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Intro:  Gm  D  
Vers:
GmI wonder if, Aif you can see
Am7If you can see the secret Dthat I keep
Are Gmyou the A#one fD#or me
Are Dyou the one for me
GmI wonder how Amuch longer I 
Am7Can keep pretending that DI'm there by your side
You're Gmalone when A#you're D#with me
You're Dalone when you're with meD  
Ref:
The Gtruth is buried Ddeep
BenCeath the mask Emyou see
At Gnight I wake Emand weep
But Conly when Am7you are aslGeep 
Mellanspel:
G   Am   Bm   Fmaj7
Stick:
I'm A#7waiting for the Gmday
When you'll G#go down on your knees and say A#Will you marry me?
That Gmday is D7what I live to see
Vers:
GmWhy must I be Athis kind of guy
Am7Who never dares to look straight Dinto your eyes
The Gmtruth would A#make yoD#u cry
The Dtruth would make you cry
GmSo I'll leave Ait up to you
Am7I'll treat you worse and worse 'til Dyou're forced to go
My Gmlove for A#you has grown D#cold
My Dlove for you has grown cold
Ref:
The Gtruth is buried Ddeep 
BenCeath the mask Emyou see
At Gnight I wake Emand weep
But Conly when Am7you are asGleep
Outro:
   G     Am     Bm    Fmaj7x6 and fade

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When You Are Asleep

by Weeping Willows

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Fmaj7

A#7

Gm D

Intro:

Vers:

Gm A

I wonder if, if you can see

Am7 D

If you can see the secret that I keep

Gm A# D#

Are you the one for me

Gm A

I wonder how much longer I

Am7 D

Can keep pretending that I'm there by your side

Gm A# D#

You're alone when you're with me

D D

You're alone when you're with me

Ref:

G D

The truth is buried deep

C Em

Beneath the mask you see

G Em

At night I wake and weep

C Am7 G

But only when you are asleep

Mellanspel:

G Am Bm Fmaj7

Stick:

A#7 Gm

I'm waiting for the day

G# A#

When you'll go down on your knees and say Will you marry me?

Gm D7

That day is what I live to see

Vers:

Gm A

Why must I be this kind of guy

Am7 D

Who never dares to look straight into your eyes

Gm A# D#

The truth would make you cry

Gm A

So I'll leave it up to you

Am7 D

I'll treat you worse and worse 'til you're forced to go

Gm A# D#

My love for you has grown cold

Ref:

G D

The truth is buried deep

C Em

Beneath the mask you see

G Em

At night I wake and weep

C Am7 G

But only when you are asleep

Outro:

G Am Bm Fmaj7

x6 and fade

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