Lay Me Back Down chords by Portugal. The Man

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm A minorAm C majorC A minorAm A minorAm A minorAm A minorAm
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah


Verse 1:
 A minorAm
Oh I remember things, not many things
A minorAm
  Don't remember where my feet touch the ground
A minorAm
 I remember every word and every sound
DmDm         C majorC    (E minorEm)
 I remember every word and every sound
A minorAm
 I remember things, not many things
A minorAm
 Don't remember when the ships hit the sea
DmDm          C majorC         E minorEm
 Yeah, I remember my name and what they paid for me

Chorus:
C majorC
Bop-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da-da
E minorEm
Bop-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da
       C majorC
Lay me back down in the bed with the cold-hearted people
E minorEm
Listen to the word
       C majorC
Lay me back down in the holes and the warmth that we've warmed up
(Bop-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da-da)

E minorEm
Listen to the word
(Bop-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da)
       E minorEm   C majorC
Lay me back down


Verse 2:
A minorAm
 I remember things not many things
A minorAm
 Don't remember presidents or what they did
A minorAm
 I remember the wars and just who profited
DmDm        C majorC        E minorEm
 I remember the wars and just who profited
A minorAm
 I remember things not many things
A minorAm
 Don't remember places in time
A minorAm
 Don't remember when the ships hit the sea
DmDm        C majorC        E minorEm
 I remember the love and just who gave me it

Chorus: John Gourley, Gang Vocals:
C majorC
Bop-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da-da
E minorEm
Bop-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da
       C majorC
Lay me back down in the bed with the cold-hearted people
E minorEm
Listen to the word
       C majorC
Lay me back down in the holes and the warmth that we've warmed up
(Bop-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da-da)

E minorEm
Listen to the word, lay me back -
(Bop-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da)


Post-Chorus: John Gourley, Gang Vocals, (Zachary Carothers):
C majorC        E minorEm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Lay me back
C majorC        E minorEm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C majorC        E minorEm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Lay me back
C majorC        E minorEm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
      DmDm
Lay me back down
      C majorC
Lay me back down
(Lay me back down)
      E minorEm
Lay me back down

DmDm  C majorC E minorEm

Outro:
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm A minorAm C majorC E minorEm A minorAm C majorC E minorEm
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
A minorAm       C majorC        E minorEm
Ah-I hear them calling me back to the ground
       C majorC
Lay me back down in the holes and the warmth that we've warmed up
E minorEm
Listen to the word
       C majorC
Lay me back down
         E minorEm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C majorC        E minorEm       DmDm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
       C majorC
Lay me back down
      E minorEm
Lay me back down