Jerry Garcia

To Lay Me Down

Jerry Garcia


Tom: G

G   D  C G Am G   C G Am G


[Verse 1]

G         Em      D    C     
To lay me down,   once more,  
      G    Am  G     C G Am G
To lay     me  down.

G       Bm       Bm7 A               E      
With my head -          in sparkling clover
G                D    D7  Bm7  Am
Let the world go by
Am          C
All lost in dreaming


[Chorus]

C      Bm  Am  G 
To lay -   me  down
F        C
One last time
C       Bm Am  G 
To lay -   me  down

G C Bm Am G


[Verse 2]

G          Em      D    C         Bm  Am   G     C G Am G
To be with you,    once more,  To be  with you 
G        Bm        Bm7 A        E      
With our bod - ies  -  close  together
G                D    D7  Bm7  Am
Let the world go by
Am           Bm7 C
Like clouds  a   streaming


[Chorus]

C      Bm  Am  G 
To lay -   me  down
F        C
One last time
C       Bm Am  G 
To lay -   me  down

G C Bm Am G


[Verse 3]

G           Em      D    C             Bm Am   G     C G Am G
To lie with you,    once more,  To lie    with you 
G        Bm        Bm7 A              E      
With our dreams          entwined  together
G               D          D7  Bm7  Am
To wake be-side you
Am      Bm7   C
My love still sleeping


[Chorus]

C        Bm Am    G 
To tell -   sweet lies
F        C
One last time
C        Bm Am   G 
And say -   good night

G C Bm Am G


[Outro]

G         Bm       Am             D     Dsus4 C
To lay me down, oh oh,  to lay me down
C     Bm Am    G     F         C      
to lay   me    down, one  last time 

C G Am G   G   F   C   

C     Bm Am    G     F         C      
to lay   me    down, one  last time
C G Am G   G   F   C  
C     Bm Am    G     F         C      
to lay   me    down, one  last time
C     G Am G     
to lay  me down