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Sleep on Needles
by Sondre Lerche
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Chords used:
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E||--A----D7M-5----D----Dm-5--F#5-2---Bm-2---Cm-3---C#m-4----||
B||--5----7----7----6---2----3----4----5----||
G||--6----6----7----7---2----4----5----6----||
D||--7----7----7----7---4----4----5----6----||
A||--7----5----5----5---4----2----3----4----||
E||--5------------------2-------------------||
Or, if you don't like playing too many barre chords,
you may play the song with these:
E||--A0---D7M-2----D2---Dm-1--F#5-2---Bm-2---Cm-3---C#m-4----||
B||--2----2----3----3---2----3----4----5----||
G||--2----2----2----2---2----4----5----6----||
D||--2----0----0----0---4----4----5----6----||
A||--0----0----0----0---4----2----3----4----||
E||---------------------2-------------------||
AAsk me anything you like
IA'll reveal everything
I will tD7Mreasure the truth
You could Aknow anything
I Aam but a fool to play unaware of things
If I'd tD7Mreasured the truth
I Awould tell it to you
I'Dm coming dDmown to tAell you what F#5I know
To Bmsay what's real, to let you know
Where I Dhave been and how I Dmhad to
SAleep on F#5needles
You'll beBmlieve you are DharDmd
SAleep on F#5needles
And hBmear only the DtrutDmh
Interlude:  A   D   A   D  
AAm I likely to succeed with the way things are?
JuD7Mdging by your smile
You are hAolding something back
I'm Asleepless around midnight
TheAre's a change in the wind
The reD7Mmembrance of things you Aused to hold back
I Dcome arounDmd each Atime your notes are F#5high
To Bmtear you down and drag you up
To Dlet you know what's going Dmon while I
SAleep on F#5needles
You'll beBmlieve you are DharDmd
SAleep on F#5needles
And hBmear only the DtrutDmh
Interlude:  A   D   A   D   F#5   Bm   Dm  
            A?  F#5   Bm   Cm   C#m  Dm  
                   \   fast   /
Outro 'solo':
E||-------------|-------------|--10-9-7----7-|--9-7-10----7-||
B||--10-9-7---7-|--10-9-7---7-|---------10---|---------10---||
G||---------9---|---------9---|--------------|--------------||
D||---------------------------------------------------------||
A||---------------------------------------------------------||
E||---------------------------------------------------------||

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Sleep On Needles

by Sondre Lerche

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D7M

F#5

C#m

Sleep on Needles

by Sondre Lerche

----------------

Chords used:

------------

A D7M D Dm F#5 Bm Cm C#m

E||-------5---------5---2----2----3----4----||

B||--5----7----7----6---2----3----4----5----||

G||--6----6----7----7---2----4----5----6----||

D||--7----7----7----7---4----4----5----6----||

A||--7----5----5----5---4----2----3----4----||

E||--5------------------2-------------------||

Or, if you don't like playing too many barre chords,

you may play the song with these:

A D7M D Dm F#5 Bm Cm C#m

E||--0----2----2----1---2----2----3----4----||

B||--2----2----3----3---2----3----4----5----||

G||--2----2----2----2---2----4----5----6----||

D||--2----0----0----0---4----4----5----6----||

A||--0----0----0----0---4----2----3----4----||

E||---------------------2-------------------||

Ask me anything you like

I'll reveal everything

D7M

I will treasure the truth

You could know anything

I am but a fool to play unaware of things

D7M

If I'd treasured the truth

I would tell it to you

D Dm A F#5

I'm coming down to tell you what I know

To say what's real, to let you know

D Dm

Where I have been and how I had to

A F#5

Sleep on needles

Bm D Dm

You'll believe you are hard

A F#5

Sleep on needles

Bm D Dm

And hear only the truth

A D A D

Interlude:

Am I likely to succeed with the way things are?

D7M

Judging by your smile

You are holding something back

I'm sleepless around midnight

There's a change in the wind

D7M A

The remembrance of things you used to hold back

D Dm A F#5

I come around each time your notes are high

To tear you down and drag you up

D Dm

To let you know what's going on while I

A F#5

Sleep on needles

Bm D Dm

You'll believe you are hard

A F#5

Sleep on needles

Bm D Dm

And hear only the truth

A D A D F#5 Bm Dm

Interlude:

A F#5 Bm Cm C#m Dm

\ fast /

Outro 'solo':

E||-------------|-------------|--10-9-7----7-|--9-7-10----7-||

B||--10-9-7---7-|--10-9-7---7-|---------10---|---------10---||

G||---------9---|---------9---|--------------|--------------||

D||---------------------------------------------------------||

A||---------------------------------------------------------||

E||---------------------------------------------------------||

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