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Sleeping With The Light On

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1/56

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 56Position: 8

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
     G=320033  
 Cadd9=[x32033] 
   Em7=022033  
 Dsus4=[xx0233]
     D=[xx0232]
    Bm=224432  
    Em=022000  
    Capo 1st
Intro:  G   Cadd9[x2]
Verse:
Along she Gcame 
With her Cadd9picture  
Put it in a Gframe
So I won't Cadd9miss her
Got on a Em7plane 
From Dsus4London, DHeathrow
It seems sucCadd9h a shame, yeah...
Chorus:
I feel her Gslipping through my Bmfingers
Now she's Cadd9gone 
I'm sleeping with the Dlight on
And Gsharks swim through my Bmveins now 
That she's Cadd9gone
I'm sleeping with the Cmlight on
Verse:
Heard she's Gengaged 
But to Cadd9her best friend
No ones to Gblame 
Here's where Cadd9it all ends
And I feel the Em7pain 
'Cause I'm Dsus4without Dher
I feel Cadd9the pain
Chorus:
I feel her Gslipping through my Bmfingers
Now she's Cadd9gone 
I'm sleeping with the Dlight on
And Gsharks swim through my Bmveins now 
That she's Cadd9gone
I'm sleeping with the Cmlight on
Bridge:
   EmI see the sight 
 Cadd9With a different light
 GWords cannot describe the way DI'Dsus4m feeliDng
'Cause I've been Emsearching in my head
For the Cadd9words I thought she'd said
For Gtoo longD  
Chorus: (One strum per chord)
I feel her Gslipping through my Bmfingers
Now she's Cadd9gone 
I'm sleeping with the Dlight on
And Gsharks swim through my Bmveins now 
          Cadd9 (strumming increases)
That she's gone
I'm sleeping with the Cmlight on
Solo:
e|-9-9-9-8G------------|-9-9-9Bm-8-----------|-9-9-9-Cadd98-----------|---------D----------|
B|----------9-8-9-----|----------9-8------|----------9-8-9----|-9-9-9-11-11-13-11-|
G|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-9-9-9-8G------------|-9-9-9Bm-8-----------|-9-9-9-Cadd98-----------|---------Cm-------------------|
B|----------9-8-9-----|----------9-8------|----------9-8-9----|-11-13-11----11-13-11----11-|
G|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------13---------13-----|
D|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
Chorus:
I feel her Gslipping through my Bmfingers
Now she's Cadd9gone 
I'm sleeping with the Dlight on
And Gsharks swim through my Bmveins now 
That she's Cadd9gone
I'm sleeping with the Cmlight on   
G (let it ring)
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Sleeping With The Light On

by McBusted

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Dsus4

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

G 320033

Cadd9

=[x32033]

Em7 022033

Dsus4

=[xx0233]

=[xx0232]

Bm 224432

Em 022000

Capo 1st

G Cadd9

Intro: [x2]

Verse:

Along she came

Cadd9

With her picture

Put it in a frame

Cadd9

So I won't miss her

Em7

Got on a plane

Dsus4 D

From London, Heathrow

Cadd9

It seems such a shame, yeah...

Chorus:

G Bm

I feel her slipping through my fingers

Cadd9

Now she's gone

I'm sleeping with the light on

G Bm

And sharks swim through my veins now

Cadd9

That she's gone

I'm sleeping with the light on

Verse:

Heard she's engaged

Cadd9

But to her best friend

No ones to blame

Cadd9

Here's where it all ends

Em7

And I feel the pain

Dsus4 D

'Cause I'm without her

Cadd9

I feel the pain

Chorus:

G Bm

I feel her slipping through my fingers

Cadd9

Now she's gone

I'm sleeping with the light on

G Bm

And sharks swim through my veins now

Cadd9

That she's gone

I'm sleeping with the light on

Bridge:

I see the sight

Cadd9

With a different light

G D Dsus4 D

Words cannot describe the way I'm feeling

'Cause I've been searching in my head

Cadd9

For the words I thought she'd said

G D

For too long

Chorus: (One strum per chord)

G Bm

I feel her slipping through my fingers

Cadd9

Now she's gone

I'm sleeping with the light on

G Bm

And sharks swim through my veins now

Cadd9 (strumming increases)

That she's gone

I'm sleeping with the light on

Solo:

G Bm Cadd9 D

e|-9-9-9-8------------|-9-9-9-8-----------|-9-9-9-8-----------|-------------------|

B|----------9-8-9-----|----------9-8------|----------9-8-9----|-9-9-9-11-11-13-11-|

G|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

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

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

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

G Bm Cadd9 Cm

e|-9-9-9-8------------|-9-9-9-8-----------|-9-9-9-8-----------|----------------------------|

B|----------9-8-9-----|----------9-8------|----------9-8-9----|-11-13-11----11-13-11----11-|

G|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------13---------13-----|

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

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

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

Chorus:

G Bm

I feel her slipping through my fingers

Cadd9

Now she's gone

I'm sleeping with the light on

G Bm

And sharks swim through my veins now

Cadd9

That she's gone

I'm sleeping with the light on

G (let it ring)

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