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LAY ME DOWN – The Wreckers
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Tabbed by: Steph
Email: clichedplatitude@hotmail.com
Tuning: standard
Chords:
EADGBe
Em: 022000
C: x32010
G: 320033
D: xx0232
Cadd9: x32033
Intro:
Guitar 1 (single stroke):
x2
Guitar 2 :
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------0-----|
A|-2-3---2-0----2-3---2-0-|
E|------------------------|
verse 1:
Guitar 2 : (you can add on this, it's just the basic outline)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---0-0---1---1-1---1---0---0-0----------------|
G|------------------------------------2---2-2---2--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|x4
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
You let me in, 'cause after all
It seemed like the right to do, oh whoa
I closed my eyes and let you fall
Guitar 1:
I wonder what you could possibly know, About breaking down that I don't
Guitar 2: e|--3-0----7-5----------------------3---|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Pre- Chorus:
It's been awhile since I begged for
Anything and now I want more
Chorus:
So lay me down, I'm lonely, Oh whoa
You don't understand me
And you'd never even try to anyway
Guitar 1 :
x2
Guitar 2 :
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------0-----|
A|-2-3---2-0----2-3---2-0-|
E|------------------------|
Verse 2:
Guitar 2:
e|--3-0---7(or 7/8\7)--5--------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
I hear you say
It's not the same
I'm sorry; it's something I just can't explain
So shut your mouth
And hold me close
We both know, it's better than being alone
Pre-Chorus:
I don't mind, killing time
as long as I can't see it in your eyes
Chorus 2:
guitar 1:
So Lay me down, I'm lonely, Oh whoa
You don't understand me
And you'd never even try
guitar 2: (after “I'm lonely”)
e|--/7-7h5-5h3-3--------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Bridge:
guitar 1:
If wanting you is wrong and I'm wrong and I'll admit it
Time after time you realize you don't mean it
guitar 2 (after “I'll admit it”):
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--/5-4-2-0---------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Chorus:
Lay me down, I'm lonely, Oh whoa
You don't understand me
And you never even tried
guitar 2: (after “I'm lonely”)
e|--/7-7h5-5-5/7-3-------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
I'm sorry, lay me down
I'm lonely, lay me down
You don't understand me
And you'd never even try to anyway
ending
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-----0-------|
D|-0-2---------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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