ebsus2 Lay down burden Bb Ebsus2 Down lay me down F Lay me down Ebsus2 Lay down burden VERSE (Note change of key) Bb Dm So many things I wanted to do Eb F How many times spent thinking this through Bb Dm So many nights spent here by the phone Eb F Wonderin' if you felt just as alone Eb Bb And while some things have all been Gm F Eb Crazy from the start Eb F G It's tearing me apart CHORUS (Note change of key) C/G F7 Down lay me down G Lay me down F Lay down burden C F7 Down lay me down G Lay me down F Lay down burden F G Just remember the way I held you F G You're always in my heart CHORUS C/G F7 Down lay me down G Lay me down F Lay down burden C F7 Down lay me down G Lay me down F Lay down burden END ON C