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Lay His Head

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Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
e|G----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----0-0-0-1-3--|-----0-0-0-1-3--|-----0-0-0-1-3--|-----0-0-0-1-3-1|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0-0-0-0-0|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
e|C----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|3---------------|
E|----------------|
[Verse]
I Fknow that I seem Gstrange to you sometimCes
FAnd who is it in here, Gyou have often thougCht
[Bridge]
FBut what can I Gtell you
CThat C/Byou don't Amknow already? 
FYes, even the Gtimes like this will Croll aC/BwayAm  
[Pre-Chorus]
But I Dlove you (I love you)
I love you (I love you)
                 G(stop)               C  
That's all that I ever really wanted
[Verse]
I Fknow that it will Gwork out all the saCme
And whoFever it is in here Gcan overCcome the pain
[Bridge]
FA true friends Gshoulder to lean on
CI’ll C/Bmake it tAmhrough
   FAnd over and Gover I Cfeel  C/Bfor yAmou
[Pre-Chorus]
But I Dlove you (I love you)
I love you (I love you)
       G          (stop)               
[Chorus]
|          C|        F|        C|        F|
(slide lick) Mmh oh yeah (slide lick)  you know that
  CSometimes a Fman 
 G(stop)                                  G|  C|  C|  C|  C| 
   He has nowhere [Intro lick]  to lay his head
[Interlude]
|  C|  F|  G|  C|  F|  G|  C|
(slide licks) 
[Bridge]
FBut what can I Gtell you
CThat C/Byou don't Amknow already? 
FYes, even the Gworst times will Cgo awayC/B  Am  
[Pre-Chorus]
But I Dlove you (I love you)
I love you (I love you)
                 G(stop)               C  
That's all that I ever really wanted
[Chorus]
|          C|        F|        C|        F|
(slide lick) Mmh oh yeah (slide lick)  you know that
  CSometimes a Fman 
 G(stop)                                  G  
   He has nowhere [Intro lick]  to lay his 
[Chorus]
|     C|        F|    C|            F|    C|            F|
 head     Nowhere       I said nowhere          nowhere 
|  C|           F|         G|   C|  F|  G|  C|  
      To lay his   head (slide licks)
[Pre-Chorus]
FBut what can I Gtell you
CThat C/Byou don't Amknow already? 
[Outro]
|  F|  G|  C   C/B|  Am|  D|  D|  G| G  
(slide licks)

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Lay His Head

by George Harrison

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C/B

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Tuning: Standard

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[Intro]

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B|-----0-0-0-1-3--|-----0-0-0-1-3--|-----0-0-0-1-3--|-----0-0-0-1-3-1|

G|-----0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0-0-0-0--|-----0-0-0-0-0-0|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|----------------|

D|----------------|

A|3---------------|

E|----------------|

[Verse]

F G C

I know that I seem strange to you sometimes

F G C

And who is it in here, you have often thought

[Bridge]

F G

But what can I tell you

C C/B Am

That you don't know already?

F G C C/B Am

Yes, even the times like this will roll away

[Pre-Chorus]

But I love you (I love you)

I love you (I love you)

G C

(stop)

That's all that I ever really wanted

[Verse]

F G C

I know that it will work out all the same

F G C

And whoever it is in here can overcome the pain

[Bridge]

F G

A true friends shoulder to lean on

C C/B Am

I’ll make it through

F G C C/B Am

And over and over I feel for you

[Pre-Chorus]

But I love you (I love you)

I love you (I love you)

G (stop)

[Chorus]

C F C F

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(slide lick) Mmh oh yeah (slide lick) you know that

C F

Sometimes a man

G G C C C C

He has nowhere [Intro lick] to lay his head

[Interlude]

C F G C F G C

| | | | | | | |

(slide licks)

[Bridge]

F G

But what can I tell you

C C/B Am

That you don't know already?

F G C C/B Am

Yes, even the worst times will go away

[Pre-Chorus]

But I love you (I love you)

I love you (I love you)

G C

(stop)

That's all that I ever really wanted

[Chorus]

C F C F

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(slide lick) Mmh oh yeah (slide lick) you know that

C F

Sometimes a man

G G

(stop)

He has nowhere [Intro lick] to lay his

[Chorus]

C F C F C F

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head Nowhere I said nowhere nowhere

C F G C F G C

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To lay his head (slide licks)

[Pre-Chorus]

F G

But what can I tell you

C C/B Am

That you don't know already?

[Outro]

F G C C/B Am D D G G

| | | | | | | |

(slide licks)

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