Chords for Now I Lay Me Down to Cheat
Tempo:
77.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
Am
G
Eb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Now I lay me down to cheat [D] on the woman I [G] love so.
And if I die between [Am] these sheets, [D]
I pray to God she'll [G] never know.
She's the best [Am] thing in his life.
[D] While she [G] worships the ground, he walks on.
She waits up for him at night [Am] and worries [D] until [G] he's safely home.
[Am] She always believes his [Bm] stories about working overtime.
[Am] And in 20 years beside him, [D]
cheating's never crossed her mind.
[G]
[Am] [D] Ah, but it crossed his [G]
early last summer.
In the person of a neighbor, she still calls [Am] her friend.
[D] [G]
And with a little push from drinking one too many, one night in the fall, he gave in.
[Am]
And now, [Bm] he wishes he could stop himself, but [Am] there's no easy way.
So he lays [D] down with his lover and silently he prays.
Now I lay me [C] down to cheat [D] on the woman I [G] love so.
And if I die between [Am] these sheets, [D]
I pray to God she'll [G] never know.
[Eb]
[Ab] In his heart and [Bbm] soul, [Eb] he knew that he was playing a game [Ab] he could never win.
But you know, forbidden fruit is sweet.
[Bbm]
[Eb] Why, it was sweet enough to [Ab] make him risk it all again.
And
[Bbm] now, [Cm] he's given up on looking for a way to fight the feeling.
[Bbm] So he prays this simple prayer [Eb]
and hopes it makes it past the motel ceiling.
Now I lay me [Db] down to cheat [Eb] on the woman [Ab] I love so.
And if I die [Bbm] between these sheets, [Eb] I pray to God [Ab] she'll never know.
And if I die between [Am] these sheets, [D]
I pray to God she'll [G] never know.
She's the best [Am] thing in his life.
[D] While she [G] worships the ground, he walks on.
She waits up for him at night [Am] and worries [D] until [G] he's safely home.
[Am] She always believes his [Bm] stories about working overtime.
[Am] And in 20 years beside him, [D]
cheating's never crossed her mind.
[G]
[Am] [D] Ah, but it crossed his [G]
early last summer.
In the person of a neighbor, she still calls [Am] her friend.
[D] [G]
And with a little push from drinking one too many, one night in the fall, he gave in.
[Am]
And now, [Bm] he wishes he could stop himself, but [Am] there's no easy way.
So he lays [D] down with his lover and silently he prays.
Now I lay me [C] down to cheat [D] on the woman I [G] love so.
And if I die between [Am] these sheets, [D]
I pray to God she'll [G] never know.
[Eb]
[Ab] In his heart and [Bbm] soul, [Eb] he knew that he was playing a game [Ab] he could never win.
But you know, forbidden fruit is sweet.
[Bbm]
[Eb] Why, it was sweet enough to [Ab] make him risk it all again.
And
[Bbm] now, [Cm] he's given up on looking for a way to fight the feeling.
[Bbm] So he prays this simple prayer [Eb]
and hopes it makes it past the motel ceiling.
Now I lay me [Db] down to cheat [Eb] on the woman [Ab] I love so.
And if I die [Bbm] between these sheets, [Eb] I pray to God [Ab] she'll never know.
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Now I lay me down to cheat _ [D] on the woman I [G] love so. _ _
And if I die between [Am] these sheets, _ [D]
I pray to God she'll [G] never know. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ She's the best [Am] thing in his life.
[D] While she [G] worships the ground, he walks on. _ _
_ _ _ _ She waits up for him at night [Am] and worries _ [D] until [G] he's safely home. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ She always believes his [Bm] stories about working overtime.
[Am] And in 20 years beside him, [D]
cheating's never crossed her mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [D] Ah, but it crossed his [G] _
early last summer.
_ In the person of a neighbor, she still calls [Am] her friend.
_ [D] _ _ [G]
And with a little push from drinking one too many, one night in the fall, he gave in.
[Am]
And now, _ [Bm] he wishes he could stop himself, but [Am] there's no easy way.
So he lays [D] down with his lover and silently he prays.
Now I lay me [C] down to cheat _ _ [D] on the woman I [G] love so. _ _
And if I die between [Am] these sheets, _ [D]
I pray to God she'll [G] never know.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ In his heart and [Bbm] soul, [Eb] he knew that he was playing a game [Ab] he could never win. _ _ _
But you know, forbidden fruit is sweet.
_ _ [Bbm] _
[Eb] Why, it was sweet enough to [Ab] make him risk it all again.
And _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ now, [Cm] he's given up on looking for a way to fight the feeling.
[Bbm] So he prays this simple prayer [Eb]
and hopes it makes it past the motel ceiling.
Now I lay me [Db] down to cheat _ [Eb] on _ the woman [Ab] I love so.
_ And if I die [Bbm] between these _ sheets, [Eb] _ I pray to God [Ab] she'll never know. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And if I die between [Am] these sheets, _ [D]
I pray to God she'll [G] never know. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ She's the best [Am] thing in his life.
[D] While she [G] worships the ground, he walks on. _ _
_ _ _ _ She waits up for him at night [Am] and worries _ [D] until [G] he's safely home. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ She always believes his [Bm] stories about working overtime.
[Am] And in 20 years beside him, [D]
cheating's never crossed her mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [D] Ah, but it crossed his [G] _
early last summer.
_ In the person of a neighbor, she still calls [Am] her friend.
_ [D] _ _ [G]
And with a little push from drinking one too many, one night in the fall, he gave in.
[Am]
And now, _ [Bm] he wishes he could stop himself, but [Am] there's no easy way.
So he lays [D] down with his lover and silently he prays.
Now I lay me [C] down to cheat _ _ [D] on the woman I [G] love so. _ _
And if I die between [Am] these sheets, _ [D]
I pray to God she'll [G] never know.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ In his heart and [Bbm] soul, [Eb] he knew that he was playing a game [Ab] he could never win. _ _ _
But you know, forbidden fruit is sweet.
_ _ [Bbm] _
[Eb] Why, it was sweet enough to [Ab] make him risk it all again.
And _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ now, [Cm] he's given up on looking for a way to fight the feeling.
[Bbm] So he prays this simple prayer [Eb]
and hopes it makes it past the motel ceiling.
Now I lay me [Db] down to cheat _ [Eb] on _ the woman [Ab] I love so.
_ And if I die [Bbm] between these _ sheets, [Eb] _ I pray to God [Ab] she'll never know. _ _ _ _ _ _ _