Lay It Down Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

 I D guess I believe that there's a point

 to what we C do.

 But I Am ask myself is there

 something more beGsides you?

A COMMON DISASTER by the Cowboy Junkies

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Cm A candle burning for everything I've ever wanted.

Cm A tattoo burned for everything I've ever wanted and lost.

A♯ I had a long list of names that I kept in my back pocket,

Cm but I've cut it down to one and your name's at the top.

  F Won't you D♯ share a common disCmaster

  D♯ Share with F me a common disA♯aster

  Dm Oh D♯ oh, common disCmaster

Cm I found myself a friend, but he's crooked as a stick in water.

Cm So now I'm writing fairy tales to catch the spirit of revenge.

A♯ He's got a plan to steal my little sister,

Cm but I'm not too concerned 'cause I will get him in the end.

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Cm Going to find me someone to share a common disaster.

Cm Run away with me from a life so cramped and dull.

A♯ Not worry too much about the happily-ever-after.

Cm Just keep the Caddy moving 'til we're well beyond that hill.

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LAY IT DOWN by the Cowboy Junkies

D C Bm D

D C Bm D F E D

 He D left his dead in the C cottonwood trees

 the Bm ground grown too hard with the D years.

D Falling down was not what it C used to be

 the Bm ground grown too hard with the D years. F E D

D C Bm D

 He D told his children those C little white lies

 the Bm truth would only paraDlyze them. F E D

D He told himself those C little white lies

 the Bm truth would only paraDlyze him.

[Dv] Lay it [Dx] down,

[Dx] lay it [Dv] down.

D C B A

D B A D

 He D sold most of what he C cherished,

 the Bm rest he let them D steal. F E D

D Shot his dog out in the C open field

 the Bm rest he let them D steal.

D C Bm D F E D

 He D broke all of his C promises,

Bm under a sea green D sky.

D They never thought to C ask him why,

Bm under a sea green D sky.

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Solo over a drone in D

D Please bury me in the C cottonwood trees

 the Bm ground grown too D cold for me.

D Going to sleep tonight in a C warm feather bed

 the Bm ground grown too D cold for me.

Chorus

HOLD ON TO ME by the Cowboy Junkies

E

Esus4

E

Esus4

E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4

E If you Es4 offered me a E shade of Es4 blue

 would I reEturn it Es4 saying that E it was Es4 too

 dark or G♯m light?

 Or would I B see it for the G♯m precious thing

 that F♯m it might one G♯m day A be?

 Hold on to E me. Esus4 E Esus4

E If you Es4 offered me a E point of Es4 view

 would I disEmiss it Es4 saying that E it was Es4 too

 black and G♯m white?

 Or would I B see it as the G♯m special thing

 That F♯m it would no G♯m doubt A be?

 Hold on to E me. Esus4 E Esus4

 I'll B hold on to this A gift we share

 it is as B slippery as it is C♯m rare.

 I'll B hold on to that A feeling

 of G♯m waking and finding you C♯m there.

F♯m I'll hold on G♯m to A you and you hold on to E me. Es4 E Es4

E If I Es4 asked you for a E simple Es4 thing

 would you E do it Es4 without E too much Es4 thinking or G♯m fuss?

 Would you B see it for the G♯m precious thing

 that F♯m it would sureG♯mly A be?

 Hold on to E me. Esus4 E Esus4

Hold on to me.

Hold on to me.

COME CALLING by the Cowboy Junkies

C♯m A B B

C♯m B A A

 The C♯m stillness here,

 like what he A sometimes finds inBside her, B

C♯m hits so hard it can B steal your breath forAever. A

 He C♯m sometimes wonders

 is the A sum of their lives toBgether B

C♯m him on the floor and her B lost to a mind in A tatters. A

 These days he's F♯ drinking for the pleasure of A falling

 and he's F♯ falling for the pleasure of preAtending

 that she's F♯ sitting by the window A waiting

 for him to come C♯m calling. A B B

C♯m B A A

 If C♯m I could fix me up a A week of twilight B hours B

 we'd C♯m sit on the point

 and watch the B sun continually A flounder. A

C♯m Bathed in gold we'd plug A into some kind of B power B

 and conC♯mnect with those days

 back beBfore all of this went A sour. A

 'Cause I'm F♯ drinking for the pleasure of A falling

 and I'm F♯ falling for the pleasure of preAtending

 that you're F♯ sitting by the window A waiting

 for me to come C♯m calling. A B B

C♯m B A A

C♯m Odd how the darkness A always makes us B whisper B

 and with the C♯m last of the sun

 you can B feel the approach of the A winter. A

C♯m Now is the time of each A day that I

 desperately B miss her. B

 I supC♯mpose I will learn how to B live my life withAout her. A

 So you're F♯ drinking for the pleasure of A falling

 and you're F♯ falling for the pleasure of preAtending

 that I'm F♯ sitting by the window A waiting

 for you to come C♯m calling. A C♯m A

 for you to come C♯m calling. A C♯m A

 for you to come C♯m calling. A C♯m A

 for you to come C♯m calling. A C♯m A

JUST WANT TO SEE by the Cowboy Junkies

E E D C

E E D C

E E D C

E E D C

E I don't want to be no patch on no quilt

 (I D just want to C see...)

E Tear-stained stitching linking memories to D guilt

 (I D just want to C see...)

E I don't want to be no hair on no wall

 (I D just want to C see...)

E Blood-stained note saying fuck you all

 (I D just want to C see what kills E me) D C

[D?] Tommy, are you ready we [G?] better head to town

[Am?] J.D.'s box is waiting to be [Am?]lowered down

 and you [Dm?] know how he [G?] hates to be kept waiting Am 'round G

E E D C

E E D C

E I don't want to be no chalk line D drawing

 (I D just want to C see...)

E Toe-tagged question mark, until identiDfying

 (I D just want to C see...)

E I don't want to fuse with no economy seat

 (I D just want to C see...)

E fuel some fireball at 30,000 feet

 (I D just want to C see what kills E me) D C

[] Tommy, did you catch his face

[] before they closed the lid?

I [] swear I saw him wink once and [] flash me that old grin.

Oh, you [] know, that would [] be just like [] him. []

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E E D C

E E D C

E I don't want to face no hollow-eyed D ending

 (I D just want to C see...)

E Loved ones buried, empty days of waiting

 (I D just want to C see what kills E me) D C

Tommy, darling, come to bed

we'll try and sleep away this sadness.

These memories, too, are bound to die

so our dreams will have to serve us.

Tomorrow may be the day that our love betrays us.

LONELY SINKING FEELING by the Cowboy Junkies

 She says, "I'm getting that C lonely sinking F feeling,

 you G know what I mean?" G

 With his G hand on her back he's F thinking,

 "Where does C that leave me?" C

C "Just when I think I've unCcovered the secret

 to F peace and tranquiliGty

 that G lonely sinking F feeling creeps C up on me."

He says, "I'm seeing those [] doubt filled

questioning [] eyes

and I can't be[]lieve it's true."

With her [] head in her hands she [] sighs,

"It's [] me, not you."

[] "Just when I thought that I'd dis[]covered the joy

of [] loving one so com[]pletely

that [] lonely sinking [] feeling creeps [] up on me."

Here in this silent room we wait on ancient ritual.

Staring at our hearts

as if they were two caged animals.

If I am the first to unlock those rusty doors

will I be the first found bleeding on the floor?

She says, "I'm getting that lonely sinking feeling,

you know what I mean?"

With his hand on her back he's thinking,

"Where does that leave me?"

"Just when I think I've uncovered the secret

to peace and tranquility

that lonely sinking feeling creeps up on me.

Just when I thought that I'd discovered the joy

of loving one so completely

that lonely sinking feeling creeps up on me.

that lonely sinking feeling creeps up on me."

ANGEL MINE by the Cowboy Junkies

Introduction on Verse Twice

 He C searched for those wings that he Am knew

 that this angel should Em have at her back. Em

 And alFthough he can't find them

 he C really don't mind

 because he G knows they'll grow back. G

 And he C reached for that halo that he Am knows

 that she had when she Em first caught his eye. Em

 Although his F hand came back empty

 he's C really not worried

 because he G knows it still shines. G

  F I can't promise that I'll G grow those wings

  or C keep this tarnished G halo F shined

  but I'll F never betray your G trust

  angel C mine. C

 I C search all the time on the Am ground

 for our shadows Em cast side by side. Em

F Just to remind me that I C haven't gone crazy

 that you exGist and are mine. G

 And I C know that your skin is as Am warm and as real

 as that Em smile in your eyes. Em

 But I F have to keep touching and C smelling

 and tasting for G fear it's all lies. G

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Solo on Verse

C Last night I awoke from the Am deepest of sleeps

 with your Em voice in my head. Em

 And I could F tell by your breathing

 that C you were still sleeping

 I reGpeated those words that you had said. G

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Solo on Verse Twice and Fade

BEA'S SONG (RIVER SONG TRILOGY: PART II)

 Speed C River at my feet running low and flat

 I'm Am sitting here burning daylight,

thinking about the past

 and that F distance out there

 where the earth meets the C sky.

 The G slightest move and this river mud

 pulls me F further down.

G John's at my side, but he's F sitting on C firmer ground.

C John says I look at the moon and the stars

Am these days more often than I look into his eyes

 and I F can't disagree so I don't say C nothing.

 I just G stare on past his face at Venus F rising,

 like a G shining speck of F hope hanging over the hoCrizon.

 With C each passing year that I sit here

 that hoAmrizon seems to inch just that much nearer

 and F all that appears on it seems as clear as C spit.

 But if there's G one thing in my life

 that these years have F taught

 it's that you can G always see it F coming

 but you can never C stop it.

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 Speed C River at my feet running low and flat

 I'm Am sitting here burning daylight,

thinking about the past

 and that F distance out there

 where the earth meets the C sky.

 The G slightest move and this river mud

 pulls me F further down.

G John's at my side,

 but he's not F noticing that I'm C drowning.

 The G slightest move and this river mud

 pulls me F further down.

G John's at my side,

 but he's not F noticing that I'm C drowning.

SPEAKING CONFIDENTIALLY by the Cowboy Junkies

C♯m A B G♯m A F♯m G♯m A G♯m

C♯m A B G♯m A F♯m G♯m A G♯m

C♯m Speaking A confiBdentially G♯m

A the fire that F♯m burnt inG♯mside of A me G♯m

C♯m has turned to A ash the B tortured G♯m tree

A that grows beF♯mside the G♯m anguished A sea. G♯m

C♯m A B G♯m A Speaking F♯m confiG♯mdentially. A G♯m

C♯m Speaking A metaBphoricalG♯mly

A the earth I F♯m trust beG♯mneath my A feet G♯m

C♯m is moving A now ever B so slightG♯mly

A I shift my F♯m feet but G♯m feel no reAlief. G♯m

C♯m A B G♯m A Speaking F♯m metaG♯mphorically. A G♯m

  C♯m A B G♯m A F♯m A G♯m <--

C♯m A B G♯m A F♯m G♯m A G♯m

C♯m Speaking A hypoBthetically G♯m

A if the air you F♯m breathed was G♯m so uAnique G♯m

C♯m would you A use it up to B idly G♯m speak

A or horde it F♯m for

  A G♯m rainy A week. G♯m

C♯m A B G♯m A Speaking F♯m hypoG♯mthetically. A G♯m

C♯m Speaking A kind of B cryptically G♯m

A the sea that F♯m raged beG♯mside the A tree G♯m

C♯m burning A bright for B all to G♯m see

A it just might F♯m mean the G♯m most to A me. G♯m

C♯m A B G♯m A Speaking F♯m kind of G♯m cryptically. A G♯m

C♯m A B G♯m A F♯m A G♯m

C♯m A B G♯m A F♯m A G♯m

C♯m A B G♯m A F♯m G♯m A G♯m

C♯m A B G♯m A F♯m G♯m A G♯m

C♯m A B G♯m A F♯m G♯m A G♯m

NOW I KNOW by the Cowboy Junkies

C Now I know, now I G know what it means to be F broken. F

C Now I know, now I G know what it means to be F bared. F

C You in the chair G perceptibly F sinking. F

C I'm on my knees once aGgain made aware of the F world out there. F

C Grief is a word to deGscribe the absense of F feeling. F

C Now I know, now I G know what it means to be C broken. C

 Now I C know, now I know, now I G know what it means to be F broken. F

 Now I C know, now I know, now I G know what it means to be F bared. F

C You in the chair G systematically F sinking. F

C I'm on my knees once aGgain made aware of the F world out there. F

C Grief is a word to deGscribe the absense of F feeling. F

 Now I C know, now I know, now I G know what it means to be C broken. C

C G F F

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