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Make Me Down

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Standard Tuning
Fmaj7: XX3210
[Intro]
C/G  C/G  C/G  C/G
[Verse 1]
C/GA little rest for a spFmaj7ell
A little C/Gwater from your Fmaj7well
A little Amshade from the Fshade of your C/GdoorG  
C/GThat is all that I Fmaj7need
And I Ambelieve those might Fbe
The truest C/Gwords that I've Fever said beC/GforeG  
[Chorus]
Hey Ammake me down a Fpallet on your C/GfloorG  
Hey Ammake me down a Fpallet on your C/GfloorG  
[Verse 2]
Just let me C/Groll out my Fmaj7bed 
At the C/Gfoot of your Fmaj7bed
And Amalthough I am Fhoping for C/GmoreG  
C/GThat is all that I Fmaj7need
And I Ambelieve those might Fbe
The truest C/Gwords that I've Fever said beC/GforeG  
[Chorus]
Hey Ammake me down a Fpallet on your C/GfloorG  
Hey Ammake me down a Fpallet on your C/GfloorG  
[Bridge]
Fmaj7Somebody came and Fmaj7picked you up 
In a C/Gchampagne limousineC/G  
FAnd tried to buy your Flove with stuff 
That he C/Gfound in a magazineC/G  
FRemember us running through the Fstubble fields
That was C/Gjust before the foldC/G  
FRemember how loud that Fthunder was,
And how C/Gsoft that bed of straw?C/G  
How Fsoft that bed of straw.F  
And I Fwant you and that's all.
[Instrumental Break]
C/G   Fmaj7   C/G   F   Am   F   C/G   G
C/G   F       C/G   F   Am   F   C/G   G
[Verse 3]
I know that the C/Gbig city Fmaj7lights
Are the C/Gkind that you lFmaj7ike
And you Amdream of Fmaj7Detroit and C/GNew YorkG  
But just C/Groll out my Fbed
At the C/Gfoot of your Fbed
And you’ll Amknow just what FI’m dreaming C/GforG  
[Chorus]
That you’ll Ammake me down a Fmaj7pallet on your C/GfloorG  
That you’ll Ammake me down a Fmaj7pallet on your C/GfloorG  
[Outro]
Hey Ammake me down, Fmake me down
C/GMake me down, GMake me down
AmMake me down a Fpallet on your C/GfloorG  
Hey Ammake me down, Fmake me down
C/GMake me down, GMake me down
AmMake me down a Fpallet on your C/GfloorG  C/G  

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Make Me Down

by Josh Ritter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Fmaj7

Standard Tuning

Fmaj7: XX3210

[Intro]

C/G C/G C/G C/G

[Verse 1]

C/G Fmaj7

A little rest for a spell

C/G Fmaj7

A little water from your well

Am F C/G G

A little shade from the shade of your door

C/G Fmaj7

That is all that I need

Am F

And I believe those might be

C/G F C/G G

The truest words that I've ever said before

[Chorus]

Am F C/G G

Hey make me down a pallet on your floor

Am F C/G G

Hey make me down a pallet on your floor

[Verse 2]

C/G Fmaj7

Just let me roll out my bed

C/G Fmaj7

At the foot of your bed

Am F C/G G

And although I am hoping for more

C/G Fmaj7

That is all that I need

Am F

And I believe those might be

C/G F C/G G

The truest words that I've ever said before

[Chorus]

Am F C/G G

Hey make me down a pallet on your floor

Am F C/G G

Hey make me down a pallet on your floor

[Bridge]

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

Somebody came and picked you up

C/G C/G

In a champagne limousine

F F

And tried to buy your love with stuff

C/G C/G

That he found in a magazine

F F

Remember us running through the stubble fields

C/G C/G

That was just before the fold

F F

Remember how loud that thunder was,

C/G C/G

And how soft that bed of straw?

F F

How soft that bed of straw.

And I want you and that's all.

[Instrumental Break]

C/G Fmaj7 C/G F Am F C/G G

C/G F C/G F Am F C/G G

[Verse 3]

C/G Fmaj7

I know that the big city lights

C/G Fmaj7

Are the kind that you like

Am Fmaj7 C/G G

And you dream of Detroit and New York

C/G F

But just roll out my bed

C/G F

At the foot of your bed

Am F C/G G

And you’ll know just what I’m dreaming for

[Chorus]

Am Fmaj7 C/G G

That you’ll make me down a pallet on your floor

Am Fmaj7 C/G G

That you’ll make me down a pallet on your floor

[Outro]

Am F

Hey make me down, make me down

C/G G

Make me down, Make me down

Am F C/G G

Make me down a pallet on your floor

Am F

Hey make me down, make me down

C/G G

Make me down, Make me down

Am F C/G G C/G

Make me down a pallet on your floor

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