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Fmaj7:x33210
[Intro]
C/G  Fmaj7  G
C/G  Fmaj7  G
C/G  Fmaj7  G
C/G  Fmaj7  G
[Verse 1]
C/GI know where the nigFmaj7htmares sleGep
C/GOn what fodder do tFmaj7hey feedG  
C/GFor two long weeks I stFmaj7ayed awakGe 
C/Guntil I saw one cFmaj7ross your facGe I...
C/G  Fmaj7  G
C/G  Fmaj7  G
[Verse 2]
C/GI knew that you had Fmaj7been untruGe
C/GI didn't know how, bFmaj7ut I knew Gthe
C/GWho you spoke to Fmaj7in your drGeams, was 
C/GNever how you sFmaj7poke to me Gnow
[Chorus]
C/GI know where the nigFmaj7htmares slGeep 
C/GOn what fodder do thFmaj7ey feedG  
C/GI followed them back dFmaj7own to helGl 
C/GAnd I spent some time down Fmaj7there myseGlf
C/G  Fmaj7  G
C/G  Fmaj7  G
[Verse 3]
C/GNightmares have their Fmaj7dreams as Gwell
C/GAnd when they sleep they Fmaj7go to helGl
C/GAnd they drink their fill on Fmaj7lakes of bGlood
C/GCanter 'cross the skFmaj7ull-paved Gmud
C/GAnd nurse their little cFmaj7olts on flGies 
C/GTheir coltish teeth like kFmaj7itchen kniGves
C/GAnd look down from aFmaj7bysmal cliGffs
C/GTheir dead hair by the lFmaj7ead wind rGiffed
C/GOn denizens too Fmaj7deep to seGe
C/GWhose own dreams nigFmaj7htmares' nGightmares be
[Chorus]
C/GI know where the nFmaj7ightmares slGeep 
C/GOn what fodder dFmaj7o they feeGd
C/GI'd been awake so Fmaj7long by thGen
C/GThey thought that I was Fmaj7one of theGm
C/G  Fmaj7  G
C/G  Fmaj7  G
C/G  Fmaj7  G
C/G  Fmaj7  G
[Verse 4]
C/GNightmares cannot Fmaj7be ribcagGed
C/GMidnight's just a Fmaj7steeple chGase
C/GDown silver needles Fmaj7half will Ggo 
C/GPin your navel to Fmaj7your soulG  
C/GThe other half will Fmaj7go instead G  
C/GA'gallop 'cross the Fmaj7kicked up Gbed
C/GAnd find the one who's sFmaj7leeping soGund
C/GAnd drag him down, oh Fmaj7drag him dGown
C/GDrag him down, oh drFmaj7ag him dowGn
C/GDrag him down, oh drFmaj7ag him dowGn
C/GDrag him down, oh drFmaj7ag him dowGn
[Verse 5]
C/GDrag him down where Fmaj7I got tookG  
C/GAnd though he may not Fmaj7want to loGok
C/GI'll sift hell for an eFmaj7qual painG  
C/GShard-borne beetles Fmaj7boiling raGin
C/GI/ll prop his eyes and Fmaj7down them Gfeed
C/GThe same hell he first Fmaj7fed to me Gnow
[Chorus]
C/GI know where the nigFmaj7htmare sleGep
C/GOn what fodder do thFmaj7ey feedG  
C/GI followed one back Fmaj7down to heGll
C/GAnd spent some time down Fmaj7there mysGelf
[Outro]
C/GI know where the nigFmaj7htmares slGeep
C/GI know where the nigFmaj7htmares slGeep
C/GI know where the nigFmaj7htmares slGeep
C/GI know where the nigFmaj7htmares slGeep
C/GI know where the nigFmaj7htmares slGeep
C/GI know where the nigFmaj7htmares slGeep

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Nightmares

by Josh Ritter

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C/G

Fmaj7

Fmaj7:x33210

[Intro]

C/G Fmaj7 G

[Verse 1]

C/G Fmaj7 G

I know where the nightmares sleep

C/G Fmaj7 G

On what fodder do they feed

C/G Fmaj7 G

For two long weeks I stayed awake

C/G Fmaj7 G

until I saw one cross your face I...

C/G Fmaj7 G

[Verse 2]

C/G Fmaj7 G

I knew that you had been untrue

C/G Fmaj7 G

I didn't know how, but I knew the

C/G Fmaj7 G

Who you spoke to in your dreams, was

C/G Fmaj7 G

Never how you spoke to me now

[Chorus]

C/G Fmaj7 G

I know where the nightmares sleep

C/G Fmaj7 G

On what fodder do they feed

C/G Fmaj7 G

I followed them back down to hell

C/G Fmaj7 G

And I spent some time down there myself

C/G Fmaj7 G

[Verse 3]

C/G Fmaj7 G

Nightmares have their dreams as well

C/G Fmaj7 G

And when they sleep they go to hell

C/G Fmaj7 G

And they drink their fill on lakes of blood

C/G Fmaj7 G

Canter 'cross the skull-paved mud

C/G Fmaj7 G

And nurse their little colts on flies

C/G Fmaj7 G

Their coltish teeth like kitchen knives

C/G Fmaj7 G

And look down from abysmal cliffs

C/G Fmaj7 G

Their dead hair by the lead wind riffed

C/G Fmaj7 G

On denizens too deep to see

C/G Fmaj7 G

Whose own dreams nightmares' nightmares be

[Chorus]

C/G Fmaj7 G

I know where the nightmares sleep

C/G Fmaj7 G

On what fodder do they feed

C/G Fmaj7 G

I'd been awake so long by then

C/G Fmaj7 G

They thought that I was one of them

C/G Fmaj7 G

[Verse 4]

C/G Fmaj7 G

Nightmares cannot be ribcaged

C/G Fmaj7 G

Midnight's just a steeple chase

C/G Fmaj7 G

Down silver needles half will go

C/G Fmaj7 G

Pin your navel to your soul

C/G Fmaj7 G

The other half will go instead

C/G Fmaj7 G

A'gallop 'cross the kicked up bed

C/G Fmaj7 G

And find the one who's sleeping sound

C/G Fmaj7 G

And drag him down, oh drag him down

C/G Fmaj7 G

Drag him down, oh drag him down

C/G Fmaj7 G

Drag him down, oh drag him down

C/G Fmaj7 G

Drag him down, oh drag him down

[Verse 5]

C/G Fmaj7 G

Drag him down where I got took

C/G Fmaj7 G

And though he may not want to look

C/G Fmaj7 G

I'll sift hell for an equal pain

C/G Fmaj7 G

Shard-borne beetles boiling rain

C/G Fmaj7 G

I/ll prop his eyes and down them feed

C/G Fmaj7 G

The same hell he first fed to me now

[Chorus]

C/G Fmaj7 G

I know where the nightmare sleep

C/G Fmaj7 G

On what fodder do they feed

C/G Fmaj7 G

I followed one back down to hell

C/G Fmaj7 G

And spent some time down there myself

[Outro]

C/G Fmaj7 G

I know where the nightmares sleep

C/G Fmaj7 G

I know where the nightmares sleep

C/G Fmaj7 G

I know where the nightmares sleep

C/G Fmaj7 G

I know where the nightmares sleep

C/G Fmaj7 G

I know where the nightmares sleep

C/G Fmaj7 G

I know where the nightmares sleep

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