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Sleeping My Day Away

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D-A- D- Sleeping my day away
Intro:
 Am-  Am-  Am- Am  
 Am-  Am-  F- D  
 Am-  Am-  F- D  
 Am-  Am-  F- D  
 Am-  Am-  F- D  
Mumbling good Ammorning and raising my G/Hhead
A bad breath Ckiss to my pillow Gpet
I take a Clook at the day and Dturns and stay in Ambed
Open my eyes when the day have G/Hdied
I turned the Cworld and I slept alGright
Now my Cdaymare is over I Dzip my jeans tight
Oh lord won't you bless this night
From the Ampale lips of a youth who lay
FI'm sleeping my Dday away
And when the Amnight comes to the city I say:
FI'm sleeping my Dday away
Yeah! With my Ampale lips in the pillow I say:
FI'm sleeping my Dday away
AmAfter dark is the game I play
FI'm sleeping my Dday away I'm sleeping my day aAmway
 Am-  F- D  
When my Amdreams beG/Hgin
I'd be Cproud to be letting you Gin
With a Csmile on my face I Dguide our dreamboat Amin
So if you wanna tAmravel along with G/Hme
You better sleep Ctight the rest of the Gday
You see I Ccould be a sleeper it's not Drest I lack
'Coz I hit the sack when the suns coming back
From the pale lips of a youth who lay
I'm sleeping my day away
And when the night comes to the city I say:
I'm sleeping my day away
Yeah, with my pale lips in the pillow I say:
I'm sleeping my day away
That after dark - is the game I play
I'm sleeping my day, I'm sleeping my day, I'm sleeping my day away
 Am-  F- D  
 Am-  Am-  F- D  
Mellemspil:
 Am-  Am-  F- D  
 Am-  Am-  F- D  
 Am-  Am-  F- D  
 Am-  Am-  F-  D- D  
 Am-  Am-  F- D  
 Am-  Am-  F-  D-  D-  D- D  
I'm sleeping my day away
I'm sleeping my day away
Yeah, now I've turned the world around, yeah I did it again
I'm sleeping my day away
And now I have to wear my shades down sleepers lane
I'm sleeping my day away
Yeah, all the good people have gone to bed again
I'm sleeping my day away
'Coz the devil's at work inside my brain
I'm sleeping my day away I'm sleeping my day away
I'm sleeping my day away I'm sleeping my day away away

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The story behind the song

"Sleeping My Day Away" captures that feeling of living for the night, where the day feels like something to be slept through. It's about a character who opens their eyes when the day has died, ready for the city as darkness falls, suggesting a life lived on a different clock. This track was a single from D-A-D's 1989 international breakthrough album, No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims, which helped the Danish rock band gain airplay. At its heart, it's a song for anyone who feels most alive when the world goes to sleep.

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Sleeping My Day Away

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Sleeping My Day Away

by D.A.D.

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G/H

D A D

-- - Sleeping my day away

Intro:

Am Am Am Am

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Am Am F D

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Am Am F D

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Am Am F D

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Am Am F D

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Am G/H

Mumbling good morning and raising my head

C G

A bad breath kiss to my pillow pet

C D Am

I take a look at the day and turns and stay in bed

G/H

Open my eyes when the day have died

C G

I turned the world and I slept alright

C D

Now my daymare is over I zip my jeans tight

Oh lord won't you bless this night

From the pale lips of a youth who lay

F D

I'm sleeping my day away

And when the night comes to the city I say:

F D

I'm sleeping my day away

Yeah! With my pale lips in the pillow I say:

F D

I'm sleeping my day away

After dark is the game I play

F D Am

I'm sleeping my day away I'm sleeping my day away

Am F D

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Am G/H

When my dreams begin

C G

I'd be proud to be letting you in

C D Am

With a smile on my face I guide our dreamboat in

Am G/H

So if you wanna travel along with me

C G

You better sleep tight the rest of the day

C D

You see I could be a sleeper it's not rest I lack

'Coz I hit the sack when the suns coming back

From the pale lips of a youth who lay

I'm sleeping my day away

And when the night comes to the city I say:

I'm sleeping my day away

Yeah, with my pale lips in the pillow I say:

I'm sleeping my day away

That after dark - is the game I play

I'm sleeping my day, I'm sleeping my day, I'm sleeping my day away

Am F D

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Am Am F D

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Mellemspil:

Am Am F D

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Am Am F D

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Am Am F D

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Am Am F D D

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Am Am F D

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Am Am F D D D D

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I'm sleeping my day away

Yeah, now I've turned the world around, yeah I did it again

I'm sleeping my day away

And now I have to wear my shades down sleepers lane

I'm sleeping my day away

Yeah, all the good people have gone to bed again

I'm sleeping my day away

'Coz the devil's at work inside my brain

I'm sleeping my day away I'm sleeping my day away

I'm sleeping my day away I'm sleeping my day away away

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