Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Lie Down Here (& Be My Girl): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Lie Down Here (& Be My Girl)" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Em
Well, you lost a foe
And you found a friend
C                         Am
Lie down here and be my girl
Em
I'm back now, baby, that man
He won't be coming round here again
C                         Am
Lie down here and be my girl

I'm trying to tread careful, baby
You're as brittle as a wishbone of a bird
Lie down here and be my girl
We've been scribbled in the margins
Of a story that is patently absurd
Lie down here and be my girl

Chorus:
G
Let it all come down
Yeah, tonight
Am  F  Am  F
Shine
Em                C Am
Let it all come down

It's a matter of some urgency
O darling can't you see,
I can't hold back the tide
Lie down here and be my girl
And stop your frantic little
fingers trying to collect
The years that pour from the hole in my side
Lie down here and be my girl
Don't worry, baby, this old snake
Banging at your door
Lie down here and be my girl
(has got a few skins left to shed)
You look so good, you look so good
Lie down here and be my girl
(and the rest is better left unsaid)

Chorus:
Let it all come down
Yeah, tonight
Oh shine, we can shine
Let it all come down tonight
Be my girl, yeah, be my girl

One day I'll buy a factory
I'll assemble you on a production line
Lie down here and be my girl
I'll build a million of you, baby
And every single one of them will be mine
Lie down here and be my girl
I will fill the house with you
Stack you up in every room
Lie down here and be my girl
(we'll have a real good time)
But right now I'm sitting here
On my own, going out of my mind
Lie down here and be my girl

Chorus:
Let it all come down
Yeah, tonight
Oh we can shine, shine
Tonight
You look so good, you look so good,
you look so good (tonight)
You look so good, you look so good,
you look so good (tonight)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Lie Down Here (& Be My Girl)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lie Down Here (& Be My Girl)" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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