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Well Then, Lay You Down

E               Esus4
Ah, you knew it had to come,
B7              E
One more day of muffled drums.
E                    Esus4
You knew it, ah, you had to know,
    E                   B7         E
And still, your courage told you, "Go."


E          Esus4
Well then, lay you down
B7               E
On your hillside by the town.
E                  Esus4
Some will say "Farewell", they will,
  E                   B7      E
I think that heart is beating still.

Ah, you knew how this would end.
You made the friendless man your friend.
He knew the danger, told you so,
And still, your courage told you, "Go."

Well then, lay you down
On your hillside by the town.
Some will say "Farewell", they will,
I think that heart is beating still.

Now they've wrapped the train in black,
Gathered along the railroad track.
You knew it, ah, you had to know,
And still, your courage told you, "Go."

Well then, lay you down
On your hillside by the town.
Some will say "Farewell", they will,
I think that heart is beating still.

Where the truly brave man dies,
Thousands more will surely rise.
You knew it, ah, you had to know,
Their courage too will tell them, "Go."

Well then, lay you down
On your hillside by the town.
Some will say "Farewell", they will,
I know that heart is beating still.

(Words and music by Tom Paxton, 1968)

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