Wherever I Lay My Hat chords by Paul Young

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]
        G                       Em
By the look in your eye, I can tell you're gonna cry!
        G         D           G
Is it over me?         If it is, save your tears,
     Em          G                  D
For I'm---- not worth it, you see,
   Cmaj7                         C     C/D          Em
For I'm the type of boy who is always    ...on the roam!


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


[Verse 2]
     G       G/B    G/A     Em/B         Em    G/B            D
You had ro - mance, did you break it by chance    ...over me?
        G                G/B    G/A
If it's so, I'd like for you to know,
    Em/B  Em          G/B          G     D/A   D/G  D/F#
That I'm---- ...not worth it, you see,
    Cmaj7                        C    C/D          Em
For I'm the type of boy who is always   ...on the roam, mm - mm!


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


[Verse 3]
   Cmaj7                                          Bm7
Oh,   ...you keep telling me, you keep telling me  ...I'm your man,

Cmaj7                        D                   D7
What do I have to do ...to make you understand?


[Verse 4]
        G                  Em                                    G          D
For--- I'm the type of guy ...who gives a girl the eye, every - body knows,
          G
Well, I love them, and I leave them,
Emadd9                           Em   G                    D
Break their hearts, and deceive them,    everywhere I go,
                    Cmaj7                         C    C/D         Em
Don't you know that, I'm the type of man who is always  ...on the roam?


[Coda]
   Em7/D                             C             D     D/F#       G   Em
Oo, na-na, na-na, na-na, na! Wher - ever I lay my hat ...that's my home----,
Em7/D    C                  D            D/F#       G
 Wher - ever I lay my hat,     oh - hoh, that's my home, mm -mmm,
Em                  G     D/A
    Yeh, that's my home,      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                         G
           You know, I can't ...make it ...all alone,
   D/A
Sometimes...that's the way, that's the way,
G                               Em                      G    D/A
   I'm not saying, ...I'm not saying I don't love you,
             G    Em     G                     D/A      G
Just gotta...         ...do, do -do, do-do, do do!