David Allan Coe - Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat Chorus: Am D Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat G On the woman I love so Am D And if I die between these sheets G I pray to God shell never know G Am D Shes the best thing in his life G Why she worships the ground that he walks on G Am D She waits up for him at night and worries G Am Till hes safely home D Am She always believes his stories about workin over time And in 20 years beside him D Am Cheatins never crossed her mind D G Ah but it crossed his Early last summer In the person of a neighbor Am G She still calls her friend And with a little push from drinkin one too many Am One night in the fall, he gave in D And now, he wishes he could stop himself Am But theres no easy way D So he lays down with his lover And silently he prays Chorus: Ab Db In his heart and soul Eb Ab He knew he was playin a game he could never win Db But ya know, forbidden fruit is sweet Eb Ab Db Why it was sweet enough to make him risk it all again Eb And now, hes given up on lookin Db for a way to fight the feelin Eb So he prays this simple pray And hopes it makes its makes it past the motel ceilin Chorus2: Db Eb Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat Ab On the woman I love so Db Eb And if I die between these sheets Ab I pray to God shell never know