Lay Me Back Down chords by Portugal. The Man

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Am C  Em  Am C  Am  Am  Am  Am
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah


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

Chorus:
C
Bop-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da-da
Em
Bop-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da
             C
Lay me back down in the bed with the cold-hearted people
Em
Listen to the word
              C
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)

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


Verse 2:
Am
  I remember things not many things
Am
  Don't remember presidents or what they did
Am
  I remember the wars and just who profited
Dm                C                Em
  I remember the wars and just who profited
Am
  I remember things not many things
Am
  Don't remember places in time
Am
  Don't remember when the ships hit the sea
Dm                C                Em
  I remember the love and just who gave me it


Chorus: John Gourley, Gang Vocals:
C
Bop-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da-da
Em
Bop-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da
             C
Lay me back down in the bed with the cold-hearted people
Em
Listen to the word
              C
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)

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


Post-Chorus: John Gourley, Gang Vocals, (Zachary Carothers):
C                Em
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Lay me back
C                Em
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C                Em
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Lay me back
C                Em
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
            Dm
Lay me back down
            C
Lay me back down
(Lay me back down)
            Em
Lay me back down

Dm   C Em

Outro:
Am C  Em  Am C  Em  Am C  Em
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Am             C               Em
Ah-I hear them calling me back to the ground
             C
Lay me back down in the holes and the warmth that we've warmed up
Em
Listen to the word
             C
Lay me back down
                 Em
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C                Em              Dm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
             C
Lay me back down
            Em
Lay me back down