Song: Wherever I lay my hat (that's my home)
Artist: Paul Young
Composers: Marvin Gaye, Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
Album: No parlez
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' at ultimateGuitar.com)
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
Most of the alternative bass notes in Verse 2 are optional,
but add interest, just to give a little flavour of what the
bass guitar was adding.
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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
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!
