Sinead Oconnor
Lay Your Head Down Chords
Lay Your Head Down
F F6 F Em7
Sing to me softly your tales of woe,
Am7 F6/D F/D G/B G
I’ll cradle you close…ly, I won’t let go.
F F6 F Em7
I’ll speak to you gently of what I know.
F D D9 G Gsus2 G
Don’t you cry.
C F F6 F Gsus2 G6
Lay your head down, dar……..ling,
Am7 D G6 Gsus2 G
The moon is sailing by.
C F6 F6/maj7 G/B G/C
The stars are softly shin…ing
Am7 D Dadd9 G/B G
The tide is full and high.
G/B F G6 Em Em7 Am7 Am
We’ll fly to the edge, not as distant as it seems,
F Em Am7 Am/D D7
And maybe we’ll find there the key to your dreams.
D6 C F F6 G6 G/B G6/B
So you just lay your head down, dar…ling,
F G (Gsus4) G C
Sleep now, la la la la la.
F F6 F Em7 Em
Winds blow, rains fall,
Am7 F F6 Am Am7sus4 G Gsus2 G G6
But it’s warm by the fire’s light.
F F6 F6/maj7 Em7
Hush, don’t you see? You’re here with me, and there’s
F D D9 G Gsus2 G (G7)
dawn at the end of the night.
(The rest of the song repeats the section above from “lay” to “la la la la," but it is given here for convenience)
C F F6 F Gsus2 G6
Lay your head down, dar……..ling,
Am7 D G6 Gsus2 G
The moon is sailing by.
C F6 F6/maj7 G/B G/C
The stars are softly shin…ing
Am7 D Dadd9 G/B G
The tide is full and high.
G/B F G6 Em Em7 Am7 Am
We’ll fly to the edge, not as distant as it seems,
F Em Am7 Am/D D7
And maybe we’ll find there the key to your dreams.
D6 C F F6 G6 G/B G6/B
So you just lay your head down, dar…ling,
F G (Gsus4) G C
Sleep now, la la la la la.
