Fm             Gm
Believe me when I pray
           Ab                       Db
To keep us far away from harm’s way
            Fm              Gm
You know my devil is afraid
            Ab               Db
I know your devil is afraid


[Verse 2]
            Fm                Gm
You say you don’t need to be
  Ab              Db
A gentleman to me
             Fm                     Gm
First you’re sick and then you fade
             Ab                      Db
First you’re sick and then you fade


[Chorus]
Fm                         Gm                 Ab  Db
Lay down your blade I will lay down my blade
Fm                         Gm                 Ab  Db
Lay down your blade I will lay down my blade


[Verse 3]
        Fm             Gm
Believe me when I say
             Ab                         Db
We shouldn’t go back to the same place
         Fm                    Gm
Kids are blue and sky is grey
         Ab                     Db
Kids are blue and sky is grey


[Verse 4]
    Fm            Gm
Forever and a day
              Ab                           Db
There’s not a place on earth I would stay
               Fm                  Gm
And that’s the reason why I stray
            Ab           Db
That is the reason why I stray


[Chorus]
Fm                         Gm                 Ab  Db
Lay down your blade I will lay down my blade
Fm                         Gm
Lay down your blade I will lay down my blade
Ab                         Db
Lay down your blade I will lay down my blade


[Chorus]
Fm                         Gm
Lay down your blade I will lay down my blade
Ab                         Db
Lay down your blade I will lay down my blade
Fm                         Gm
Lay down your blade I will lay down my blade
Ab                         Db
Lay down your blade I will lay down my blade


[Solo]
|Fm  |Eb  |Ab |Db  | x4


[Outro]
    Fm   Gm   Ab  Db
Lay down
    Fm   Gm   Ab  Db
Lay down