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Talkin' In Your Sleep:Gordon Lightfoot.
#2 Adult Contemp., #19 Pop Chart in Canada 
and #64 in USA in 1961.
#1.
DI heard you F#m7talking in your Bmsleep,
is there anyDthing that I can Gdo?Gmaj7  
I don't believe we've Dhad a word all Aday,
'bout anyDthing at all.
#2.
DI heard you F#m7talking in the Bmnight,
that's Dright, yes, I Gheard you call.GM7  
Though I could hardly Dhear the name you Aspoke,
it's a name, I Ddon't recall.A  
CHORUS:
GI heard you softly Bm7whisper.
GI reached out to F#hold you near me.
BmThen from your Dlips there Gcame that Dsecret..
GI was Dnot supposed to Aknow.
#3.
DI heard you F#m7talking in your Bmsleep,
is there anytDhing that I can Gsay?Gmaj7  
I don't believe we've Dhad a word all Aday..
'bout anyDthing at all.
(INTERLUDE:)
CHORUS:
GI heard you softly Bm7whisper.
GI reached out to F#hold you near me.
BmThen from your Dlips there Gcame that Dsecret..
GI was Dnot supposed to Aknow.
#4.
DI heard you F#m7talking in your Bmsleep.
Is there anyDthing that I can Gdo?GM7  
I don't believe we've Dhad a word all Aday..
'bout anyDthing at all.
#5.
DI heard you F#m7talking in the Bmnight,
that's Dright, yes, I Gheard you call.GM7  
Though I could hardly Dhear the name you Aspoke,
it's a name, I Ddon't recall.A  
#6.
DI heard you F#m7talking in your Bmsleep.
Is there anyDthing that I can Gdo?GM7  
I don't believe we've Dhad a word all Aday..
'bout anyDthing at all.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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The story behind the song

Gordon Lightfoot was a Canadian singer-songwriter who helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s, celebrated for his timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, and themes of lovers and loneliness. His work brought him widespread recognition, with many of his songs covered by renowned artists and achieving chart success both in Canada and internationally. This song, "I Heard You Talkin' In Your Sleep," captures a moment of quiet revelation and the bittersweet intimacy of overheard truths. It plays like a hushed confession, exploring the vulnerable space between waking and dreaming.

AI-written from these sources:Gordon Lightfoot — Wikipedia ↗

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I Heard You Talkin In Your Sleep

by Gordon Lightfoot

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F#m7

Gmaj7

GM7

Bm7

Talkin' In Your Sleep:Gordon Lightfoot.

#2 Adult Contemp., #19 Pop Chart in Canada

and #64 in USA in 1961.

#1.

D F#m7 Bm

I heard you talking in your sleep,

D G Gmaj7

is there anything that I can do?

D A

I don't believe we've had a word all day,

'bout anything at all.

#2.

D F#m7 Bm

I heard you talking in the night,

D G GM7

that's right, yes, I heard you call.

D A

Though I could hardly hear the name you spoke,

D A

it's a name, I don't recall.

CHORUS:

G Bm7

I heard you softly whisper.

G F#

I reached out to hold you near me.

Bm D G D

Then from your lips there came that secret..

G D A

I was not supposed to know.

#3.

D F#m7 Bm

I heard you talking in your sleep,

D G Gmaj7

is there anything that I can say?

D A

I don't believe we've had a word all day..

'bout anything at all.

(INTERLUDE:)

CHORUS:

G Bm7

I heard you softly whisper.

G F#

I reached out to hold you near me.

Bm D G D

Then from your lips there came that secret..

G D A

I was not supposed to know.

#4.

D F#m7 Bm

I heard you talking in your sleep.

D G GM7

Is there anything that I can do?

D A

I don't believe we've had a word all day..

'bout anything at all.

#5.

D F#m7 Bm

I heard you talking in the night,

D G GM7

that's right, yes, I heard you call.

D A

Though I could hardly hear the name you spoke,

D A

it's a name, I don't recall.

#6.

D F#m7 Bm

I heard you talking in your sleep.

D G GM7

Is there anything that I can do?

D A

I don't believe we've had a word all day..

'bout anything at all.

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

About I Heard You Talkin In Your Sleep Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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