-Standard Tuning-

-No Capo-

[Intro]
G5 , C5 , G5 , C5

[Verse 1]
G5            C5
Meet me at midnight
          G5          C5
When the kingdom's asleep
        G5              E5
And the guards of the palace
      C5        D5
Have long been at ease

[Verse 2]
Once out the window
Follow my steps
Till us and our shadows
Are all that is left.

[Chorus]
          C5          G5
And we'll lift off our armour
             E5            D5
And let the moonlight steal in
        C5        G5
Lay me down, lay me down
          D5            E5
Where the nightingales sing
        C5        G5
Lay me down, lay me down
          D5             G5   C5   G5   C5
Where the nightingales sing

[Verse 3]
Long past surrender
The bar sets the stage
With a single-star spotlight
Where the leads of the play

[Verse 4]
Our story's unscripted
In this secret show
We'll draw back the curtains
And see where it goes

[Chorus]
And let our hearts take their places
Let the night pull the strings
Lay me down, lay me down
Where the nightingales sing

[Instrumental]
G5 , C5 (x3) 
G5 , D5
G5 , C5 , D5
E5 , D5 , G5 , C5
G5 , C5 (x4)

[Verse 5]
Meet me at midnight
Same old sweet song
Tonight and tomorrow
And on and on

[Verse 6]
Stay with me, stay with me
Love serenade
As long as we stand
And the band wants to play

[Chorus]
And when the last waltz is over
And the next one begins
Lay me down, lay me down
Where the nightingales sing
Lay me down, lay me down
Where the nightingales sing
Lay me down, lay me down
Where the nightingales sing

[Outro]
G5 , C5 (x4)

[End on G]