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[Intro]
Am  Dm  G
Am  Dm  G
Am  Dm  G
Am  Dm  G
Fmaj7
[Verse 1]
E7These children of the Amdark boy
E7Don't you know they get Amaround
E7Don't go walking in the Ampark boy
Dm7You may never be Gfound
[Verse 2]
E7There was this important Amman and
E7He saw things he shouldn't Amsee
E7Now he's buried in the Amsand man
E7Now he's no one really no one
[Pre-Chorus]
BmBeware of Alittle Asus2onesA  
Who Bm7never say their prayers at EnigEsus4htE  
Cmaj7Take care my Fmaj7foolish one
You may Esurely die of fright, E7surely die of fright
[Chorus]
AmGo to sleep
DmThe Glittle ones Amnever sleep, Dmno, they Gnever sleep
AmHave a care Dmthat you Gnever meet Amone
Go to sleep, Dmjust Ggo to sleep
[Instrumental]
Am  Dm  G
Am  Dm  G
Am  Dm  G
Am  Dm  G
Fmaj7
[Verse 3]
E7In the city of your Amdreams, boy
E7In the darkness of your Amroom
E7Nothing's ever what it Amseems, boy
Dm7In the gathering Ggloom
[Verse 4]
E7Yeah, these children of the Amnight, man
E7Will have you dancing to their Amtune
E7They'll extinguish all the Amlights and
E7Then you're no one, really no one
[Pre-Chorus]
BmBeware of Alittle Asus2onesA  
Who Bm7never say their prayers at EnigEsus4htE  
Cmaj7Take care my Fmaj7foolish one
You may Esurely die of fright, E7surely die of fright
[Chorus]
AmGo to sleep
DmThe Glittle ones Amnever sleep, Dmno, they Gnever sleep
AmHave a care Dmthat you Gnever meet Amone
Go to sleep, Dmjust Ggo to sleep
[Outro]
Am  Dm  G
Am  Dm  G
Am  Dm  G
Am  Dm  G
Fmaj7

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Sweet Dreams

by The Knack

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Dm7

Asus2

Bm7

Esus4

Cmaj7

[Intro]

Am Dm G

Fmaj7

[Verse 1]

E7 Am

These children of the dark boy

E7 Am

Don't you know they get around

E7 Am

Don't go walking in the park boy

Dm7 G

You may never be found

[Verse 2]

E7 Am

There was this important man and

E7 Am

He saw things he shouldn't see

E7 Am

Now he's buried in the sand man

Now he's no one really no one

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm A Asus2 A

Beware of little ones

Bm7 E Esus4 E

Who never say their prayers at night

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Take care my foolish one

E E7

You may surely die of fright, surely die of fright

[Chorus]

Go to sleep

Dm G Am Dm G

The little ones never sleep, no, they never sleep

Am Dm G Am

Have a care that you never meet one

Dm G

Go to sleep, just go to sleep

[Instrumental]

Am Dm G

Fmaj7

[Verse 3]

E7 Am

In the city of your dreams, boy

E7 Am

In the darkness of your room

E7 Am

Nothing's ever what it seems, boy

Dm7 G

In the gathering gloom

[Verse 4]

E7 Am

Yeah, these children of the night, man

E7 Am

Will have you dancing to their tune

E7 Am

They'll extinguish all the lights and

Then you're no one, really no one

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm A Asus2 A

Beware of little ones

Bm7 E Esus4 E

Who never say their prayers at night

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Take care my foolish one

E E7

You may surely die of fright, surely die of fright

[Chorus]

Go to sleep

Dm G Am Dm G

The little ones never sleep, no, they never sleep

Am Dm G Am

Have a care that you never meet one

Dm G

Go to sleep, just go to sleep

[Outro]

Am Dm G

Fmaj7

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