Intro: Am7GC2Verse: 1
Am7GC2
Well I just need a place to lay my head
Am7GC2
Forget the chain that hangs around my neck
Am7GD
These guns are not as heavy as the hearts they defend
Am7GD
I can't wait to get back home where I can find some rest
Chorus: 1
Am7GD
When I lay down my guns and lift my hands
Am7GD
Surrender to Love and live again
Am7GD
May this desert reach its end where my new life begins
FCG
When I lay down my guns and lift my hands
Am7GC2Verse: 2
Am7GC2
And I have seen the devil in this place
Am7GC2
And I lost myself when my friends found the grave
Am7G
When you're this far from Heaven
D
It's hard to keep the faith
Am7G
I'm barely holding on
D
I can't wait to
Chorus: 2
Am7GD
Lay down my guns and lift my hands
Am7GD
Surrender to Love and live again
Am7GD
May this desert reach its end where my new life begins
FCG
When I lay down my guns and lift my hands
Bridge:
Am7G
And I'm laying down these burdens
D
Taking off the weights
Am7GD
And I can't count the miles that I've walked to find my way
Am7GD
To lay down these guns
Am7GD
How I need to lay down these guns
Chorus: 2
Am7GD
Lay down my guns and lift my hands
Am7GD
Surrender to Love and live again
Am7GD
May this desert reach its end where my new life begins
FCG
When I lay down my guns and lift my hands
Outro:
Am7
Lay down
G
Lay down
C2
Lay down my guns
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