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Sleepsong

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It might be easiest to play this CAPO 5 and use the transpose function so that this is down 5 half-steps.
That's how the original recording is. But this works for concert pitch.
ORDER: I V1 V2 C1 B INT V3 C2 O
[INTRO]
DmLoo-li, loo-li, loo-li, lai-Amlay
DmLoo-li, loo-li, loo-li lai-lay
[VERSE 1]
DmLay down your Bb/Dhead and I'll sing you a C/Dlullaby
DmBack to the Bb/Dyears of loo-li C/Dlai-lay
And I'll Dmsing you to Bb/Dsleep and I'll sing you C/Dtomorrow
DmBless you with Bb/Dlove for the Am/Droad that you Dmgo
[VERSE 2]
DmMay you sail Bbfair to the Gmfar fields of Amfortune
With Dmdiamonds and Bbpearls at your Gmhead and your Amfeet
And Bbmaj7may you need Fnever to Gmbanish misAmfortune
Bbmaj7May you find Csuskind - Cness in Amall that you Dmmeet
[CHORUS 1]
May there Bbalways be Cangels to Amwatch over Bbyou
To Bbguide you each Cstep of the Dmway
To Bbguard you and Ckeep you Amsafe from all BbharmAm7  
GmLoo-li, Amloo-li, lai-Dmlay
[BRIDGE]
C/E F Bb/F C/F
F Bb/F C/F
Bb/D F/C Bb9 C
Dm C Bb
[INTERLUDE - 4 measures]
Dm
[VERSE 3]
DmMay you bring Bbmaj7love and Gm7may you bring Amhappiness
Be Dmloved in Bbmaj7return to the Gm7end of your Amdays
Now Bbmaj7fall off to Fsleep, I'm not Gm9meaning to Amkeep you
I'll just Bbmaj7sit for a Am/Cwhile and sing Amloo-li, lai-Dmlay
[CHORUS 2]
May there Bbalways be Cangels to Amwatch over Bbyou
To Bbguide you each Cstep of the Dmway
To Bbguard you and Ckeep you Amsafe from all BbharmAm7  
GmLoo-li, Amloo-li, lai-Dmlay
GmLoo-li, Amloo-li, lai-Dmlay
[OUTRO]
DmLoo-li, loo-li, loo-li, Am/Dlai-lay
DmLoo-li, loo-li, loo-li lai-lay (repeat these two lines)
DmLoo-li, lai-lay
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About Sleepsong Chords by Secret Garden

Learn how to play Sleepsong by Secret Garden with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Sleepsong chords”, “Sleepsong guitar chords”, or “Secret Garden Sleepsong chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Sleepsong chords and for experienced players who want accurate Sleepsong lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include B, Dm, Am, Bb/D, C/D, Am/D.

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