Lay It Down

F G Am (3x) F G Am F Have another drink, yeah G Am F Maybe dull the pain G Am Take another hit F But that don't ever stop the rain G Am F Smile away the hours, you're G Am Em F Never really there, you're G Am Safe behind the knowledge F They don't know how much you care Am Yeah, but don't that stuff get awful heavy C F You know it occurs to me__ D You're gonna break your heart, yeah F If you don't leave it be__ C Lay it down F C F Lay it all the way down___ G Am F G Am F G Am F Ohhhhh yeah, ohhhhh yeah, ohhhhh yeah yeah, yeah yeah G Am F Leave the words unspoken G Am Bite your tongue instead F G Am Ah, but keep the fire smoking F Keep it humming in your head G Am Hold another grudge F G Am Oh oh, tight against your chest F G Am Yeah, note another slight F So you can add it to the rest Am Yeah, but don't that stuff get awful heavy C F You know it occurs to me__ D You're gonna break your heart, yeah F If you don't leave it be__ C F Lay it down G Am The truth leaks out a little every time you G F Tell another desperate joke INSTRUMENTAL: F G Am F G Am F G Am F Am Yeah, but don't that stuff get awful heavy C F You know it occurs to me__ D You're gonna break your heart, yeah F If you don't leave it be__ C Lay it down F C F Lay it all the way down___ G Am F G Am F G Am F Ohhhhh yeah, ohhhhh yeah, ohhhhh yeah yeah, yeah yeah OUTRO: (## fade to end #) G Am Ooh, ooh, ooh F G Am Ooh, ooh, ooh F G Am F Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh