Lay Me Down Tab

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                             LAY ME DOWN – The Wreckers
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Tabbed by: Steph
Email: clichedplatitude@hotmail.com
 
Tuning: standard
 
Chords:
             EADGBe
      Em:    022000
      C:     x32010
      G:     320033
      D:     xx0232
      Cadd9: x32033
 
Intro:
 
Guitar 1 (single stroke):
 
               Em C G D  x2
 
Guitar 2 :
            e|------------------------|
            B|------------------------|
            G|------------------------|
            D|------------------0-----|
            A|-2-3---2-0----2-3---2-0-|
            E|------------------------|
 
verse 1:
 
Guitar 2 : (you can add on this, it's just the basic outline)
 
             e|-------------------------------------------------|
             B|--0---0-0---1---1-1---1---0---0-0----------------|
             G|------------------------------------2---2-2---2--|
             D|-------------------------------------------------|x4
             A|-------------------------------------------------|
             E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 1:
Em       C      G          D
     You let me in, 'cause after all
Em      C               G        D
     It seemed like the right to do, oh whoa
Em      C        G        D       Em
     I closed my eyes and let you fall
 
 
Guitar 1:
  C       G             D        Em   G     C            D         C
I wonder what you could possibly know,   About breaking down that I don't
 
Guitar 2:                      e|--3-0----7-5----------------------3---|
                               B|--------------------------------------|
                               G|--------------------------------------|
                               D|--------------------------------------|
                               A|--------------------------------------|
                               E|--------------------------------------|
 
 
Pre- Chorus:
            Em            C
It's been awhile since I begged for
D
Anything and now I want more
 
 
Chorus:
    G     D         Em     Cadd9
So lay me down, I'm lonely, Oh whoa
G         D      Em
You don't understand me
Cadd9
And you'd never even try to anyway
 
 
Guitar 1 :
 
              Em C  G D  x2
 
Guitar 2 :
            e|------------------------|
            B|------------------------|
            G|------------------------|
            D|------------------0-----|
            A|-2-3---2-0----2-3---2-0-|
            E|------------------------|
 
 
Verse 2:
 
Guitar 2:
          e|--3-0---7(or 7/8\7)--5--------|
          B|------------------------------|
          G|------------------------------|
          D|------------------------------|  x4
          A|------------------------------|
          E|------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
 
Em   C            G
  I  hear you say
     D        Em
It's not the same
     C       G              D              Em
I'm sorry; it's something I just can't explain
   C            G
So shut your mouth
     D        Em
And hold me close
    C               G          D          C
We both know, it's better than being alone
 
 
Pre-Chorus:
 
         Em            C
I don't mind, killing time
D
as long as I can't see it in your eyes
 
 
 
Chorus 2:
 
guitar 1:
   G      D         Em    Cadd9
So Lay me down, I'm lonely, Oh whoa
G          D    Em
You don't understand me
        Cadd9
And you'd never even try
 
guitar 2: (after “I'm lonely”)
        e|--/7-7h5-5h3-3--------|
        B|----------------------|
        G|----------------------|
        D|----------------------|
        A|----------------------|
        E|----------------------|
 
Bridge:
 
guitar 1:
Em                 A            Cadd9           D
If wanting you is wrong and I'm wrong and I'll admit it
Em          A          Cadd9          D
Time after time you realize you don't mean it
 
guitar 2 (after “I'll admit it”):
         e|-------------------|
         B|-------------------|
         G|-------------------|
         D|--/5-4-2-0---------|
         A|-------------------|
         E|-------------------|
Chorus:
G      D         Em   Cadd9
Lay me down, I'm lonely, Oh whoa
G          D    Em
You don't understand me
Cadd9                    G
And you never even tried
 
guitar 2: (after “I'm lonely”)
        e|--/7-7h5-5-5/7-3-------|
        B|-----------------------|
        G|-----------------------|
        D|-----------------------|
        A|-----------------------|
        E|-----------------------|
 
           D                Em
I'm sorry,      lay me down
           Cadd9            G
I'm lonely,      lay me down
 
          D    Em
You don't understand me
   Cadd9
And you'd never even try to anyway
 
 
ending
 
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-----0-------|
D|-0-2---------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
 
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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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