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Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat

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[Chorus]
Now I Lay Me Down To CAmheatD  
On the woman I love soG  
And if I die between these shAmeetsD  
I pray to God she?ll never knGow
GShe?s the best thing in his lAmifeD  
Why she worships the Gground that he walks on
GShe waits up for him at night and woAmrriesD  
Till he?s safely GhomeAm  
She always believes his stories aDbout workin? over timeAm  
And in 20 years beside him
DCheatin?s never crossed her mindG  Am  
Ah but it Dcrossed hisG  
Early last summer
In the person of a neighbor
She still calls her AmfriendD  G  
And with a little push from drinkin? one too many
One night in the fall, he gave inAm  
And now, Dhe wishes he could stop himself
But Amthere?s no easy way
So he lays Ddown with his lover
And silently he prays
[Chorus]
AbIn his heart and soulDb  
He Ebknew he was playin? a game he could never winAb  
But ya know, forbidden fruit is sweetDb  
Why it was Ebsweet enough to make him rAbisk it all againDb  
And now, he?s Ebgiven up on lookin?
for a way to fight the feelin?Db  
So he Ebprays this simple pray
And hopes it makes its makes it past the motel ceilin?
[Chorus 2]
Now I Lay Me Down To CDbheatEb  
On the woman I love soAb  
And if I die between these shDbeetsEb  
I pray to God she?ll never knAbow

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Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat

by David Allan Coe

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[Chorus]

Am D

Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat

On the woman I love so

Am D

And if I die between these sheets

I pray to God she?ll never know

G Am D

She?s the best thing in his life

Why she worships the ground that he walks on

G Am D

She waits up for him at night and worries

G Am

Till he?s safely home

D Am

She always believes his stories about workin? over time

And in 20 years beside him

D G Am

Cheatin?s never crossed her mind

D G

Ah but it crossed his

Early last summer

In the person of a neighbor

Am D G

She still calls her friend

And with a little push from drinkin? one too many

One night in the fall, he gave in

And now, he wishes he could stop himself

But there?s no easy way

So he lays down with his lover

And silently he prays

[Chorus]

Ab Db

In his heart and soul

Eb Ab

He knew he was playin? a game he could never win

But ya know, forbidden fruit is sweet

Eb Ab Db

Why it was sweet enough to make him risk it all again

And now, he?s given up on lookin?

for a way to fight the feelin?

So he prays this simple pray

And hopes it makes its makes it past the motel ceilin?

[Chorus 2]

Db Eb

Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat

On the woman I love so

Db Eb

And if I die between these sheets

I pray to God she?ll never know

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