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Sam Smith - Lay Me Down Chords

Chord reference E, A, F#m, C#m, B, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[E]Yes I do, I believe [E]That one day I will be, where I was Right there, right next to [A]you [A]And it’s hard, the days just seem so dark [A]The moon, the stars, are nothing without you Your [E]touch, your skin, where do I begin? No words can explain, the way I’m missing [A]you [A]The night, this emptiness, this hole that I’m inside [A]These tears, they tell their own story

You [F#m]told me not to [A]cry when you were [C#m]gone [B] But the [F#m]feelings [A]overwhelming, it’s much too [E]strong[A] Can [E]I lay by your [C#m]side, next to [F#m]you, [A]you And [E]make sure you’re [C#m]alright I’ll take care of [F#m]you, And I [A]don’t want to be here if [A]I can’t be with you [E]tonight

I’m [E]reaching out to you, can you hear my [A]call? This [E]hurt that I’ve been through I’m missing you, missing you like [A]crazy

You [F#m]told me not to [A]cry when you were [C#m]gone [B] But the [F#m]feelings [A]overwhelming, it’s much too [E]strong [A] Can [E]I lay by [B]your [C#m]side, next to [F#m]you, [A]you And [E]make sure you’re [C#m]alright I’ll take care of [F#m]you, And I [A]don’t want to be here if [A]I can’t be with you [F#m]tonight

[F#m] [A] [D] [B] [F#m]Lay me [A]down [D]tonight[B] [F#m]lay me [A]by your [D]side[B] [F#m]Lay me [A]down [D]tonight[B] [F#m]lay me [A]by your [D]side[B] Can [E]I lay by your [C#m]side, next [F#m]to you, [A]you[A] [E]

Artist Sam Smith
Album In the Lonely Hour
Genres Pop, Soul
Year 2014
Key E

How to Play Lay Me Down on Guitar?

Sam Smith - Lay Me Down can be played in the key of E using the E, A, F#m, C#m, B, D chords.

  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Lay Me Down with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.