G
A
G
D
A
Layin' on my back in the newly-mown grass
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-|
|-------2-4-------4-------4-------4---|
|-0-2-4-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
G
D
A
Rain is coming down, but I know the clouds will pass
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|---2-0-0----|
|-4----------|
|------------|
D
A
You bring me tea, say the babes are sleeping
|-14\--------| |----9---7---5--0-|
|-15\--------| |---------------1-|
|------7-7---| |-/9---7---6----0-|
|------------| |---------------2-|
|------------| |---------------3-|
|------------| |-----------------|
C
G
A
Lay down beside me, love ain't for keeping
|---------------------------------------------3-3--2-2---|
|------------------------------------------/5-5-5--3-3---|
|--------------------------2----2-----2----------------2-|
|------------------------2---4------4--------------------|
|-4r2--0-----0-0-----0h4---------------------------------|
|---------2----------------------------------------------|
G
D
A
Black ash from the foundry hangs like a hood
G
D
A
But the air is perfumed by the burning firewood
D
A
The seeds are bursting, the spring is seeping
|-15-14-------| |--------------------------0--|
|-------15----| |----15-15----14\12--------1--|
|----------14-| |-12-------------------14--0--|
|-------------| |-------------------14-----2--|
|-------------| |--------------------------3--|
|-------------| |-----------------------------|
C
G
A
Lay down my darlin', love ain't for keeping
|-/9----7---5--------------------9----7---5-----------------0--|
|-/10---7---7--------------------10---7---5-----------------1--|
|-----0-----7-----------------------------------------------0--|
|--------------5-x-7-7--7---7----------------5---7-5--------2--|
|-------------------------0---0----------------------7-5-3--3--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C
G
G
A
Lay down beside me, love ain't for keeping
C
G
G
A
Lay down beside me, love ain't for keeping
|-5-x-5---------------------------------------------------------0--|
|-5-x-5---------------x----------------------2------------------1--|
|---------------------x------------------------2---2-2---2-2----0--|
|----------------2----x-------------------2------------4-----4--2--|
|-------0---2b4-----4---4-4-0---0---0h2h4-----------------------3--|
|-----------------------------3------------------------------------|
C
G
A
Lay down my darlin', love ain't for keeping
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------2-2---|
|-6r4p2-----------2------------2-2---|
|-------4-----2-----2-----2----2-2---|
|---------0-4---0-----0-4---0--0-0---|
|------------------------------------|
B
A
B
A
|-----------------------------------|
|--------------2--------------------|
|-4-----4--2-2-2-------4-----4--2-2-|
|-4-----4--2-2---------4-----4--2-2-|
|-2-----2--0-0-----0---2-----2--0-0-|
|-----------------------------------|
B
G
My life's in jeopardy
G
E
Murdered in cold blood is what I'm gonna be
D
I ain't been home since Friday night
E
B
And now my wife is coming after me
C#
G
Give me police protection, gonna buy a gun
E
So I can look after number one
D
Give me a body guard
G
F#
A black belt Judo expert with a machine gun
B
G
Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane
G
E
When she catches up with me won't be no time to explain
D
She thinks I'm with another woman
E
B
And that's enough to send her half-insane
C#
G
Gonna buy a fast car, put on my lead boots
E
Take a long, long drive
D
G
It may end up spending all my money
F#
But I'll still be alive
E
F#
All I did was have a few too much to drink
B
C#
And I picked the wrong precinct
E
Got picked up by the law
F#
B
And now I ain't got time to think
Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane
When she catches up with me won't be no time to explain
She thinks I'm with another woman
And that's enough to send her half-insane
Gonna buy a fast car, put on my lead boots
Take a long, long drive
It may end up spending all my money
But I'll still be alive
E
F#
And I'm oh so tired of running
B
C#
Gonna lay down on the floor
E
I gotta rest some time so
F#
B
I can get to run some more, yeah!