CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO: F G Am (3x) F
Have a[G]nother dr[Am]ink, yeah[F]
Maybe [G]dull the [Am]pain[F]
Take an[G]other hit[Am]
But that don't[F] ever stop the rain
Smile a[G]way the [Am]hours, you're[F]
Never [G]really th[Am]ere, [Em]you're [F]
Safe be[G]hind the [Am]knowledge
They don't [F]know how much you care
CHORUS:
Yeah, but [Am]don't that stuff get awful heavy
[C]You know it occurs to me_[F]_
You're gonna break your heart, yeah[D]
If you don't leave it be_[F]_
Lay it [C]down
Lay it [F]all the way[C] down___[F]
Oh[G]hh[Am]hh yeah,[F] oh[G]hh[Am]hh yeah,[F] oh[G]hh[Am]hh yeah yeah,[F] yeah yeah
Leave the [G]words un[Am]spoken[F]
Bite your [G]tongue in[Am]stead
Ah, but[F] keep the [G]fire [Am]smoking
Keep it[F] humming in your head
Hold a[G]nother gr[Am]udge
Oh oh, [F]tight a[G]gainst your [Am]chest
Yeah,[F] note an[G]other sli[Am]ght
So you can[F] add it to the rest
CHORUS:
Yeah, but [Am]don't that stuff get awful heavy
[C]You know it occurs to me_[F]_
You're gonna break your heart, yeah[D]
If you don't leave it be_[F]_
Lay it [C]down[F]
BRIDGE:
The truth leaks out a little [G]every time you [Am]
Tell a[G]nother [F]desperate joke
INSTRUMENTAL: F G Am F G Am F G Am F
CHORUS:
Yeah, but [Am]don't that stuff get awful heavy
[C]You know it occurs to me_[F]_
You're gonna break your heart, yeah[D]
If you don't leave it be_[F]_
Lay it [C]down
Lay it [F]all the way[C] down___[F]
Oh[G]hh[Am]hh yeah,[F] oh[G]hh[Am]hh yeah,[F] oh[G]hh[Am]hh yeah yeah,[F] yeah yeah
OUTRO: (## fade to end #)
Ooh, [G]ooh, [Am]ooh
[F]Ooh, [G]ooh, [Am]ooh
[F]Ooh, [G]ooh, [Am]ooh[F]
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
INTRO: F G Am (3x) F
Have a[G]nother dr[Am]ink, yeah[F]
Maybe [G]dull the [Am]pain[F]
Take an[G]other hit[Am]
But that don't[F] ever stop the rain
Smile a[G]way the [Am]hours, you're[F]
Never [G]really th[Am]ere, [Em]you're [F]
Safe be[G]hind the [Am]knowledge
They don't [F]know how much you care
CHORUS:
Yeah, but [Am]don't that stuff get awful heavy
[C]You know it occurs to me_[F]_
You're gonna break your heart, yeah[D]
If you don't leave it be_[F]_
Lay it [C]down
Lay it [F]all the way[C] down___[F]
Oh[G]hh[Am]hh yeah,[F] oh[G]hh[Am]hh yeah,[F] oh[G]hh[Am]hh yeah yeah,[F] yeah yeah
Leave the [G]words un[Am]spoken[F]
Bite your [G]tongue in[Am]stead
Ah, but[F] keep the [G]fire [Am]smoking
Keep it[F] humming in your head
Hold a[G]nother gr[Am]udge
Oh oh, [F]tight a[G]gainst your [Am]chest
Yeah,[F] note an[G]other sli[Am]ght
So you can[F] add it to the rest
CHORUS:
Yeah, but [Am]don't that stuff get awful heavy
[C]You know it occurs to me_[F]_
You're gonna break your heart, yeah[D]
If you don't leave it be_[F]_
Lay it [C]down[F]
BRIDGE:
The truth leaks out a little [G]every time you [Am]
Tell a[G]nother [F]desperate joke
INSTRUMENTAL: F G Am F G Am F G Am F
CHORUS:
Yeah, but [Am]don't that stuff get awful heavy
[C]You know it occurs to me_[F]_
You're gonna break your heart, yeah[D]
If you don't leave it be_[F]_
Lay it [C]down
Lay it [F]all the way[C] down___[F]
Oh[G]hh[Am]hh yeah,[F] oh[G]hh[Am]hh yeah,[F] oh[G]hh[Am]hh yeah yeah,[F] yeah yeah
OUTRO: (## fade to end #)
Ooh, [G]ooh, [Am]ooh
[F]Ooh, [G]ooh, [Am]ooh
[F]Ooh, [G]ooh, [Am]ooh[F]
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh