Paul Young - Wherever i lay my hat
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Capo: 3
Artist: Paul Young
Song: Wherever I lay my hat (that's my home)
Album: No parlez
Composers: Marvin Gaye, Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
Tabbed by: DJ
3rd Feb 2015
A version for acoustic guitar
CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in the key of Bb)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
G = 320033 Cmaj7 = x32000 G/A = x00033
Em = 022000 C = x32010 Em/B = x22000
G/B = x20033 C/D = xx0010 D/G = 300232
D = xx0232 Em7/D = xx0000 Bm7 = x24232
D/A = x00232 D/F# = 200232 Emadd9= 022002
The alternative bass notes on some of the chords are optional,
but add interest.
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[Intro]
| G/ / / / | Em / / / / | G/B / / / / | D / / / / |
| G/ / / / | Em / / / / | G/ / / / | D/A / / / / |
[Verse 1]
By the lGook in your eye, I can tEmell you're gonna cry!
Is it ovGer me? D If it iGs, save your tears,
For IEm'm---- not wGorth it, you see, D
ForCmaj7 I'm the type of boy who is alCways C/D ...on the rEmoam!
[Chorus]
Em7/D Wher - eCver I lay my Dhat ...D/F#that's my hGome,
Em I'm telling you, that's my hGome! D
[Verse 2]
You hGad ro - G/Bmance, G/Adid you Em/Bbreak it by cEmhance G/B ...over me? D
If it's Gso, I'd like for G/Byou to G/Aknow,
ThatEm/B I'm--Em-- ...not woG/Brth it, you sGee, D/A D/G D/F#
For Cmaj7I'm the type of boy who is alCways C/D ...on the rEmoam, mm - mm!
[Chorus]
Em7/D Wher - eCver I lay my Dhat ...D/F#that's my hGome,
Mmm-Em---, that's my hoGme! D
[Verse 3]
Oh,Cmaj7 ...you keep telling me, you keep telling me Bm7 ...I'm your man,
Cmaj7What do I have to do ...to maDke you understand? D7
[Verse 4]
For--- IG'm the type of guy Em...who gives a girl the eye, every - bGody knows, D
Well, I loGve them, and I leave them,
Emadd9Break their hearts, and deceive tEmhem, G everywhere I go, D
Don't you know that,Cmaj7 I'm the type of man who is alCways C/D ...on the rEmoam?
[Coda]
Oo,Em7/D na-na, na-na, na-na, na! Wher - eCver I lay my hDat ...D/F#that's my hGome-Em---,
Em7/D Wher - eCver I lay my hat, D oh - hoh, D/F#that's my hGome, mm -mmm,
Em Yeh, that's my hGome, D/A and I like it that way,
G Em G D/A
Mmm, oo------ah, la-la, la-la, la-la, la, la-----!
G Em G D/A
Ah------hah, ah----ah, ah! No -no, no -no, no-no, no!
G Em You know, I can't ...maGke it ...all alone,
SomD/Aetimes...that's the way, that's the way,
G I'm not saying, ...I'm not saEmying I don't love you, G D/A
Just gotta...G Em ...Gdo, do -do, do-do, do D/Ado! G