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Eminor

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Note: the actual song as on the album is more or less made of a single E5 picked
throughout song, and you can hold it out until the chorus if you want a sound more
faithful to the original recording. The chords bellow are harmonization I made to achieve
a fuller sounding accompaniment.
You Emknow, my Gdarling
I can't Dstand to sleep aEmlone
EmNo sweetheart Din the dark to Ccall my Emown
You're my Emown, you're my Gown
I can Dsing it, I can Emgroan,
But the Emdarkness is a Gstranger
And I'm Dlonely, lonely, Bmlonely, Emlove
EmMmmGm.D..C.Em  
EmLast night's Gparties and Dlast night's BmhorrorEmshow
EmSmiling and Gwhirling and Dkissing Bmall I Emknow
EmGive my soul, Ggive my soul,
DSing it free aAmcross the Emsea
A Emlonely spell to Gconjure you
But Dconjure hell is Bmall I Emdo
EmLonely, Glonely, Alonely!
As Cmother Emtold me
 CThe dream of Emlove is a
GTwo Dhearted Emdream
EmThey say for every Ghigh, high
DThere must be a Emlow, low, low, low, low
From Gevery Dsun aEmscending
A Emlonesome Gmoon will Emgrow, grow, grow, grow
EmDrive my heart, Gdrive my heart
InDto the fire of a Bmburning Emheart's desire
A Emlonely spell so Gyou be seen
Do you Dhear me coming in Bmmy blue Emdream?
EmLonely, Glonely, Alonely!
As Cmother Emtold me
 CThe dream of Emlove is a
GTwo Dhearted Emdream...

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Sleep Alone

by Bat for Lashes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Note: the actual song as on the album is more or less made of a single E5 picked

throughout song, and you can hold it out until the chorus if you want a sound more

faithful to the original recording. The chords bellow are harmonization I made to achieve

a fuller sounding accompaniment.

Em G

You know, my darling

D Em

I can't stand to sleep alone

Em D C Em

No sweetheart in the dark to call my own

Em G

You're my own, you're my own

D Em

I can sing it, I can groan,

Em G

But the darkness is a stranger

D Bm Em

And I'm lonely, lonely, lonely, love

Em G D C Em

Mmmm....

Em G D Bm Em

Last night's parties and last night's horrorshow

Em G D Bm Em

Smiling and whirling and kissing all I know

Em G

Give my soul, give my soul,

D Am Em

Sing it free across the sea

Em G

A lonely spell to conjure you

D Bm Em

But conjure hell is all I do

Em G A

Lonely, lonely, lonely!

C Em

As mother told me

C Em

The dream of love is a

G D Em

Two hearted dream

Em G

They say for every high, high

D Em

There must be a low, low, low, low, low

G D Em

From every sun ascending

Em G Em

A lonesome moon will grow, grow, grow, grow

Em G

Drive my heart, drive my heart

D Bm Em

Into the fire of a burning heart's desire

Em G

A lonely spell so you be seen

D Bm Em

Do you hear me coming in my blue dream?

Em G A

Lonely, lonely, lonely!

C Em

As mother told me

C Em

The dream of love is a

G D Em

Two hearted dream...

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