The Longer I Lay Here
Artist: Pedro the Lion
From Made in Mexico release "It's Hard to Find a Friend"



chords used:  c, em,g, f (bar chord 1st fret), g (bar chord 3rd fret) f minor

    c                       em
you�re up with the sunrise
f(bar chord)     g(bar chord)
and down when the work�s been done
        c             em
with excellence industry
f            g(bar chord)
diligence naturally
c         g            f
i would like to be you
g             em        g           f
just for a few habit-forming years
g         em             g           f         fF minor
laziness cuts me like fine cutlery
c     g       c             f               c           g      c
i      need a miracle - someone to help me   myself

solo part
c                   em
sweet jesus, i need you
f                     g (bar chord)
forgive me this sin
c                    em        f               g (bar chord)
not hookers or heroin, gambling or gin
   c?            em                f                   f minor
it sounds so ridiculous, but i just can't lick this
c     g       c             f               c           g      c
i      need a miracle - someone to help me   myself


correction by philip dickey.

the first chord of the song is

e
b    1
g    0
d    2

a    3

e

then you play the rest of the intro which is:  em, f, g
 

then the singing begins
 

  c                       em
you�re up with the sunrise
       f(bar chord)     g(bar chord)
and down when the work�s been done
        c             em
with excellence industry
f            g(bar chord)
diligence naturally
am         g            f
i would like to be you
g             am        g           f
just for a few habit-forming years
g          Am             g           f         f minor
laziness cuts me like fine cutlery
c     g       c             f               c           g      c
i      need a miracle - someone to help me   myself

solo part
c                   em
sweet jesus, i need you
f                     g (bar chord)
forgive me this sin
c                    em        f               g (bar chord)
not hookers or heroin, gambling or gin
   am            em                f                   f minor
it sounds so ridiculous, but i just can't lick this
c     g       c             f               c           g      c
i      need a miracle - someone to help me   myself


tabbed by Rivers


solo-(really for bass but sounds fine on guitar)
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------10---------------------------------
e--3-5-7-8---10s7-3---5-7-8-10------8h10-12s15-12-10-8-10-12-13-12

d---------------14--------------15-17----15-14--------------------
a------12-14-15----14-14-14s15--------- --15-15-------------------
e-10--------------------------------------------------------------
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