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Lay Down Your Kingdom chords by David Olney


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"Lay Down Your Kingdom" (Words and music by David Olney)


(F#m)The truest (A)heart will not be (F#m)tempted

With bright (E)silver or shining (F#m)gold

(F#m)For all your (A)wealth she'd not speak (F#m)falsely

And all your (E)power cannot (F#m)hold

(A)Lay down your (E)kingdom, lay (F#m)down

(A)Lay down your (E)kingdom, lay (F#m)down

F#m A D F#m
F#m A D F#m

(F#m)Her face is (A)fair to those who (F#m)know her

The rest are (E)blind, they cannot (F#m)see

(F#m)And in her (A)eyes you see (F#m)forever

Endless (E)joy and (F#m)misery

(A)Lay down your (E)kingdom, lay (F#m)down

(A)Lay down your (E)kingdom, lay (F#m)down

F#m A D F#m
F#m A D F#m

(F#m)Some men (A)gamble for their (F#m)pleasure 

Some men (E)gamble for their (F#m)need

(F#m)I will (A)gamble for her (F#m)favor

I will (E)gamble out of (F#m)need

(A)Lay down your (E)kingdom, lay (F#m)down

(A)Lay down your (E)kingdom, lay (F#m)down

F#m A F#m D F#m
F#m A F#m D F#m
F#m A D F#m
F#m A D F#m

(F#m)Here's to our (A)Lady of good (F#m)fortune

Deliever (E)me from an evil (F#m)hand

(F#m)Here's to the (A)one who plays (F#m)against me

Be he (E)spirit, be he (F#m)man

(A)Lay down your (E)kingdom, lay (F#m)down

(A)Lay down your (E)kingdom, lay (F#m)down

(A)Lay down your (E)kingdom, lay (F#m)down

(A)Lay down your (E)kingdom, lay (F#m)down


Playing notes: The best way to play this song is probably to put a capo on the 
second fret and play in Em shape. David plays an ascending bass line from the 
F#m chord up to the A chord, listen to recording for accurate timing.

(David Olney/Bug Music-David Olney Songs, adm. by Bug, BMI) 
            



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