Wilson Brian - Lay Down Burden Chords & Tabs

Artist: Brian Wilson
Song: Lay Down Burden
Albums: “Imagination” and “Live at the Roxy Theater”

Standard tuning (EADGBe) - See bottom for chord formations.

INTRO: Piano transcribed for guitar (h = hammer on, s = slide)
e:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:|---13--------11--------------------------------------------------------------|
G:|----------13-----13-----12h13--12--10----------------------------------------|
D:|------13-------------13--------------------10--11-------10--11--11—13s15s13--|
A:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE:
G#  Cm  C#  Eb
 * Ohhhh ohhah  ohhoh oh *

G#                  Cm
So many years spent running away
C#               Eb
How many times I wished I could stay
G#                 Cm
Too much emotion a hole in my heart
C#                  Eb
Feeling alone since we've been apart
    C#   G#
And if I had the chance
    Fm    Eb      C#
I'd never let you go
C#               Eb          F
Just want you to know

Chorus:
Bb          Ebsus2  
Down lay me down
       F
Lay me down
Ebsus2
Lay down burden
Bb          Ebsus2  
Down lay me down
       F
Lay me down
Ebsus2
Lay down burden
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/wilson_brian/lay_down_burden_crd.html ]
VERSE: (Note change of key)
Bb               Dm
So many things I wanted to do
Eb                   F
How many times spent thinking this through
Bb                   Dm
So many nights spent here by the phone
Eb                    F
Wonderin' if you felt just as alone
    Eb         Bb
And while some things have all been
Gm    F        Eb
Crazy from the start
     Eb          F      G
It's tearing me apart

CHORUS: (Note change of key)
C/G         F7?  
Down lay me down
       G
Lay me down
F
Lay down burden 
C           F7?  
Down lay me down
       G
Lay me down
F
Lay down burden 

F                 G
Just remember the way I held you
F                   G (E-string/bass step up: 5-7-8-10-12-14-15)
You're always in my heart

CHORUS:
C/G         F7?  
Down lay me down
       G
Lay me down
F
Lay down burden 
C           F7?  
Down lay me down
       G
Lay me down
F
Lay down burden

END ON C

CHORDS:
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G#:     466544
Cm:     335543
C#:     446664
Eb:     668886
Fm:     133111 or 8/8/10/10/9/8
F:      133211 or 8/8/10/10/10/8
Bb:     113331 or 688766
Ebsus2: 668866
Dm:     x00231 or 557765
Gm:     355333 or 10/10/12/12/11/10
G:      320033 or 355433 
C/G:    332010
F7?:    33x211 (barre an F-chord, move pinky and ring finger up one string)