Chords with lyrics
Intro C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC G+G
C majorC A minorAm
Take it down, put it in a jar with butterflies
FF
Fill it up with some formaldehyde
C majorC G+G
You won't see it again
C majorC
You said take it slow, it's a mood and it
A minorAm
Will come and go
FF
But the joints I needed didn't grow
C majorC G+G
And left me crippled in your eyes
FF C majorC
Oh and all good cowboys know
A minorAm G+G
There ain't no good ol' home sweet home
FF C majorC
So I'll raise my protest, raise my drink
A minorAm G+G
And I won't live here no more
FF C majorC
Cuz you never learned my name
A minorAm G+G
It was the one name you should know
FF C majorC
And I will lay me down
FF C majorC
And I will lay me down
FF C majorC G+G
I will lay me down, the road
C majorC A minorAm
A augmentedA dollar in another jukebox just to dance with you
FF
Oh but all it does is play the blues
C majorC G+G
And on and on they go
C majorC
No and I won't be, another mess to clean in
A minorAm
Aisle three
This late night shift has got me
FF
Questioning
C majorC G+G
If daylight will come at all
FF C majorC
Oh and all good cowboys know
A minorAm G+G
There ain't no good ol' home sweet home
FF C majorC
So I'll raise my protest, raise my drink
A minorAm G+G
And I won't live here no more
FF C majorC
Cuz you never learned my name
A minorAm G+G
It was the one name you should know
FF C majorC
And I will lay me down
FF C majorC
And I will lay me down
FF C majorC G+G
I will lay me down, the road
(Bb majorBb FF C majorC)
(Bb majorBb FF C majorC)
C majorC
Here am I, staring standing on a
A minorAm
Borderline
FF
This life I'm leading really isn't mine
C majorC G+G
It's sung in 4/4 time
FF C majorC
Oh and all good cowboys know
A minorAm G+G
There ain't no good ol' home sweet home
FF C majorC
So I'll raise my protest, raise my drink
A minorAm G+G
And I won't live here no more
FF C majorC
Cuz you never learned my name
A minorAm G+G
It was the one name you should know
FF C majorC
And I will lay me down
FF C majorC
And I will lay me down
FF C majorC G+G
I will lay me down, the road
Final Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Bb majorBb FF C majorC