D A Bm Em Bm G

[Verse 1]
D
You were the first, you were the best
A
And I’ve forgotten all the rest
G
And I'm ready to confess
D                             A7
Deep in my heart I still love you

[Verse 2]
D
Is there no more that I can see (lay down, lay down)
A
On the day you let me free (lay down, lay down)
G
I suppose both of us will agree
D                               A
Deep in my heart, I still love you

[Bridge 1]
Asus4                      A7
Endless people that I have known
Bm
Ten thousand rivers I have crossed
Em
I could not see them be alone
Bm          G
Didn't you? Didn't you?

[Verse 3]
D
A winning man every day (lay down, lay down)
A
Love you more in every way (lay down, lay down)
G
And now there's nothing left to say
D                              A7
Deep in my heart, I still love you

[Solo]
D
Lay down, lay down
G         D
Lay down, lay down
D                                       A7
Lay down (I seem to be left for good), lay down
G               D       Em      D
Lay down (like a dead man sing on down)

[Bridge 2]
A
I've seen the fire in the heart
Bm
I've seen the deaths of one and all
Em
Ten thousand rivers I have crossed
Bm         G
Didn't I? Didn't I?

[Verse 4]
D
You were the first, you were the best (lay down, lay down)
A
And I'd forgotten all the rest (lay down, lay down)
G
And I'm ready to confess
D                               A7
Deep in my heart, I still love you

[Outro]
D
Lay down, lay down
A
Yes, I do darlin
G         D
Lay down, lay down
D          A7       D
Yes, I do darlin’