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Kris Delmhorst - Sleeping Dogs
INTRO:   E    G    A     E(2x) 
I'm so tired Abmof not Amoving
Now my Gskin is Astiff and Esore
And I'm so tired Abmof not looAking
At that Gthing that Awe igEnore
And I'm so nervous Abmthat you'll see me seeAing 
If you Gturn your Aface anyEmore
And I'm so Abmcareful to keep your Asecrets
What do I Gdo this fAor
CHORUS:
Wake Eup, Git's getting latAe and the sun is on the rEise
And it's time to open up those Gblinds and let it shine
On those Asleeping dogs you let ElieG  A  E  
I always wonderAbmed where you got the noAtion
That your Gsilence Adoes not Ehurt
'Cause I can seAbme the truth when you lean Aover
It's in the Gpocket of your AshirtE  
And unspoken, Abmit might feel like Amercy
But all it Gmeans is there's Athings you've never Esaid
It only means AbmI have no way of knowAing
If it's all Gin my Ahead
CHORUS:
Wake Eup, Git's getting late Aand the sun is in the skEy
And it's time to open up those Gblinds and let it shine
On those Asleeping dogs, Gsleeping Adogs you let ElieA  B  A  
You know Bwhy
INSTRUMENTAL:   A    E    G    A      E    G    A      E  
And for a long timeAbm, I don't think you Aever really knewG  
About the Astate that I was Ein
And I guess that would be Abmmy fault, babe
'Cause Aall I ever showed you was Gskin, I sure did Ashow you Esome skin
Now you got that Abmx-ray close-Aup
You got that GmicroAscope to my Egut
And that is not aAbm, a one way ofAfer
So I'll tell you what, Gtell you Awhat
CHORUS:
Wake Eup, Git's getting late Aand the sun is in the Esky
And I'm here to open up those bGlinds and let it shine
You may Abe sleeping soundly, but I Gwill not Alet you Elie
Let you Glie      A(woof)G  A  
Wake Eup, I will not let you G  
Sleeping dogs, wake Aup, I will not let you Glie
Wake Eup, GI will not let you
Sleeping dog, you may be Asleeping soundly, sleeping Gsoundly
Wake Eup, I will not let youG  
Sleeping dog, wake Aup, I will not let you Elie
Wake up, it's getting so lateG  
Sleeping dog, you may be Asleeping soundly, but I Gwill not Alet youE  

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Sleeping Dogs

by Kris Delmhorst

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Abm

Kris Delmhorst - Sleeping Dogs

E G A E

INTRO: (2x)

Abm A

I'm so tired of not moving

G A E

Now my skin is stiff and sore

Abm A

And I'm so tired of not looking

G A E

At that thing that we ignore

Abm A

And I'm so nervous that you'll see me seeing

G A E

If you turn your face anymore

Abm A

And I'm so careful to keep your secrets

G A

What do I do this for

CHORUS:

E G A E

Wake up, it's getting late and the sun is on the rise

And it's time to open up those blinds and let it shine

A E G A E

On those sleeping dogs you let lie

Abm A

I always wondered where you got the notion

G A E

That your silence does not hurt

Abm A

'Cause I can see the truth when you lean over

G A E

It's in the pocket of your shirt

Abm A

And unspoken, it might feel like mercy

G A E

But all it means is there's things you've never said

Abm A

It only means I have no way of knowing

G A

If it's all in my head

CHORUS:

E G A E

Wake up, it's getting late and the sun is in the sky

And it's time to open up those blinds and let it shine

A G A E A B A

On those sleeping dogs, sleeping dogs you let lie

You know why

A E G A E G A E

INSTRUMENTAL:

Abm A G

And for a long time, I don't think you ever really knew

A E

About the state that I was in

Abm

And I guess that would be my fault, babe

A G A E

'Cause all I ever showed you was skin, I sure did show you some skin

Abm A

Now you got that x-ray close-up

G A E

You got that microscope to my gut

Abm A

And that is not a, a one way offer

G A

So I'll tell you what, tell you what

CHORUS:

E G A E

Wake up, it's getting late and the sun is in the sky

And I'm here to open up those blinds and let it shine

A G A E

You may be sleeping soundly, but I will not let you lie

G A G A

Let you lie (woof)

E G

Wake up, I will not let you

A G

Sleeping dogs, wake up, I will not let you lie

E G

Wake up, I will not let you

A G

Sleeping dog, you may be sleeping soundly, sleeping soundly

E G

Wake up, I will not let you

A E

Sleeping dog, wake up, I will not let you lie

Wake up, it's getting so late

A G A E

Sleeping dog, you may be sleeping soundly, but I will not let you

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