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Lie Down

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Gminor

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1/1

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 1Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
Gm9 Eb D
[Chorus]
Have a diGsease-free summer in DAsiaD7  
Have a Ggood old roughy tumble in JaDpan
D7Have a diGsease-free winter in DDauphinAm  
CAnd lie DdownAm  
CLie Ddown
[Bridge 1]
AmWhy is it not good enough for you
GIt is genAuine
AmWhy is it not Dgood enough for you
GIt is genu-Fine
EbWiiiiiiiiiiiiiiDinnnnnnnAmnneeeee
[Verse 1]
DmBorn in years of later forties
Never pampered, or adGmvised it was wise
Cm7To be chasin' after something bright and Dmtawny
[Verse 2]
DmIf you totaled up the score and found
That my Gmside of the board was winning
Then Cm7my ex-friend you Dm7might be a loser
[Bridge 2]
A7I'm too damn surly tDmo be forgivenDsus4  Dm  Dsus2  
A7Too damned unstable Dmto be left all aloneDsus4  Dm  Dsus2  
A7Too damn lucky to be Dmlivin' the life I am
And Dm/Clivin' the life I'm lookin'at
[Interlude]
Gm9 Eb D
[Instrumental]
Dm7 Gm Cm7 Dm7
Dm7 Gm Cm7 Dm7
[Bridge 2]
A7I'm too damn surly tDmo be forgivenDsus4  Dm  Dsus2  
A7Too damned unstable Dmto be left all aloneDsus4  Dm  Dsus2  
A7Too damn lucky to be Dmlivin' the life I am
And Dm/Clivin' the life I'm lookin'at
[Interlude]
Gm9 Eb D
[Chorus]
Have a diGsease-free winter in DAsiaD7  
Have a Ggood old roughy tumble in JaDpan
D7Have a diGsease-free summer in DDauphinAm  
CAnd lie DdownAm  
CLie Ddown
[Bridge 1]
AmWhy is it not good enough for you
GIt is genAuine
AmWhy is it not Dgood enough for you
GIt is genu-Fine
EbWiiiiiiiiiiiiiiDinnnnnnnAmnneeeee
[Outro]
Gm9 Eb Gmadd9/C
Gmadd9/C or C13sus2
e|-5--|
B|-3--|
G|-3--|
D|-5--|
A|-3--|
E|----|

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Lie Down

by The Guess Who

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm9

Cm7

Dm7

Dsus4

Dsus2

Dm/C

Gmadd9/C

[Intro]

Gm9 Eb D

[Chorus]

G D D7

Have a disease-free summer in Asia

G D

Have a good old roughy tumble in Japan

D7 G D Am

Have a disease-free winter in Dauphin

C D Am

And lie down

C D

Lie down

[Bridge 1]

Why is it not good enough for you

G A

It is genuine

Am D

Why is it not good enough for you

G F

It is genu-ine

Eb D Am

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnneeeee

[Verse 1]

Born in years of later forties

Never pampered, or advised it was wise

Cm7 Dm

To be chasin' after something bright and tawny

[Verse 2]

If you totaled up the score and found

That my side of the board was winning

Cm7 Dm7

Then my ex-friend you might be a loser

[Bridge 2]

A7 Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus2

I'm too damn surly to be forgiven

A7 Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus2

Too damned unstable to be left all alone

A7 Dm

Too damn lucky to be livin' the life I am

Dm/C

And livin' the life I'm lookin'at

[Interlude]

Gm9 Eb D

[Instrumental]

Dm7 Gm Cm7 Dm7

[Bridge 2]

A7 Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus2

I'm too damn surly to be forgiven

A7 Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus2

Too damned unstable to be left all alone

A7 Dm

Too damn lucky to be livin' the life I am

Dm/C

And livin' the life I'm lookin'at

[Interlude]

Gm9 Eb D

[Chorus]

G D D7

Have a disease-free winter in Asia

G D

Have a good old roughy tumble in Japan

D7 G D Am

Have a disease-free summer in Dauphin

C D Am

And lie down

C D

Lie down

[Bridge 1]

Why is it not good enough for you

G A

It is genuine

Am D

Why is it not good enough for you

G F

It is genu-ine

Eb D Am

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnneeeee

[Outro]

Gm9 Eb Gmadd9/C

Gmadd9/C or C13sus2

e|-5--|

B|-3--|

G|-3--|

D|-5--|

A|-3--|

E|----|

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