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Sleepsong

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Intro:  Am   F  
AmDon't talk to strangeFrs.G  
AmOh, in the sFtrangest dreams, wCalking by your side
AmIt is the Fhole you imCpose upon your life
AWhen you're out, lFoneliness, it Ccrawls up in the ground
AmIt's what you fFeel, but can't artCiculate out loud.
Oh you Fgo to sleep on your Cown and you wake each day with your thoughts
And it sFcares you being Calone
It's a last resGort
AmAll you want is Emsomeone ontCo whom you can cling
AYour mother warneFd of strangers and the Cdangers they may bring
AmYour dreams and Bmmemories are blCurring into one
AmThe scenes which holFd the waking Cworld slowly come Fundone
You'll come unAmdone
AOh, you Fgo to sleep on your own,
And you Amwake each day with your Gthoughts
And it scFares you being alone,
It's a last reAmsortG  
You gFo to sleep on your own
And you Amwake each day with your thGoughts
And it sFcares you being Calone, it's a last AmresoGrt
FOh, AmOhhGhh, FOAmh, OBmhhhh
ADon't tAmalk to strangDersG,
And dAmon't walk into dFangeAmr.F  G  
AmDon't talk to FstraAmngeFrs,Am  
And don't walk into FdanAgeDmr.F  
Oh you go to sleep on your Cown,
And you Amwake each day with your tGhoughts
And it sFcares you being aClone,
It's a last reAmsortG  
You Fgo to sleep on your Cown,
And you Amwake each day with your Gthoughts
FAnd it scares you being Calone,
It's a last AmresoGrt
FDon't CtaAmlk     G  Fto AmstraGngers
Oh you Fgo to sleep on your Cown,
And you Amwake each day with your tGhoughts
And it sFcares you being Calone,
It's a last AmresCorGt

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Sleepsong

by Bastille

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Am F

Intro:

Am F G

Don't talk to strangers.

Am F C

Oh, in the strangest dreams, walking by your side

Am F C

It is the hole you impose upon your life

A F C

When you're out, loneliness, it crawls up in the ground

Am F C

It's what you feel, but can't articulate out loud.

F C

Oh you go to sleep on your own and you wake each day with your thoughts

F C

And it scares you being alone

It's a last resort

Am Em C

All you want is someone onto whom you can cling

A F C

Your mother warned of strangers and the dangers they may bring

Am Bm C

Your dreams and memories are blurring into one

Am F C F

The scenes which hold the waking world slowly come undone

You'll come undone

A F

Oh, you go to sleep on your own,

Am G

And you wake each day with your thoughts

And it scares you being alone,

Am G

It's a last resort

You go to sleep on your own

Am G

And you wake each day with your thoughts

F C Am G

And it scares you being alone, it's a last resort

F Am G F Am Bm

Oh, Ohhhh, Oh, Ohhhh

A Am D G

Don't talk to strangers,

Am F Am F G

And don't walk into danger.

Am F Am F Am

Don't talk to strangers,

F A Dm F

And don't walk into danger.

Oh you go to sleep on your own,

Am G

And you wake each day with your thoughts

F C

And it scares you being alone,

Am G

It's a last resort

F C

You go to sleep on your own,

Am G

And you wake each day with your thoughts

F C

And it scares you being alone,

Am G

It's a last resort

F C Am G F Am G

Don't talk to strangers

F C

Oh you go to sleep on your own,

Am G

And you wake each day with your thoughts

F C

And it scares you being alone,

Am C G

It's a last resort

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