Lay down
Dave Cousins 1975
From the Album 'Bursting at the Seams'


Intro and chorus (before bridge)

Am / G /| F / Fadd9 /|Am / G /| F / Fadd9 /| Am / G /| F / Fadd9 /|C / / /|

Verse 1 & 2
         C    / G   /|Am  / G     /|F / / /|
By still waters I lay down with the lambs,

 F  /  /  G   |C   /  /  G  | C  /  /    /| G / / /
   in pastures green  I made peace with my soul
G  / /  /| F     /   /   / | C  /    /   G| C   /   G    /    | F///|
    and I cared not for the night whilst my guiding star shone bright
F// G      | C  /  G /  |Am    F  //|C///|C///|
   by still waters I lay down, I lay down

Bridge and transposition

Am//G|FCDD|Am//G|FCDD|Am//G|FCDD|DsusD//|DsusD//|

verse 3
          |D   / A A   | D  /  /    /  |G///|
With deep sorrow I took flight from the sun
 G  /    /    A|   D /  / A     |D   /    /   / |A///|
    from mountains high i gained strength for my soul
A / / /     |G     /  /    /  | D / /    A |D  /   A    / |G///|
    I proved stronger than the test when my spirit came to rest
G //  A    |D   /  A /  |G /  / /  |D//Dsus|
    in deep sorrow I Lay down,I Lay down

Last chorus and final break

D/A/|G//A|D/A/|G//A|D/A/|G//A|D//Dsus|D///|

Bm/A/|G//A|Bm/A/|G//A|Bm/A/|G//A|D//Dsus|D///|

Bm//A|GDE/|Bm//A|GDE/|


I was taught this 'Straight from the horse mouth' so to speak by Dave Lambert, the strawbs Lead guitarist