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Everything Everything - We Sleep In Pairs
This song is originally recorded in a drop tuning. These are the chords when the song is transposed into
standard tuning.
[Chords]
e|---C#--------G#/C--------A#m1-------Fm1-------F#2-----A#m7/F--1-----G#7/C----------G#74-------B--------D#m------|
B|---6-------4-------2-------1-------2-------2-------4-------4-------4-------7-----|
G|---6-------5-------3-------1-------3-------1-------5-------5-------4-------8-----|
D|---6-------6-------3-------3-------4-------3-------4-------4-------4-------8-----|
A|---4-------3-------1-------3-------4---------------3-------6-------2-------6-----|
E|---------------------------1-------2-------1---------------4---------------------|
[Verse 1]
Each night I lay beneath the Earth
I am tired of feeling powerless
With no edge and no reflected light
There is something in the way of us
F#  A#m7/F  Fm  G#7/C
[Verse 2]
   C#Don't G#/Ccry now A#mall the wheels will Fmturn
There'll be F#bluebirds over A#m7/Fyou and IFm  G#7/C  
   C#With black G#/Cbrains they'll A#mcome to save our Fmlives
As our F#flesh becomes A#m7/FelectrifiedFm  G#7  
[Pre-Chorus]
   F#We G#sleep in pA#mairs, jusG#7/Ct waiting
[Chorus]
   C#Can you G#/Ctake me aA#mway?F#  
   C#Can you G#/Cstop with the A#mlies?B  
   F#Are you desperate? D#mYes I think I'm desperate
   BWhat's my best bet   F#on your death bed?
D#mYes I'm on my last legs,    Band you're desperate
C#   G#/C A#m   Fm   F#   A#m7/F   Fm   G#7/C
[Verse 3]
   C#Blaze G#/Cover me A#mbird of paraFmdise
Don't be F#fearful, don't you A#m7/Fclose your eyFmesG#7/C  
   C#Oh G#/Csister A#mkeep the hope aliFmve
We can F#run before they A#m7/FrealiseFm  G#7  
[Pre-Chorus]
   F#I'm G#asking it    A#mto G#7/Cheal me
[Chorus]
   C#Can you G#/Ctake me aA#mway?F#  
   C#Can you G#/Cstop with the A#mlies?B  
   F#Are you desperate? D#mYes I think I'm desperate
   BWhat's my best bet   F#on your death bed?
D#mYes I'm on my last legs,    Band you're desperate
   C#Can you G#/Ctake me aA#mway?F#  
   C#Can you G#/Cstop with the A#mlies?B  
[Outro]
   F#     D#m        B[x4]
C#   G#/C A#m   Fm   F#   A#m7/F   Fm   G#7
F#   A#m7/F   Fm  G#7
C#

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We Sleep In Pairs

by Everything Everything

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#/C

A#m

A#m7/F

G#7/C

G#7

D#m

Everything Everything - We Sleep In Pairs

This song is originally recorded in a drop tuning. These are the chords when the song is transposed into

standard tuning.

[Chords]

C# G#/C A#m Fm F# A#m7/F G#7/C G#7 B D#m

e|-------------------1-------1-------2-------1---------------4---------------------|

B|---6-------4-------2-------1-------2-------2-------4-------4-------4-------7-----|

G|---6-------5-------3-------1-------3-------1-------5-------5-------4-------8-----|

D|---6-------6-------3-------3-------4-------3-------4-------4-------4-------8-----|

A|---4-------3-------1-------3-------4---------------3-------6-------2-------6-----|

E|---------------------------1-------2-------1---------------4---------------------|

[Verse 1]

Each night I lay beneath the Earth

I am tired of feeling powerless

With no edge and no reflected light

There is something in the way of us

F# A#m7/F Fm G#7/C

[Verse 2]

C# G#/C A#m Fm

Don't cry now all the wheels will turn

F# A#m7/F Fm G#7/C

There'll be bluebirds over you and I

C# G#/C A#m Fm

With black brains they'll come to save our lives

F# A#m7/F Fm G#7

As our flesh becomes electrified

[Pre-Chorus]

F# G# A#m G#7/C

We sleep in pairs, just waiting

[Chorus]

C# G#/C A#m F#

Can you take me away?

C# G#/C A#m B

Can you stop with the lies?

F# D#m

Are you desperate? Yes I think I'm desperate

B F#

What's my best bet on your death bed?

D#m B

Yes I'm on my last legs, and you're desperate

C# G#/C A#m Fm F# A#m7/F Fm G#7/C

[Verse 3]

C# G#/C A#m Fm

Blaze over me bird of paradise

F# A#m7/F Fm G#7/C

Don't be fearful, don't you close your eyes

C# G#/C A#m Fm

Oh sister keep the hope alive

F# A#m7/F Fm G#7

We can run before they realise

[Pre-Chorus]

F# G# A#m G#7/C

I'm asking it to heal me

[Chorus]

C# G#/C A#m F#

Can you take me away?

C# G#/C A#m B

Can you stop with the lies?

F# D#m

Are you desperate? Yes I think I'm desperate

B F#

What's my best bet on your death bed?

D#m B

Yes I'm on my last legs, and you're desperate

C# G#/C A#m F#

Can you take me away?

C# G#/C A#m B

Can you stop with the lies?

[Outro]

F# D#m B

[x4]

C# G#/C A#m Fm F# A#m7/F Fm G#7

F# A#m7/F Fm G#7

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