Forest Lawn
John DenverVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
G 4
Oh, lay me down in Forest Lawn in a silver casket,
Put golden flowers over my head in a silver basket.
Let the drum and bugle corps blow taps while cannons roar,
Let sixteen liv'ried employees pass out souvenirs from the funeral store.
I want to go simply, when I go,
And they'll give me a simple fun'ral there, I know,
With a casket lined in fleece,
And fireworks spelling out "Rest In Peace."
Oh, take me, when I'm gone, to Forest Lawn.
Oh, lay me down in Forest Lawn they understand there,
And they have a heavenly choir and a military band there.
Oh, just put me in their care and I'll find my comfort there,
With sixteen planes in a last salute, dropping a cross in a parachute.
I want to go simply, when I go,
And they'll give me a simple fun'ral there, I know,
With a hunderd strolling strings,
And topless dancers in golden wings,
Oh, take me, when I'm gone, to Forest Lawn ...
Oh, come, come, come, come,
Come to the church in the wildwood,
Kindly leave a contribution in the pail.
Be as simple and as trusting as a child would,
And we'll sell you the church in the dale.
To find a simple resting place is my desire,
To lay me down with a smiling face comes a little bit higher.
My likeness, done in brass, will stand in plastic grass,
And weights and hidden springs will tip its hat to the mourners filing past.
I want to go simply, when I go,
And they'll give me a simple fun'ral there, I know.
I'll sleep beneath the sand,
With piped-in tapes of Billy Graham.
Oh, take me, when I'm gone, to Forest Lawn.
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, for a slightly higher fee.
Oh, take me, when I'm gone, to Forest Lawn.
(optional for flourish)
Amen
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Readable chord sheet for Forest Lawn by John Denver
G 4 [E] [B7] [E] Oh, lay me [E]down in Forest Lawn in a silver [B7]casket, Put golden [B7]flowers over my head in a silver [E]basket. Let the [A]drum and bugle corps blow [E]taps whil[E/D#]e cannons[C#] roar, Let [F#]sixteen liv'ried employees pass out [B7]souvenirs from the funeral store. I [E]want to go[B7] simply, when I[E] go, And they'll [Ab]give me a simple fun'ral there, I[C#m] know, With a [A]casket lined in fleece, And [E]firework[E/D#]s spelling out[C#] "Rest In Peace." Oh,[F#] take me, when I'm[B7] gone, to Forest [E]Lawn. [B7] Oh, lay me [E]down in Forest Lawn they under[B7]stand there, And they [B7]have a heavenly choir and a military [E]band there. Oh, just put me in their care and I'll [E]find my [E/D#]comfort t[C#]here, With [F#]sixteen planes in a last salute, [B7]dropping a cross in a parachute. [E]I want to go [B7]simply, when I[E] go, And[Ab] they'll give me a simple fun'ral there, I[C#m] know, With a[A] hunderd strolling strings, And [E]topless[E/D#] dancers in [C#]golden wings, Oh,[F#] take me, when I'm[B7] gone, to Forest [E]Lawn ... [F#] Oh, [B]come, come, come, come, Come to the church in the wild[F#]wood, Kindly [F#7]leave a contrib[B]ution in the pail.[B7] Be as [E]simple and as trusting as a [B]child would, And we'll[F#] sell you the church in the[B] dale. To find a[E] simple resting place is my[B7] desire, To lay me [B7]down with a smiling face comes a little bit [E]higher. My[A] likeness, done in brass, will [E]stand i[E/D#]n plastic[C#] grass, And [F#]weights and hidden springs will tip its h[B7]at to the mourners filing past. I [E]want to go [B7]simply, when I go, [E] And they'll [Ab]give me a simple fun'ral there, I[C#m] know. I'll s[A]leep beneath the sand, With [E]piped-in [E/D#]tapes of [C#]Billy Graham. Oh, [F#]take me, when I'm [B7]gone, to Forest [E]Lawn. Rock of [E]Ages, [A]cleft for [E]me, for a s[B7]lightly higher [E]fee. Oh, [F#]take me, when I'm[B7] gone, to Forest [E]Lawn. [A] [E] [A] [E] (optional [E7] for flourish) Amen