Standard tuning

INTRO
Ab  Cm  C#  Eb
Ohhhh ohhah  ohhoh oh

VERSE
Ab                  Cm
So many years spent running away
C#               Eb
How many times I wished I could stay
Ab                 Cm
Too much emotion a hole in my heart
C#                  Eb
Feeling alone since we've been apart
    C#   Ab
And if I had the chance
    Fm    Eb      C#
I'd never let you go
C#               Eb          F
Just want you to know

CHORUS
Bb          Eb9  
Down lay me down
       F
Lay me down
Eb9
Lay down burden
Bb          Eb9  
Down lay me down
       F
Lay me down
Eb9
Lay down burden

VERSE (Note change of key)
Bb               Dm
So many things I wanted to do
Eb                   F
How many times spent thinking this through
Bb                   Dm
So many nights spent here by the phone
Eb                    F
Wonderin' if you felt just as alone
    Eb         Bb
And while some things have all been
Gm    F        Eb
Crazy from the start
     Eb          F      G
It's tearing me apart

CHORUS (Note change of key)
C/G         F7  
Down lay me down
       G
Lay me down
F
Lay down burden 
C           F7  
Down lay me down
       G
Lay me down
F
Lay down burden 

F                 G
Just remember the way I held you
F                   G
You're always in my heart

CHORUS
C/G         F7
Down lay me down
       G
Lay me down
F
Lay down burden 
C           F7 
Down lay me down
       G
Lay me down
F
Lay down burden

END ON C