Wherever I Lay My Hat chords by Paul Young

Chords with lyrics

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 augmentedA version for acoustic guitar

CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in the key of Bb majorBb)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
G+G  = 320033  Cmaj7Cmaj7 = x32000  G/AG/A  = x00033
E minorEm = 022000  C majorC   = x32010  Em/B = x22000
G/BG/B = x20033  C/DC/D  = xx0010  D/G  = 300232
D MajorD  = xx0232  Em7/D = xx0000  Bm7Bm7  = x24232
D/AD/A = x00232  D/F#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+G       E minorEm       G/BG/B      D MajorD
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

  G+G       E minorEm       G+G       D/AD/A
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]
    G+G            E minorEm
By the look in your eye, I can tell you're gonna cry!
    G+G     D MajorD      G+G
Is it over me?     If it is, save your tears,
   E minorEm     G+G         D MajorD
For I'm---- not worth it, you see,
  Cmaj7Cmaj7             C majorC   C/DC/D     E minorEm
For I'm the type of boy who is always  ...on the roam!


[Chorus]
Em7/D     C majorC      D MajorD   D/F#D/F#    G+G
    Wher - ever I lay my hat ...that's my home,
E minorEm               G+G   D MajorD
  I'm telling you, that's my home!


[Verse 2]
   G+G    G/BG/B  G/AG/A   Em/B     E minorEm  G/BG/B      D MajorD
You had ro - mance, did you break it by chance  ...over me?
    G+G        G/BG/B  G/AG/A
If it's so, I'd like for you to know,
  Em/B E minorEm     G/BG/B     G+G   D/AD/A  D/G D/F#D/F#
That I'm---- ...not worth it, you see,
  Cmaj7Cmaj7            C majorC  C/DC/D     E minorEm
For I'm the type of boy who is always  ...on the roam, mm - mm!

[Chorus]
Em7/D  C majorC      D MajorD   D/F#D/F#    G+G
 Wher - ever I lay my hat ...that's my home,
  E minorEm        G+G  D MajorD
Mmm----, that's my home!


[Verse 3]
  Cmaj7Cmaj7                     Bm7Bm7
Oh,  ...you keep telling me, you keep telling me ...I'm your man,

Cmaj7Cmaj7            D MajorD          D7D7
What do I have to do ...to make you understand?


[Verse 4]
    G+G         E minorEm                  G+G     D MajorD
For--- I'm the type of guy ...who gives a girl the eye, every - body knows,
     G+G
Well, I love them, and I leave them,
EmAdd9Emadd9              E minorEm  G+G          D MajorD
Break their hearts, and deceive them,  everywhere I go,
          Cmaj7Cmaj7             C majorC  C/DC/D     E minorEm
Don't you know that, I'm the type of man who is always ...on the roam?


[Coda]
  Em7/D               C majorC       D MajorD   D/F#D/F#    G+G  E minorEm
Oo, na-na, na-na, na-na, na! Wher - ever I lay my hat ...that's my home----,
Em7/D  C majorC         D MajorD      D/F#D/F#    G+G
 Wher - ever I lay my hat,   oh - hoh, that's my home, mm -mmm,
E minorEm         G+G   D/AD/A
  Yeh, that's my home,   and I like it that way,
G+G   E minorEm     G+G               D/AD/A
  Mmm,  oo------ah, la-la, la-la, la-la, la, la-----!
G+G   E minorEm       G+G     D/AD/A
     Ah------hah, ah----ah, ah! No -no, no -no, no-no, no!
G+G   E minorEm             G+G
      You know, I can't ...make it ...all alone,
  D/AD/A
Sometimes...that's the way, that's the way,
G+G                E minorEm           G+G  D/AD/A
  I'm not saying, ...I'm not saying I don't love you,
       G+G  E minorEm   G+G           D/AD/A   G+G
Just gotta...     ...do, do -do, do-do, do do!