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           Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
A version for acoustic guitar accompaniment.
Most of the alternative bass notes in Verse 2
CAPO: 3rd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Bb)
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
G   = 320033    Cmaj7 = x32000    G/A    = x00003
Em  = 022000    C     = x32010    Em/B   = x22000
G/B = x20033    C/D   = xx0010    D/G    = 300232
D   = xx0232    Em7/D = xx0000    Bm7    = x24232
D/A = x00232    D/F#  = 20023x    D7     = xx0212
                                  Emadd9 = 022002
[Intro]
| G/  /  /  / | Em/  /  /  / | G/B/  /  /  / | D/  /  /  / |
| G/  /  /  / | Em/  /  /  / | G/  /  /  / | D/A/  /  /  / |
[Verse 1]
By the Glook in your eye, I can Emtell you're gonna cry!
Is it Gover me?       DIf it iGs, save your tears,
For EmI'm not Gworth it, you see,D  
For Cmaj7I'm the type of boy who is Calway  C/D...on the Emroam
[Chorus]
       Em7/DWher - Cever I lay my Dhat ...D/F#that's my Ghome,
    EmI'm telling you, that's my Ghome!D  
[Verse 2]
You Ghad ro - G/Bmance,
G/ADid you Em/Bbreak it by Emchance   G/B...over me?D  
If it's Gso, I'd like for G/Byou to G/Aknow,
That Em/BI'm--Em--- not G/Bworth it, you Gsee,D/A  D/G  D/F#  
For Cmaj7I'm the type of boy who is Calways...
  C/D...On the Emroam, Mm - mm!
[Chorus]
Em7/DWher - Cever I lay my Dhat ...D/F#that's my Ghome,
Mmm-Em---, that's my Ghome!D  
[Verse 3]
Oh,   Cmaj7...you keep telling me,
You keep telling me   Bm7...I'm your man,
Cmaj7What do I have to do ...to Dmake you understand?D7  
[Verse 4]
For GI'm the type of guy  Em...who gives a girl the eye,
Every - Gbody knows,
...Well, I Dlove them, Gand I leave them,
Emadd9Break their hearts and deceive Emthem.G..everywhere I go
    DDon't you know that...
Cmaj7I'm the type of man who is Calways    C/D...on the Emroam?
[Coda]
Oo----, Em7/Dna - na, na - na, na - na, na!
Wher - Cever I lay my Dhat  ..D/F#.that's my Ghome--Em-----,
Em7/DWher - Cever I lay my hat,.D..oh - hoh, D/F#that's my Ghome,
Mm -mmm,  Em...yeh, that's my Ghome,
      D/AAnd I like it that way,
   GMmm,   Em...oo---Gah, la-la,  la-la,  la-la,  la, D/Alah!
    G     EmAh- hah, Gah-ah, D/Aah!  No -no, no -no, no-no, no!
    G     EmYou know, I can't Gmake it all alone,
D/ASometimes...that's the way, that's the way,
   GI'm not saying...
I'm not Emsaying I don't love you,G  D/A  
Just gotta..G.       Em.G..do, do -do, do-do, do D/Ado!G  
For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
The Gremaining G/Bchord boxeD/F#s can be thBm7e default Emadd9first

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Wherever I Lay My Hat

by Paul Young

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

D/A

Cmaj7

C/D

Em7/D

D/F#

G/A

Em/B

D/G

Bm7

Emadd9

Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

A version for acoustic guitar accompaniment.

Most of the alternative bass notes in Verse 2

CAPO: 3rd fret

(Will then sound in the recorded key of Bb)

Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the

Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo

G = 320033 Cmaj7 = x32000 G/A = x00003

Em = 022000 C = x32010 Em/B = x22000

G/B = x20033 C/D = xx0010 D/G = 300232

D = xx0232 Em7/D = xx0000 Bm7 = x24232

D/A = x00232 D/F# = 20023x D7 = xx0212

Emadd9 = 022002

[Intro]

G Em G/B D

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

G Em G D/A

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]

G Em

By the look in your eye, I can tell you're gonna cry!

G D G

Is it over me? If it is, save your tears,

Em G D

For I'm not worth it, you see,

Cmaj7 C C/D Em

For I'm the type of boy who is alway ...on the roam

[Chorus]

Em7/D C D D/F# G

Wher - ever I lay my hat ...that's my home,

Em G D

I'm telling you, that's my home!

[Verse 2]

G G/B

You had ro - mance,

G/A Em/B Em G/B D

Did you break it by chance ...over me?

G G/B G/A

If it's so, I'd like for you to know,

Em/B Em G/B G D/A D/G D/F#

That I'm----- not worth it, you see,

Cmaj7 C

For I'm the type of boy who is always...

C/D Em

...On the roam, Mm - mm!

[Chorus]

Em7/D C D D/F# G

Wher - ever I lay my hat ...that's my home,

Em G D

Mmm----, that's my home!

[Verse 3]

Cmaj7

Oh, ...you keep telling me,

Bm7

You keep telling me ...I'm your man,

Cmaj7 D D7

What do I have to do ...to make you understand?

[Verse 4]

G Em

For I'm the type of guy ...who gives a girl the eye,

Every - body knows,

D G

...Well, I love them, and I leave them,

Emadd9 Em G

Break their hearts and deceive them...everywhere I go

Don't you know that...

Cmaj7 C C/D Em

I'm the type of man who is always ...on the roam?

[Coda]

Em7/D

Oo----, na - na, na - na, na - na, na!

C D D/F# G Em

Wher - ever I lay my hat ...that's my home-------,

Em7/D C D D/F# G

Wher - ever I lay my hat,...oh - hoh, that's my home,

Em G

Mm -mmm, ...yeh, that's my home,

D/A

And I like it that way,

G Em G D/A

Mmm, ...oo---ah, la-la, la-la, la-la, la, lah!

G Em G D/A

Ah- hah, ah-ah, ah! No -no, no -no, no-no, no!

G Em G

You know, I can't make it all alone,

D/A

Sometimes...that's the way, that's the way,

I'm not saying...

Em G D/A

I'm not saying I don't love you,

G Em G D/A G

Just gotta... ...do, do -do, do-do, do do!

For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my

G G/B D/F# Bm7 Emadd9

The remaining chord boxes can be the default first

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