Lay Down Your Guns
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TRANSCRIBED BY DAMIAN ROSSI (rossi@corplink.com.au)
LAY DOWN YOUR GUNS - JIMMY BARNES
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Main riff
E
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0-0-0-3-0-0---6--5--3----
Intro:
play main riff 8 times
Verse:
E G
You picked me up when I was down with nothing
A
and gave me something.
C D
I can't face the world with that.
E G
You showed me just enough to fuel my fire,
A
my desire.
C D
Never want to live without it.
Bridge:
C D C
Both of us need something like we had before.
D C
We can't keep fighting like this anymore.
D (cut)
This love affair is breaking my heart.
Main Riff x 2
Pre Chorus: (main riff x4)
E
All the pushing and the shoving
E
when you know we ought to be loving.
E
And the lying and the cheating
E
when we ought to be loving and sqeezing.
[Refrão] C
So baby come on (come on, come on)
D E (main riff) E(main riff)
Lay down your guns I surrender (come on lay down your guns)
C
So baby come on (come on, come on)
D E (main riff)
Lay down your guns I surrender
Verse 2:
Remember days we thought would last forever,
Nothing Better.
But we let them slip away.
And in the end we make the bed we lie in,
lets start trying.
What's the point of talking about it.
Bridge 2:
Never seems to make it better,
if we can't get on together.
Take a chance and try a brand new start.
Main Riff x 2
Pre Chorus: (main riff x4)
All the pushing and the shoving
when you know we ought to be loving.
And the lying and the cheating
when we ought to be loving and sqeezing.
Chorus:
So baby come on (come on, come on)
Lay down your guns I surrender (come on lay down your guns)
So baby come on (come on, come on)
Lay down your guns I surrender
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Solo:
** harmonics
* bend whole step
I-12**----------I--------------I15*------------I-------------I
I-12**----------I--------------I15*------------I-------------I
I-12**----------I--------------I14*------------I-------------I
I-12**----------I--------------I---------------I-------------I
I-12**----------I--------------I---------------I-------------I
I-12**----------I--------------I---------------I-------------I
E G A
I----0----0----0----0I----3----3----3----3I----5----5----5---5I
I--0----0----0----0--I--3----3----3----3--I--5----5----5----5-I
I2*---2*---2*---2*---I5*---5*---5*---5*---I7*---7*---7*---7*--I
I--------------------I--------------------I-------------------I
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C D E
-----8-----8-----10------10I-----12------12-----12-----12I
----8----8-----10------10--I---12------12-----12-----12--I
-10*---10*---12*-----12*---I14*-----14*----14*----14*----I
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G A
-----15-----15-----15-----15I-----17-----17-----17-----17I
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17*----17*----17*----17*----I19*----19*----19*----19*----I
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C D
17*---17*---17-15----I
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Bridge:
Both of us need something like we had before.
We can't keep fighting like this anymore.
This love affair is breaking my heart.
Main Riff x 4
Pre Chorus: (main riff x4)
All the pushing and the shoving
when you know we ought to be loving.
And the lying and the cheating
when we ought to be loving and sqeezing.
Chorus:
So baby come on (come on, come on)
Lay down your guns I surrender (come on lay down your guns)
So baby come on (come on, come on)
Lay down your guns I surrender
fade out chorus.
How to play Lay Down Your Guns
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.