Forest Lawn - John Denver Chords
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E B7
Oh, lay me down in Forest Lawn in a silver casket,
B7 E
Put golden flowers over my head in a silver basket.
A E E/Eb C#
Let the drum and bugle corps blow taps while cannons roar,
F# B7
Let sixteen liv'ried employees pass out souvenirs from the funeral store.
E B7 E
I want to go simply, when I go,
G# C#m
And they'll give me a simple fun'ral there, I know,
A
With a casket lined in fleece,
E E/Eb C#
And fireworks spelling out "Rest In Peace."
F# B7 E B7
Oh, take me, when I'm gone, to Forest Lawn.
E B7
Oh, lay me down in Forest Lawn ? they understand there,
B7 E
And they have a heavenly choir and a military band there.
E E/Eb C#
Oh, just put me in their care and I'll find my comfort there,
F# B7
With sixteen planes in a last salute, dropping a cross in a parachute.
E B7 E
I want to go simply, when I go,
G# C#m
And they'll give me a simple fun'ral there, I know,
A
With a hunderd strolling strings,
E E/Eb C#
And topless dancers in golden wings,
F# B7 E F#
Oh, take me, when I'm gone, to Forest Lawn ...
B
Oh, come, come, come, come,
F#
Come to the church in the wildwood,
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