David Allan Coe - Now i lay me down to cheat

Now I Lay Me Down To C^Amheat ^D On the woman I love so^G And if I die between these sh^Ameets ^D I pray to God she?ll never kn^Gow

^GShe?s the best thing in his l^Amife ^D Why she worships the ^Gground that he walks on

^GShe waits up for him at night and wo^Amrries ^D Till he?s safely ^Ghome ^Am She always believes his stories a^Dbout workin? over time^Am And in 20 years beside him ^DCheatin?s never crossed her mind^{G Am}

Ah but it ^Dcrossed his^G Early last summer In the person of a neighbor She still calls her ^Amfriend ^{D G} And with a little push from drinkin? one too many One night in the fall, he gave in^Am And now,^D he wishes he could stop himself But ^Amthere?s no easy way So he lays ^Ddown with his lover And silently he prays

^AbIn his heart and soul ^Db He ^Ebknew he was playin? a game he could never win^Ab But ya know, forbidden fruit is sweet ^Db Why it was ^Ebsweet enough to make him r^Abisk it all again^Db

And now, he?s^Eb given 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?

Now I Lay Me Down To C^Dbheat ^Eb On the woman I love so^Ab And if I die between these sh^Dbeets ^Eb I pray to God she?ll never kn^Abow