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Another lovely easy song off her new album, just four chords, all quite basic. The only
slightly different one is Bm. I'll just show you the chords below.
 D= 000232
 A= 002220
 Bm= 224432
 G= 320033
Intro
D A Bm G
D A Bm
D A Bm G
D A Bm
Verse 1
GThe sun came upA  
BmDesperate, despeArate
GThe stars aboveA  
BmHeld you back once aAgain
Bridge
DHalf way here A  
BmHalf way heGre they whisper
Chorus
DYou tAalk so much senseBm  G  
When you're sleepingD, When you'Are sleepingBm  G  
And you Dshare Aall the secretsBm  G  
And the mystery whDen yoAu're sleepingBm  
Verse 2
GI saw your tearsA  
BmViolet, violetA  
GAnd it's been yearsA  
BmThe sky's been cryinAg for you
Bridge
DI found out A  
BmBeautiful thGings about you
Chorus
DYou tAalk so much senseBm  G  
When you're sleepingD, When you'Are sleepingBm  G  
And you Dshare Aall the secretsBm  G  
And the mystery whDen yoAu're sleepingBm  
So you go aAnd wonder
GWhere you wander
ALose yourself to
GTake us higher
BmAnd I'll be waiting
AFor you when you're downG  
Chorus
(Fingerpick)
DYou tAalk so much senseBm  G  
When you're sleepingD, When you'Are sleepingBm  G  
And you Dshare Aall the secretsBm  G  
And the mystery whDen yoAu're sleepingBm  
(Strum)
DYou tAalk so much senseBm  G  
When you're sleepingD, When you'Are sleepingBm  G  
And you Dshare Aall the secretsBm  G  
And the mystery whDen yoAu're sleepingBm  
Outro
D A Bm G
D A Bm

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When Youre Sleeping

by Natalie Imbruglia

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Another lovely easy song off her new album, just four chords, all quite basic. The only

slightly different one is Bm. I'll just show you the chords below.

= 000232

= 002220

= 224432

= 320033

Intro

D A Bm G

D A Bm

D A Bm G

D A Bm

Verse 1

G A

The sun came up

Bm A

Desperate, desperate

G A

The stars above

Bm A

Held you back once again

Bridge

D A

Half way here

Bm G

Half way here they whisper

Chorus

D A Bm G

You talk so much sense

D A Bm G

When you're sleeping, When you're sleeping

D A Bm G

And you share all the secrets

D A Bm

And the mystery when you're sleeping

Verse 2

G A

I saw your tears

Bm A

Violet, violet

G A

And it's been years

Bm A

The sky's been crying for you

Bridge

D A

I found out

Bm G

Beautiful things about you

Chorus

D A Bm G

You talk so much sense

D A Bm G

When you're sleeping, When you're sleeping

D A Bm G

And you share all the secrets

D A Bm

And the mystery when you're sleeping

So you go and wonder

Where you wander

Lose yourself to

Take us higher

And I'll be waiting

A G

For you when you're down

Chorus

(Fingerpick)

D A Bm G

You talk so much sense

D A Bm G

When you're sleeping, When you're sleeping

D A Bm G

And you share all the secrets

D A Bm

And the mystery when you're sleeping

(Strum)

D A Bm G

You talk so much sense

D A Bm G

When you're sleeping, When you're sleeping

D A Bm G

And you share all the secrets

D A Bm

And the mystery when you're sleeping

Outro

D A Bm G

D A Bm

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