Lay Me Down Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	E
Capo:	no capo

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Chords

Aadd9

F#m

C#m

A/B

E/B

B/D#

B7sus2

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[Verse]
 
E
Yes I do, I believe
 
That one day I will be, where I was
                            Aadd9
Right there, right next to you
 
And it's hard, the days just seem so dark
 
The moon, the stars, are nothing without you
     E
Your touch, your skin, where do I begin?
                                           Aadd9
No words can explain, the way I'm missing you
 
Deny this emptiness, this hole that I'm inside
 
These tears, they tell their own story
 
 
[Chorus]
 
    F#m             A           C#m         B
You told me not to cry when you were gone
        F#m           A                    E     A/B
But the feelings overwhelming, it's much too strong
    E             C#m           F#m   A
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you
     E                 C#m
And make sure you're alright
                  F#m
I'll take care of you 
       A                       A/B                E
And I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight
 
 
[Verse]
 
    E
I'm reaching out to you
                 A
Can you hear my call?
      E
This hurt that I've been through
                                    A
I'm missing you, missing you like crazy
 
 
[Chorus]
 
    F#m             A           C#m         B
You told me not to cry when you were gone
        F#m          A                      E/B    A/B
But the feelings overwhelming, it's much too strong
    E        B/D# C#m           F#m   A
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you
     E                 C#m
And make sure you're alright
                  F#m
I'll take care of you
       A                       A/B                   F#m
And I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
F#m   A   D   B7sus2
 
 
[Outro]
 
F#m     A     D       B7sus2
Lay me down tonight
F#m    A        D     B7sus2
lay me by your side
F#m     A     D       B7sus2
Lay me down tonight
F#m    A        D     B7sus2
lay me by your side
    E             C#m          F#m    A    A/B    E
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you
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Lay Me Down – Sam Smith

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Flat chords are not in sharp keys and vice versa. Therefore the noted Dbm is a C#m, which is actually in the key of E.

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in the Music Video, there is no prechorus before the second chorus, it just goes straight from 'Missing you like crazy', to 'Can i lay', there is no 'you told me not to cry'

When it says "if i can't be with you tonight" its a B and then an E on "tonight"