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==== Key of C ====
* C F C ... Am F G C <- play these chords
* (e) (d) (c) (c) (c) (a low) (g high) <- sing these notes
* each line is basically repeated twice
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|<pre>All my sickness will be over, when I lay my burden down
          C                C7              F             C
Thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus, help me lay my burden down
           C                      Am               F    G        C
I want to thank you ... thank you (Jesus) Help me lay my burden down

All my troubles will be over, when I lay my burden down

Lord, I'm feeling so much better, since I lay my burden down

My friends don't treat me like they used to, since I lay my burden down

I'm gonna shake the hands of angels, since I laid my burden down.

          C(c)      C7(c)           F(c)         C(c)
    Glory glory, alleluia, since I laid my burden down.
          C(c)      Am(g)          F(c)   G      C(c)
    Glory glory, alleluia, since I laid my burden down
</pre>
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==== Key of F ====
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|<pre>All my sickness will be over, when I lay my burden down
          F                F7              Bb            F
Thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus, help me lay my burden down
           F                      Dm              Bb    C        F
I want to thank you ... thank you (Jesus) Help me lay my burden down

All my troubles will be over, when I lay my burden down

Lord, I'm feeling so much better, since I lay my burden down

My friends don't treat me like they used to, since I lay my burden down

I'm gonna shake the hands of angels, since I laid my burden down.

          F(f)      F7(c)          Bb(f)         F(f)
    Glory glory, alleluia, since I laid my burden down.
          F(f)      Dm(c)         Bb(f)   C      F(f)
    Glory glory, alleluia, since I laid my burden down
</pre>
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYr6vI_sib0 Mississippi Fred McDowell - When I Lay My Burden Down ]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCqbKdnHZTs Furry Lewis - When I lay my burden down]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01iYgpmmhaU When I Lay My Burdens Down (Southern Gospel by FrAnK PeReZ) ]