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Taken By Sleep

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* = one strum
This is the story about a scarlet letter...
[Intro]
G C Em Dsus4 D
G C Em Dsus4 D
[Verse 1]
GIt just hit me as I lay my head down
CNo one around in the dark cold night I hear a sound
EmIn my head, repeat track of everything you've ever said
Dsus4Must be something, but it's nothing, so DI just go back to bed
GIt's four, crack the door to the hallway in my dreams
CBut it seems that my hallway keeps closing in on me
EmForcing me out, making me think about you and how you're gone
Dsus4I see four-o-five with teary eyes and tDhen I write this song
[Chorus]
GAnd I just can't believe it has to be this way
CYou know we say it seems to me that it was just the other day
EmI saw your face and saw your light, you ran the race you fought the fight
Dsus4But now it's all being torn dDown for me tonight
GAnd I know it might be a little selfish for me to say
CBut I need to know if you thought of me at all today
Em'Cause every day I walk past the place you left five days of the week
Dsus4And now it's ten after four, and I am TDaken By Sleep
[Instrumental]
G C Em Dsus4 D
[Verse 2]
GSpending hours on end, deciding on what
CI'd say to a friend if I ever saw him again
Em'Cause I don't know if I know, don't wanna come across the wrong way
Dsus4And I don't know if I know, but I know I waDnt to see your face today
GSomebody told me that they saw you cry and break down
CDo you know how hard that is to get around and think about?
EmIt's not like you to let emotions get the best of things
Dsus4Especially when everything is haDnging in the air we breathe
[Chorus]
GAnd I just can't believe it has to be this way
CYou know we say it seems to me that it was just the other day
EmI saw your face and saw your light, you ran the race you fought the fight
Dsus4But now it's all being torn dDown for me tonight
GAnd I know it might be a little selfish for me to say
CBut I need to know if you thought of me at all today
Em'Cause every day I walk past the place you left five days of the week
Dsus4And now it's ten after four, and I am TDaken By Sleep
[Instrumental]
G C Em Dsus4 D
G C Em Dsus4 D
[Bridge]
G*           C*
I'll sing a song to you my friend
Em*          Dsus4*  D*
I'll sing a song to you my friend
G*           C*
I'll sing a song to you my friend
          Em     Dsus4       D  D*
I'll sing a song to you my... LET'S GO!
GYeahC  Em  Dsus4  D  
GFriend yCeah yEmeah yDsus4eahD  
GAnd I'll sing a sCong to you my friend
EmI'll sing a sDsus4ong to yDou my friend
GAnd I'll sing a sCong to you my friend
EmI'll sing a sDsus4ong to yDou my friend
[Outro]
G C Em D
C Bm Am G

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Taken By Sleep

by Tyler Joseph

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

* = one strum

This is the story about a scarlet letter...

[Intro]

G C Em Dsus4 D

[Verse 1]

It just hit me as I lay my head down

No one around in the dark cold night I hear a sound

In my head, repeat track of everything you've ever said

Dsus4 D

Must be something, but it's nothing, so I just go back to bed

It's four, crack the door to the hallway in my dreams

But it seems that my hallway keeps closing in on me

Forcing me out, making me think about you and how you're gone

Dsus4 D

I see four-o-five with teary eyes and then I write this song

[Chorus]

And I just can't believe it has to be this way

You know we say it seems to me that it was just the other day

I saw your face and saw your light, you ran the race you fought the fight

Dsus4 D

But now it's all being torn down for me tonight

And I know it might be a little selfish for me to say

But I need to know if you thought of me at all today

'Cause every day I walk past the place you left five days of the week

Dsus4 D

And now it's ten after four, and I am Taken By Sleep

[Instrumental]

G C Em Dsus4 D

[Verse 2]

Spending hours on end, deciding on what

I'd say to a friend if I ever saw him again

'Cause I don't know if I know, don't wanna come across the wrong way

Dsus4 D

And I don't know if I know, but I know I want to see your face today

Somebody told me that they saw you cry and break down

Do you know how hard that is to get around and think about?

It's not like you to let emotions get the best of things

Dsus4 D

Especially when everything is hanging in the air we breathe

[Chorus]

And I just can't believe it has to be this way

You know we say it seems to me that it was just the other day

I saw your face and saw your light, you ran the race you fought the fight

Dsus4 D

But now it's all being torn down for me tonight

And I know it might be a little selfish for me to say

But I need to know if you thought of me at all today

'Cause every day I walk past the place you left five days of the week

Dsus4 D

And now it's ten after four, and I am Taken By Sleep

[Instrumental]

G C Em Dsus4 D

[Bridge]

G C

* *

I'll sing a song to you my friend

Em Dsus4 D

* * *

I'll sing a song to you my friend

G C

* *

I'll sing a song to you my friend

Em Dsus4 D D

I'll sing a song to you my... LET'S GO!

G C Em Dsus4 D

Yeah

G C Em Dsus4 D

Friend yeah yeah yeah

G C

And I'll sing a song to you my friend

Em Dsus4 D

I'll sing a song to you my friend

G C

And I'll sing a song to you my friend

Em Dsus4 D

I'll sing a song to you my friend

[Outro]

G C Em D

C Bm Am G

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