{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1772768,"song":"When I Sleep","artist":"Have Mercy","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11387385-when-i-sleep-chords-by-have-mercy/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1772768?type=chord","rating":4.97487,"votes":10,"content":"HAVE MERCY: WHEN I SLEEP \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nI wanted to play this song acoustic but no one seemed to have the correct tab or correct tuning for an \r\nacoustic guitar. I'm sure you could use this on an electric, i just prefer to play it acoustic. \r\nAll the other tabs for this song have almost correct chord structures but fail to realize that have mercy \r\nuses open tunings VERY OFTEN. With this in mind, i tuned the guitar so it is easy to play but also sounds \r\nlike an open tuning of sorts. I think it's pretty damn near perfect, especially as an acoustic song. Enjoy. \r\n\r\n\r\nTUNING: EADGAD (tune B down to an A and high E down to a D)\r\n\r\n[tab]D ---0-----0------0-----0-----0-----0--\r\nA ---0-----0------0-----0-----0-----0--     \\\\\\\r\nG ---7-----11-----4-----7-----6-----4--               Opening & Chorus \r\nD ---0-----0------0-----0-----0-----0--\r\nA ---x-----x------x-----x-----x-----x--     ///\r\nE ---7-----10-----3-----7-----5-----3--       [/tab]\r\n     [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]D ---0-----0-----0--\r\nA ---0-----0-----0--      \\\\\\\r\nG ---7-----6-----4--              Verses\r\nD ---0-----0-----0--\r\nA ---x-----x-----x--      ///\r\nE ---7-----5-----3--  [/tab]\r\n     [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n(To make it easy I've marked the chords according to the bass note)\r\n\r\nLYRICS\r\n\r\nOPENING: [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAll of our lives turn to black[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd there's no turning back[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you are the best thing that I've ever had[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we, we were not that bad[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo one knows the inside jokes or fun we had[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we, we were not that bad[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you are the best thing that I've ever had[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we, we were not that bad[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo one knows the inside jokes or fun we had[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we, we were not that bad[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou said that you would be there when I sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo why are you not next to me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhy are you not next to me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we, we were not that bad[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   \r\nWhy are you not next to me?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCause heaven is the one that I've never had[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we, we were not that bad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo one knows the inside jokes or fun we had[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we, we were not that bad[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou said that you would be there when I dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo why were you not next to me?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMESS AROUND WITH THE TUNING TO GET IT JUST RIGHT. EXACTLY TUNED DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK FOR ME (I HAD TO MAKE \r\nTHE G STRING A LITTLE FLAT FOR THE CHORDS TO SOUND RIGHT). CHEERS.","plain_text":"HAVE MERCY: WHEN I SLEEP \n\n\n\nI wanted to play this song acoustic but no one seemed to have the correct tab or correct tuning for an \nacoustic guitar. I'm sure you could use this on an electric, i just prefer to play it acoustic. \nAll the other tabs for this song have almost correct chord structures but fail to realize that have mercy \nuses open tunings VERY OFTEN. With this in mind, i tuned the guitar so it is easy to play but also sounds \nlike an open tuning of sorts. I think it's pretty damn near perfect, especially as an acoustic song. Enjoy. \n\n\nTUNING: EADGAD (tune B down to an A and high E down to a D)\n\n\n     B     D      G     B     A     G\n\n\n\n     B     A     G\n\n(To make it easy I've marked the chords according to the bass note)\n\nLYRICS\n\nOPENING: B D G B A G x2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMESS AROUND WITH THE TUNING TO GET IT JUST RIGHT. EXACTLY TUNED DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK FOR ME (I HAD TO MAKE \nTHE G STRING A LITTLE FLAT FOR THE CHORDS TO SOUND RIGHT). CHEERS.","chords":["B","A","E","D","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}