Wherever I Lay My Hat Chords & Lyrics Artist: Paul Young

CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sound in the recorded 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    D7     = xx0212
                                  Emadd9 = 022002

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
For I'm the type of guy   ...who gives a girl the eye,
        G            D          G
Every - body knows,     well, I love them, and I leave them,
Emadd9                          Em    G
Break their hearts, and deceive them,     everywhere I go,
D
    Don't you know that...
   Cmaj7                         C      C/D          Em
...I'm the type of man ...who is always    ...on the roam?
 
[Coda]
        Em7/D
Oo----, na - na, na - na, na - na, na!
       C             D      D/F#       G     Em
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!