Lay His Head

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Lay His Head - George Harrison
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Written by George Harrison
1980 outtake from the rejected version of "Somewhere in England"
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
G
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---------------|
C
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]
D
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]
D
But I love you (I love you)
I love you (I love you)
G (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 C C C C
(stop) | | | | |
He has nowhere [Intro lick] to lay his head
[Interlude]
C F G C F G C
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(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]
D
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 CC/BAm D D G G
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(slide licks)

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                Lay His Head - George Harrison
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Written by George Harrison
1980 outtake from the rejected version of "Somewhere in England"
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Verse]
[Bridge]
[Pre-Chorus]
I love you (I love you)
[Verse]
[Bridge]
[Pre-Chorus]
I love you (I love you)
       G          (stop)               
That's all that I ever really wanted
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
[Bridge]
[Pre-Chorus]
I love you (I love you)
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Outro]

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