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