Byrds - Lay Down Your Weary Tune

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lay down your weary tune chords
the byrds ( bob dylan ) *

G C G
lay down your weary tune , lay down
Em D
lay down the song you strum
G C
and rest yourself beneath the strength of strings
G D G
no voice can hope to hum

G C G
struck by the sounds before the sun
Em D
i knew the night had gone
G C
the morning breeze like a bugle blew
G D G
against the drums of dawn

G C G
lay down your weary tune , lay down
Em D
lay down the song you strum
G C
and rest yourself beneath the strength of strings
G D G
no voice can hope to hum

G C G
the ocean wild like an organ played
Em D
the seaweed wove it s strands
G C
the crashin waves like cymbals clashed
G D G
against the rocks and sands

G C G
lay down your weary tune , lay down
Em D
lay down the song you strum
G C
and rest yourself beneath the strength of strings
G D G
no voice can hope to hum

G C G
the last of leaves fell from the trees
Em D
and clung to a new loves breast
G C
the branches bare like a banjo played
G D G
to the winds that listened best

G C G
lay down your weary tune , lay down
Em D
lay down the song you strum
G C
and rest yourself beneath the strength of strings
G D G
no voice can hope to hum

* alternate :

capo ii

G = F
C = A#
Em = Dm
D = C

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