(Played with capo on the 1st fret)

[Intro]
 -  -  - 


[Verse]
           
  All the pret

             
ty girls like 

Samuel
           
  ohh he reall

          
y doesn't shar

e
           
  Although it'

              
s more than he

     
 can handle
           
  life is anyt

             
hing but fair,

 
 life is anyth

ing but fair

[Instrumental]
 -  - 
 -  - 

[Verse]
           
  Just as soon

              
 as they turn 


older
            
  he'll come a

             
nd sweep them 

          
off their feet
           
  It's only ma

             
king me feel s

 
maller
           
  All the hidd

          
en love beneat

h

[Chorus]
             
So won't you l

            
ay me, won't y

    
ou lay me down
            
Won't you lay 

             
me, won't you 

       
lay me down
            
Won't you lay 

             
me, won't you 

      
lay me down
            
Won't you lay 

             
me, won't you 

       
lay - me down

[Instrumental]
 -  -   x4 

[Bridge]
            
  All alone, a

       
lone again
              
No one lends a

          
 helping hand
             
I have waited,

        
 I have waited
            
  Takes it's t

              
oll, one's foo

     
lish pride
              
How long befor

             
e I see the li


ght
             
I have waited,

       
 I have waited
            
for you to lay

    
 me down

[Verse]
           
  Sail on by, 

        
sail on by for

 now
           
  They play na

            
ked in the wat

er
            
  You know it'

             
s hard, heaven

  
 knows I've tr

ied
           
  But it just 

              
keeps getting 


harder

[Chorus]
             
So won't you l

            
ay me, won't y

    
ou lay me down
            
Won't you lay 

             
me, won't you 

       
lay me down
            
Won't you lay 

             
me, won't you 

      
lay me down
            
Won't you lay 

             
me, won't you 

 
lay 

             
Oh won't you l

            
ay me, won't y

    
ou lay me down
            
Won't you lay 

             
me, oh won't y

          
ou lay me down
             
Oh won't you l

            
ay me, say won

             
't you lay me 


down
           
Won't you lay 

   
me down

[Refrain]
            
Oh, I'll wait,

              
 I'll wait, I'

             
ll wait, I'll 

         
wait for you
            
Yeah, I'll wai

              
t, I'll wait, 

             
I'll wait, I'l

             
l wait for you
            
Oh, I'll wait,

             
 I'll wait, I'

              
ll wait, I'll 

        
wait for you
            
Oh, I'll wait,

              
 I'll wait, I'

             
ll wait, I'll 

         
wait for you

[Outro]
            
For you to lay

     
 me
          
won't you lay 

me down