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Lay Down Zombie - Eric Clapton / BUJ songwriters

Intro:
A A A A

Verse 1:
A
 There is nothin that is wrong
                                  D
In wanting you to not be a zombie.
A
 I know you've got somewhere to go,
But won't you take yourself back home and 
D                           E7
 leave me be? And don't you  ever leave.

|Chorus:
|A                      D
| Lay down, Zombie, and  stay you in your grave.
|E7                                   A
| Don't you think you want someone to  eat too
|A                     D
| Lay down, Zombie, no  need to leave so soon.
|E7                                     A
| I've been praying all night long just  to bury you.

Verse 2:
A
 Your body went up on the rise
                                    D
And you became a zombie above
A
 Around you theres lots of flys,
                                     D
Death is all that matters. Won't you  Leave me be?
              E7
And don't you  ever leave.

Verse 3:
A
 I long to see the morning light   
Burning up your face so smokily. [D]
  A
I  didnt bury you alive,
                                 D
But can crawl back in your grave  and leave me be.
              E7
And don't you  ever leave.

|Chorus x2:
|A                      D
| Lay down, Zombie, and  stay you in your grave.
|E7                                   A
| Don't you think you want someone to  eat too
|A                     D
| Lay down, Zombie, no  need to leave so soon.
|E7                                     A
| I've been praying all night long just  to bury you.

Outro:
E7                                     A
 I've been praying all night long just  to bury you.
E7                                     A
 I've been praying all night long just  to bury you.
[A - Double Strum]

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