Lie Down Chords by The Guess Who

Tempo:
90.75 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

Dm

G

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
The Guess Who - Lie Down chords
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[D] Have [G] a disease -free summer [D] in Asia.
[G] Have a good old ruffy tumble [D] in Japan.
Have a [G] disease-free winter [D] in Dauphin.
[Am]
[D] Lie down, [Am]
[D] lie down.
[Am] Why is it not good enough [G] for you?
It [A] is genuine.
[Am] Why is it not [D] good enough for [G] you?
It is [F] genuine.
Why?
[Eb] Why?
[D]
[Am] [C]
[Dm] Morning years of later forties never [Gm] pampered.
Why is [Cm] it wise to be chasing after [Dm] something bright and tawny?
[Cm] [Dm] If you totaled up the score and found that [Gm] my side of the board was [Cm] winning,
then my ex-friend, [Dm] you might be a loser.
[A] Too damn surly [Dm] to be forgiven.
[A] Too damn unstable [Dm] to be left all [G] alone.
[A] Too damn lucky [Dm] to be living the life [F]
[Gm] I'm looking at.
[Eb]
[D] [Dm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Dm]
[Am] [C]
[A] Too damn surly [Dm] to be forgiven.
[Gm] Too [A] damn unstable [Dm] to be left all [G] alone.
[A] Too damn lucky to [Dm] be living the [F]
[Gm]
[Eb]
[D] life I'm looking at.
So have a [G] disease -free winter [D] in Asia.
[Am]
[D] [G] Have a good old ruffy tumble [D] in Japan.
Have a [G] disease -free summer [D] in Dauphin.
[Am]
[D] And lie down,
[Am] [D] lie down.
[Am] Why is it not good enough [G] for you?
It is [A] genuine.
[Am] Why is it not [D] good enough for [G] you?
It is [F] genuine.
[Cm]
[Eb] Why?
[D]
[Am] [C]
[Gm]
[D] [Eb]
[C]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
Dm
2311
G
2131
Gm
123111113
D
1321
Am
2311
Dm
2311
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

To learn The Guess Who - (2003 Remastered) Lie Down chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, Am, D, G, D, Am, G and A in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 45 BPM and then match the original tempo of 91 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Minor.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ Have [G] a disease _ -free summer [D] in Asia. _ _ _
[G] Have a good old ruffy tumble [D] in Japan. _ _
Have a [G] disease-free winter [D] in Dauphin.
_ [Am] _
_ [D] Lie down, _ [Am] _
_ [D] lie down. _
_ _ [Am] Why is it not good enough [G] for you?
It [A] is genuine.
_ _ [Am] Why is it not [D] good enough for [G] you?
It is [F] genuine.
_ Why? _ _
[Eb] Why? _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Morning years of later forties never [Gm] pampered.
Why is [Cm] it wise to be chasing after [Dm] something bright and tawny? _ _ _
[Cm] [Dm] If you totaled up the score and found that [Gm] my side of the board was [Cm] winning,
then my ex-friend, [Dm] you might be a loser. _ _
_ [A] _ Too damn surly [Dm] to be forgiven. _ _
_ [A] _ _ Too damn unstable [Dm] to be left all [G] alone. _
_ [A] _ _ Too damn lucky [Dm] to be living the life [F] _ _
[Gm] I'm looking at. _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ Too damn surly [Dm] to be forgiven.
_ [Gm] Too _ [A] _ _ damn unstable [Dm] to be left all [G] alone. _
_ [A] _ Too damn lucky to [Dm] be living the _ [F] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ life I'm looking at.
So have a [G] disease _ -free winter _ [D] in Asia.
_ _ [Am] _
[D] [G] Have a good old ruffy tumble [D] in Japan. _ _
Have a [G] disease _ -free summer [D] in Dauphin.
[Am] _
_ [D] And lie down, _
[Am] _ _ [D] lie down.
_ _ _ [Am] Why is it not good enough [G] for you?
It is [A] genuine.
_ [Am] Why is it not [D] good enough for [G] you?
It is [F] genuine.
_ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] Why? _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Burton Cummings.

You may also like to play

2:27
The Guess Who - Black Bird
4:07
The Guess Who - Take It Off My Shoulders
5:35
Bachman & Cummings - "Share the Land" - Moncton, New Brunswick