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Sleep Awake

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Standard Tuning (E-A-D-G-B-e)
Key of F
Chords:
      Bb: x13331
      Dm: xx0231
   Asus4: x02230 
      A7: x02020
       F: 133211
       A: x02220
Intro and Verse:
Pick or play chords as follows:
|-Bb------------------------------------|-Dm------------------------------------|
|---(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)~-----|---(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)~-----|
|----0----0----0----0----0----0~------|----0----0----0----0----0----0~------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-1----1----1----1----1----1----------|-0----0----0----0----0----0----------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
                             (let ring)                              (let ring)
|-Bb------------------------Dm-------------------------|-Asus4--------------------A7----------------|
|---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)--|---(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(2)--(2)~-----|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|----0----0----0----0----0----0~------|
|-------------0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0------|-------------------------------------|
|-1-----1------------------------------------------|-0----0----0----0----0----0----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
                                                                                (let ring)
[Verse]
ProBbtecting you
ProDmtecting me
 BbI throw the evidence inDmto a trunk and drop it Asus4in the seaA7  
BbLie awake
I Dmsleep awake
 BbI sleep with one eye on the Dmbedroom door,
The other Asus4on the cakeA7  
ProBbtecting me
ProDmtecting you
 BbCarving away our fingerDmprints out of our fingerAsus4tips until they're A7smooth
[Chorus]
FLie awake
I A7sleep awake
 BbI sleep with one eye on my Dmroyal flush
The other Asus4on the take
I A7sleep awake
[Verse]
ProBbtecting this
ProDmtecting that
 BbCalling a deadbeat with his Dmdead boat wrapped around his Asus4artifact
ProA7tecting that
BbLie awake
I Dmsleep awake
 BbI sleep with one hand on my Dm45, the other 'Asus4round my baby's A7waist
[Chorus]
FLie awake
I A7sleep awake
 BbI go to bed with all my Dmlights turned on
So I don't Asus4slip away
I A7stay awake
BbOut on the street I keep a Dmstarted car
Who only Asus4waits for me, conA7veniently
Bb
 F   A   Dm   Bb(repeat)
FLie awaAke
I Dmsleep awaBbke
FLie awaAke
I Dmsleep awaBbke
FAhhAh...DmahhhBb...
[Outro] Pick intro again
End with:
|F------------------|
|--------------1~--|
|-----------2------|
|--------3---------|
|-----3------------|
|--1---------------|
               (let ring)

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Sleep Awake

by Mother Mother

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Standard Tuning (E-A-D-G-B-e)

Key of F

Chords:

: x13331

: xx0231

Asus4

: x02230

: x02020

: 133211

: x02220

Intro and Verse:

Pick or play chords as follows:

Bb Dm

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|---(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)~-----|---(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)~-----|

|----0----0----0----0----0----0~------|----0----0----0----0----0----0~------|

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-1----1----1----1----1----1----------|-0----0----0----0----0----0----------|

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

(let ring) (let ring)

Bb Dm Asus4 A7

|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)--|---(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(2)--(2)~-----|

|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|----0----0----0----0----0----0~------|

|-------------0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0------|-------------------------------------|

|-1-----1------------------------------------------|-0----0----0----0----0----0----------|

|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

(let ring)

[Verse]

Protecting you

Protecting me

Bb Dm Asus4 A7

I throw the evidence into a trunk and drop it in the sea

Lie awake

I sleep awake

Bb Dm

I sleep with one eye on the bedroom door,

Asus4 A7

The other on the cake

Protecting me

Protecting you

Bb Dm Asus4 A7

Carving away our fingerprints out of our fingertips until they're smooth

[Chorus]

Lie awake

I sleep awake

Bb Dm

I sleep with one eye on my royal flush

Asus4

The other on the take

I sleep awake

[Verse]

Protecting this

Protecting that

Bb Dm Asus4

Calling a deadbeat with his dead boat wrapped around his artifact

Protecting that

Lie awake

I sleep awake

Bb Dm Asus4 A7

I sleep with one hand on my 45, the other 'round my baby's waist

[Chorus]

Lie awake

I sleep awake

Bb Dm

I go to bed with all my lights turned on

Asus4

So I don't slip away

I stay awake

Bb Dm

Out on the street I keep a started car

Asus4 A7

Who only waits for me, conveniently

F A Dm Bb

(repeat)

F A

Lie awake

Dm Bb

I sleep awake

F A

Lie awake

Dm Bb

I sleep awake

F A Dm Bb

Ahhh...ahhh...

[Outro] Pick intro again

End with:

|------------------|

|--------------1~--|

|-----------2------|

|--------3---------|

|-----3------------|

|--1---------------|

(let ring)

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