Intro Riff E--3--2----2--2--2---0-| B--0--3----3--0--3---1-| G--0--2----2--2--2---0-| D--0--0----0--0--0---2-| A--2-----------------3-| e--3-------------------| Chorus G C Lay back, lay back, go to sleep my man G C Wipe the blood from your face and your hands G C Forgive yourself if you think you can G D C Go to sleep, go to sleep my man Intro Riff Verse G C Twenty-one days lost at sea I fought G C For twenty-two years non-stop I've talked G C Through the desert, p**sed drunk, and confused I walked G D C I spit a tooth in the palm of my hand Chorus G C Lay back, lay back, go to sleep my man G C Wipe the blood from your face and your hands G C Forgive yourself if you think you can G D C Go to sleep, go to sleep my man Verse G C Well the wind and the trees are ganging up on me G C They sing my funeral song in harmony G C Well I just want to walk home unaccompanied G D G But they keep singing they keep singing they keep singing C G D C they keep singing they keep singing and singing to me Bridge with Intro Riff G D C La, La, La, La, La, La (Singing to me) G D C La, La, La, La, La, La (I hear them singing) G D C La, La, La, La, La, La (Oh!) GDC Verse G C Well I wish things were different, true, and deep G C But everything that's so shallow is everything about me G C You know they told me I could just take my money and leave G D C I hope the people on the ground will understand G D C I hope the people in the crowd will understand Chorus G C Lay back, lay back, go to sleep my man G C Wipe the blood from your face and your hands G C Forgive yourself if you think you can G D C Go to sleep, go to sleep my man (La, La) G D C Go to sleep, go to sleep my man (La, La) G D C Go to sleep, go to sleep my man Outro with riff