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Afraid To Sleep

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Afraid To Sleep 
GThe night is still, Amthe wind is chilled 
GI hear the rain Bmfalling on my window Dpane 
GCan't close my eyes, Amafraid to sleep 
GCause when I do BmI would only dream of Dyou 
I'm Ctrying to forDget that Cwe ever Dmet 
But Chow can I forDget and dream of Gyou? 
CAfraid to sleep because I'd dF#7ream of Dmyou 
CAfraid to sleep because I'd Emwake up feeling Dblue 
If I Fstay awake fFmorever, we'd Cnever Embe toAmgether 
So I'll Dclose my eyes and Ggo ahead and Cdream D  
CSweet Ddreams 
CSweer Ddreams 

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Afraid To Sleep

by Roy Orbison

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F#7

Afraid To Sleep

G Am

The night is still, the wind is chilled

G Bm D

I hear the rain falling on my window pane

G Am

Can't close my eyes, afraid to sleep

G Bm D

Cause when I do I would only dream of you

C D C D

I'm trying to forget that we ever met

C D G

But how can I forget and dream of you?

C F#7 Dm

Afraid to sleep because I'd dream of you

C Em D

Afraid to sleep because I'd wake up feeling blue

F Fm C Em Am

If I stay awake forever, we'd never be together

D G C D

So I'll close my eyes and go ahead and dream

C D

Sweet dreams

C D

Sweer dreams

About Afraid To Sleep Chords by Roy Orbison

Learn how to play Afraid To Sleep by Roy Orbison with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Afraid To Sleep chords”, “Afraid To Sleep guitar chords”, or “Roy Orbison Afraid To Sleep 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 Afraid To Sleep chords and for experienced players who want accurate Afraid To Sleep lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Am, Bm, D, C, F#7.

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What key is "Afraid To Sleep" in?

The chords for "Afraid To Sleep" show the original chord names (including G, Am, Bm, D, C, F#7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.