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When You Sleep

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Eminor

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[Verse 1]
EmOne foot in fGront of the oAmther
EmKeep breathing jGust like they tAmaught you
EmYou politely Gasked to take a wAmalk with me
EmI would've marriGed you there undernAmeath the trees
EmIs it reGal, this thCing?
Is it rEmeal, oGoh, this thCing?
[Chorus]
I could make you hCappy
I could make you lDove me
I could disGappear completely
I could be your loCve song
I could be loDng gone
I could be a ghGost in your eardrum
CWhen you sleep, wiDll it be wGith me?
When you slCeep, wDill it be wGith me?
[Verse 2]
EmI swore I sGaw you in a dAmream
EmAll dressed in wGhite and wAmide smile
EmYou politely asGked to take a wAmalk with me
EmAnd I marrGied you there undernAmeath the trees
EmCan you feel the bGeat of my heartbeat bAmeat through me?
EmCan you feel the bGeat of my heartbeat bCeat through?
[Chorus] x2
EmHow did I miGss you, when I didn't knCow you? (Ooh)
EmHow did I miGss you, when I didn't knCow you? (Ooh)
EmHow did I miGss you, when I didn't knCow you? (Ooh)
EmHow did I miGss you, when I didn't knCow you? (Ooh)

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When You Sleep

by Mary Lambert

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

Em G Am

One foot in front of the other

Em G Am

Keep breathing just like they taught you

Em G Am

You politely asked to take a walk with me

Em G Am

I would've married you there underneath the trees

Em G C

Is it real, this thing?

Em G C

Is it real, ooh, this thing?

[Chorus]

I could make you happy

I could make you love me

I could disappear completely

I could be your love song

I could be long gone

I could be a ghost in your eardrum

C D G

When you sleep, will it be with me?

C D G

When you sleep, will it be with me?

[Verse 2]

Em G Am

I swore I saw you in a dream

Em G Am

All dressed in white and wide smile

Em G Am

You politely asked to take a walk with me

Em G Am

And I married you there underneath the trees

Em G Am

Can you feel the beat of my heartbeat beat through me?

Em G C

Can you feel the beat of my heartbeat beat through?

[Chorus] x2

Em G C

How did I miss you, when I didn't know you? (Ooh)

Em G C

How did I miss you, when I didn't know you? (Ooh)

Em G C

How did I miss you, when I didn't know you? (Ooh)

Em G C

How did I miss you, when I didn't know you? (Ooh)

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