Verse1
D Am
Can you hear the sound of the fiddle and the drum,
C G D
Passing then fade,
D Am
Can you hear the sounds of chanting in the streets,
C G D
Screaming for better days,
D Am
You’ve heard it all, yes we’ve all heard it all,
C G D
So tell me what has changed,
D Am
Youv’e seen it all, yes we’ve all seen it all,
C G D
So tell me what has changed,
Chorus
Em D C
And the palace stays the same,
Em D C
Only the gua—ards ever change,
G D G D
SO lay me down, oh la–ay me down,
Am G C G
oh lay me do–wn, lay me down,
G D G G
oh lay me down, oh la–y me down,
Am G C G
oh lay me do–wn lay me down,