G
It’s a good three hours to Aberdeen,
Bm
and I’ve read all the magazines
C D
And the jokes are all played out
G
or wearin’ thin
G
So I lie back and I close my eyes and
Bm
I let that old sadness rise
C D G
And I listen to Hello In There again
G Bm/G
And riding shotgun all the time, that
Bm C
melancholy ghost of mine
Am D G
Plays Jesus to my lonely Joan of Arc
C G D
Together we go ridin’ through the dark
[Chorus]
G Bm C G
I think I need to lay low for awhile
C G Am D
Stare at the Gulf of Mexico for awhile
G Bm C G
Take it easy take it slow for awhile
C D G
I think I need to lay low
[Verse]
G
Tonight I’ll call to say hello,
Bm
but your phone’s just gonna ring I know
C D G
I guess some things just cannot be undone
G
So I clutch this guitar to my chest and
Bm
wonder just what I’ll have left
C D G
When all of this hard traveling’s finally done
G Bm/G
You say I’m not who I used to be,
Bm C
that ain’t exactly news to me
Am D G
That girl has long since cut and run
C G D
But baby I am not the only one
[Chorus]
G Bm C G
I think I need to lay low for awhile
C G Am D
Stare at the Gulf of Mexico for awhile
G Bm C G
Tell ’em all where they can go for awhile
C D G
I think I need to lay low
[Verse]
G
She travels fast who goes alone,
Bm
this wind’ll cut you to the bone
C D G
These truckers sure are flyin here tonight
G
And as for me I’m gettin by,
Bm
I still laugh but I can’t cry
C D G
That door is shut and locked up tight
G Bm/G
The days go by like hazy dreams,
Bm C
the nights at least I get to sing
Am D G
And suddenly it’s three AM again
C G D
And this sadness like a tide that’s rollin’ in
[Chorus]
G Bm C G
I think I need to lay low for awhile
C G Am D
Stare at the Gulf of Mexico for awhile
G Bm C G
Think I need to let it go for awhile
C D G
I think I need to lay low
C D G
I think I need to lay low
