Talking Heads — Lay me Down

[Intro] G | | | \ Am Ho-woah-oo-oh-ho-woah,yea-woah- no-oh-oh/ooh-woo-oo-oo |Verse| Em Am B Well this is how it starts two lovers in the dark On the run from the one that they call Sheriff Sparks Six guns by the side and bullets ‘round their waist Two shots to the sky signal sound for the chase The safe was nearly empty and they were nearly free But was seen by the wood eye of the mean Billy Greene And he screamed at the top of his lungs “they’re on the run! It’s the two outsiders grab yur holsters and yur guns!” |Chorus| G Am G I said I wish that wе could stay here But I fear our timе has come Oh we can ride out in the darkness Chasing the rising sun We gotta pack our bags this instant We’re heading southbound to the next town And if we arrive there so safely (G G G Am) Baby you can lay me down Lay me down Lay me down Lay me down |Verse| Well it’s the story of the two always on the move They got nothing left to lose ‘cept their guns and they wounds Now they’re crossing borders sheriff’s posse on their tail They rather die together than be stuck up in a cell They drank up all the whiskey and they partied every night Like it could be the last the bounty said to shoot on sight So they chased the endless summer though it came with a price They wouldn’t stop running ‘til they found a paradise But the Sheriff finally found ‘em with his eyes seeing red So the lovers had to shoot him down and fill him full of lead They were finally free to find a place to lay their head And when they finally did he looked at her and then he said: |Chorus| I said I wish that we could stay here But I fear our time has come Oh we can ride out in the darkness Chasing the rising sun We gotta pack our bags this instant We’re heading southbound to the next town And if we arrive there so safely (G G G Am) Baby you can lay me down Lay me down Lay me down Lay me down |Verse| Well you’re my green eyed girl and I’ve been running round with you It’s the afternoon and we got nothing left to do So wipe the dirt off or take yer shirt off And we should go hit the cantina we got work off I said it’s hot outside let me go swimming in your eyes We’ve been running for a while why’oncha lay down make me smile I could never ask for nothing better than this It’s just tequila and the beach that’s why it’s salty when we kiss |Chorus| I said I wish that we could stay here But I fear our time has come Oh we can ride out in the darkness Chasing the rising sun We gotta pack our bags this instant We’re heading southbound to the next town And if we arrive there so safely (G G G Am) Baby you can lay me down Lay me down Lay me down Lay me down