Fountains of Wayne – Karpet King (Guitar)

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From Out-of-State Plates (2005) [Intro] B E B E B E B E [Verse 1]
B       E             B         E
Gold sunglasses and a wandering eye

   B               E         B     E
He looks like he's wearing a cheap disguise

         C#m7    Em
But it's real

Em                    B      E    B   E
Don't you know how it feels?
[Verse 2]
B          E           B          E
He goes to work and he scares the hell

       B       E             B  E
Out of all the girls down in Oradell

       C#m7
What a deal

Em                    B       E   B
Don't you know how it feels?
[Chorus]
C#m7                G#m
Lay it down, lay it down

C#m7                         G#m
You've got to cover a lot of ground

       C#m7         Em
Lay it down, lay it down

       B     E    B
Karpet King

E      B     E    B    E
Karpet King
[Verse 3]
B      E              B          E
Half a drink and he's out of his head

   B        E         B          E
He puts the boys back into their beds

         C#m7     Em
And he's free

 Em                      B    E    B   E
That's the way it should be
[Verse 4]
B         E              B           E
Out every night with the girl of his dreams

   B             E                      B
He knows it will never be quite what he seems

   C#m7
To be

Em                    B    E    B
Don't you want him to be?
[Chorus]
C#m7                G#m
Lay it down, lay it down

C#m7                         G#m
You've got to cover a lot of ground

       C#m7         Em
Lay it down, lay it down

       B     E    B
Karpet King

E      B     E    B    E
Karpet King
[Guitar Solo] A E B E B E A E B E B E A E G B E B [Outro]
E      A            E            B     E    B
Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down

E      A            E            B     E    B
Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down

E      A            E            G     B     E    B
Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down

E      A            E            B     E    B
Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down

E      A            E            B     E    B
Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down

E      A            E            G     B     E    B
Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down