Tabbed by: Karl Baldonado Tuning: Standard Lay Down My Guns - Sanctus Real Intro: A5 G5 C5 Verse: 1 A5 G5 C5 Well I just need a place to lay my head A5 G5 C5 Forget the chain that hangs around my neck A5 G5 D5 These guns are not as heavy as the hearts they defend A5 G5 D5 I can't wait to get back home where I can find some rest Chorus: 1 A5 G5 D5 When I lay down my guns and lift my hands A5 G5 D5 Surrender to Love and live again A5 G5 D5 May this desert reach its end where my new life begins F5 C5 G5 When I lay down my guns and lift my hands A5 G5 C5 Verse: 2 A5 G5 C5 And I have seen the devil in this place A5 G5 C5 And I lost myself when my friends found the grave A5 G5 When you're this far from Heaven D5 It's hard to keep the faith A5 G5 I'm barely holding on D5 I can't wait to Chorus: 2 A5 G5 D5 Lay down my guns and lift my hands A5 G5 D5 Surrender to Love and live again A5 G5 D5 May this desert reach its end where my new life begins F5 C5 G5 When I lay down my guns and lift my hands Bridge: A5 G5 And I'm laying down these burdens D5 Taking off the weights A5 G5 D5 And I can't count the miles that I've walked to find my way A5 G5 D5 To lay down these guns A5 G5 D5 How I need to lay down these guns Chorus: 2 A5 G5 D5 Lay down my guns and lift my hands A5 G5 D5 Surrender to Love and live again A5 G5 D5 May this desert reach its end where my new life begins F5 C5 G5 When I lay down my guns and lift my hands Outro: A5 Lay down G5 Lay down C5 Lay down my guns (repeat outro a few times)