Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Lay me low
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LAY ME LOW
This is taken from Badseed333's transcription of the whole album, i figured since this
was the song i was looking for and it couldn't be found by typing 'lay me low' into the
search bar, it ought to be a little more accessible. either way, all credit to the
author. i think this is accurate.
They're gonna lay me Bblow (lay me Dlow)
DThey're gonna sEbink me in the sBbnow
They're gonna tEbhrow back their heads and Bbcrow,
CWhen i Fgo
FThey're gonna jump and sBbhout (lay me Dlow)
They're gonna wEbave their arms aBbbout
All the sEbtories will come Dout
Gm Eb / F
When I go
All the stars will glow bBbright (lay me Dlow)
All my frEbiends will give up the Bbfight
They'll see my wEbork in a different lBbight
CWhen i Fgo
FThey'll try telephoning my mBbother (lay me loDw)
They'll eEbnd up getting my Bbbrother
Who'll spill the Ebstory on some loDng lost lover
Gm Eb / F
that they hardly know
EbHats off to the Bbman, EbOn top of the Bbworld
CDmome crawl up here Gmbaby, and I'll Cshow you how it Fworks
If you wanna be my Bbfriend and you wannaD repent
And you want it all to Ebend and you wanna know Bbwhen
Then do it Ebnow, don't care how take your fDinal bow
Make a sGmtand, take my hand, and Ebblow it all to Fhell.
They gonna inform the police chief (Lay me low)
Who'll breathe a sigh of relief
He'll say I was a malanderer, a badlander, and a thief
When I go
They will interview my teachers (Lay me low)
Who'll say I was one of God's sorrier creatures
There'll print informative six-page features
When I go
They'll bang a big old gong (Lay me low)
The motorcade will be ten miles long
The world will join together for a farewell song
When they put me down below
They'll sound a fluegelhorn (Lay me low)
And the sea will rage, and the sky will storm
All man and beast will mourn
When I go
Hats off to the man
On top of the world
Come crawl up here, baby
And we can watch this damn thing turn
If you wanna be my friend
And you wanna repent
And you want it all to end
And you wanna know when
Well do it now Do it now
Take a long last bow
Take my hand Make a stand
And blow it all to hell
Lay me low...
When I go...