* = strum once
Capo 1
This is the way I prefer to play the chords:
E 022100 or x79900
A x02200
B x24400
G#m 466444
C#m x46600
D x577xx
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
E
Oh man I’m a loner
A E
A night time roamer
A E B
emptiness haunts me and that’s how I know
E A E
I am a brokenhearted soul
A E B
and I’ve hit rock bottom so where do I go?
[Pre-chorus]
A G#m C#m
All I need is for your love to save me
A G#m C#m
Begging please, I think I’m going crazy
A G#m C#m B
All I know is that I’m losing my grip
[Chorus]
(E)
As I lay me down to sleep
(B)
I wish that you were here with me
(C#m) (A)
Cause I need some help to save me from myself
E B G#m C#m
And I know I shouldn’t think about you but I do
A
All the time
E
My oh my
B
Hey
C#m
My oh my
A
Hey
[Verse 2]
E
Oh man I’m a stumbler
A E
A straight-A rumbler
A E B
Looking for trouble wherever I go
E
And night time is calling
A E
My judgement is falling
A E B
And I won’t give up til the sun comes up
[Pre-chorus]
A G#m C#m B
All I know is that I’m losing my grip
[Chorus]
(E)
As I lay me down to sleep
(B)
I wish that you were here with me
(C#m) (A)
Cause I need some help to save me from myself
E B G#m C#m
And I know I shouldn’t think about you but I do
A
All the time
E
As I wake up in despair
B
You know I say a little prayer
C#m A
Cause I need some help to save me from myself
E B G#m C#m
And I know I shouldn’t think about you but I do
A
All the time
E
My oh my
B
Hey
C#m
My oh my
A
Hey
[Bridge]
A G#m C#m
Darling I need you
A G#m C#m
More than I want to
A G#m C#m A
So as I lay me down
B
Won’t you save me
[Chorus]
E*
As I lay me down to sleep
B*
I wish that you were here with me
C#m* A*
Cause I need some help to save me from myself
E* B* G#m* C#m*
And I know I shouldn’t think about you but I do
A
All the time
E
As I wake up in despair
B
You know I say a little prayer
C#m A
Cause I need some help to save me from myself
E B G#m C#m
And I know I shouldn’t think about you but I do
A
All the time
E
My oh my
B
Hey
C#m
My oh my
A
Hey