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Call It Sleep

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Slaid Cleaves - Call It Sleep
## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from  Cto  Am##
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:   C~    Am  F  
                           C~
You're a working man with a welder's tan
A Amsky blue ford you Fbought second hand
                        C~
You drive on down to the factory
You Amdrive on down because it's your Fjob you see
                       C~
Carry your thermos underneath your arm
Little Amcoffee and bourbon will help you Fthrough the morn
                                   C~
You crack wise with the boys, so it don't bring you down
AmTime ain't nothing but the Fworld spinning round
CHORUS:
You Gcall it sleep
There's a Fcar out on the four lane
You Gcall it sleep
FRain on the window pane
GCall it sleep
It's Fall the same
                            C~
You stop off down at the Palomino Club
The Amneon sign says, "FWe've Got Your Bud"
                                C~
It's a cinderblock building on a gravel parking lot
It's AmFriday night, you're out to Fspend every cent you got
                             C~
So you dance the floor with a Mexican girl
She's got Amwhiskey on her breath, Fsmoke in her curls
                            C~
Hands holding cigarettes and faces you don't know
You Amsit at the bar until it's Ftime to go
CHORUS:
You Gcall it sleep
There's a Fcar out on the four lane
You Gcall it sleep
FRain on the window pane
GCall it sleep
It's Fall the same
INSTRUMENTAL:   C~    Am     F    C~    Am  F  
                          C~
The morning air feels like mud over your eyes
The Amsun coming up is just a Fsixty watt light
                         C~
Maybe leave this town and leave this life
AmGet in your car and you Fstart to drive
                                C~
There's boarded up buildings and places you've never been
AmCars on the interstate that Fnever seem to end
                          C~
It all flies away with the wave of your hand
Like Ambirds over water Ftrying to find land
CHORUS:
You Gcall it sleep
There's a Fcar out on the four lane
You Gcall it sleep
FRain on the window pane
GCall it sleep
                    F    C~    Am  F  
It's all the same
                           C~
You're a working man with a welder's tan
A Amsky blue ford you Fbought second hand

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Call It Sleep

by Slaid Cleaves

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Slaid Cleaves - Call It Sleep

C Am

## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from to ##

CAPO: 3rd Fret

C Am F

INTRO: ~

You're a working man with a welder's tan

Am F

A sky blue ford you bought second hand

You drive on down to the factory

Am F

You drive on down because it's your job you see

Carry your thermos underneath your arm

Am F

Little coffee and bourbon will help you through the morn

You crack wise with the boys, so it don't bring you down

Am F

Time ain't nothing but the world spinning round

CHORUS:

You call it sleep

There's a car out on the four lane

You call it sleep

Rain on the window pane

Call it sleep

It's all the same

You stop off down at the Palomino Club

Am F

The neon sign says, "We've Got Your Bud"

It's a cinderblock building on a gravel parking lot

Am F

It's Friday night, you're out to spend every cent you got

So you dance the floor with a Mexican girl

Am F

She's got whiskey on her breath, smoke in her curls

Hands holding cigarettes and faces you don't know

Am F

You sit at the bar until it's time to go

CHORUS:

You call it sleep

There's a car out on the four lane

You call it sleep

Rain on the window pane

Call it sleep

It's all the same

C Am F C Am F

INSTRUMENTAL: ~ ~

The morning air feels like mud over your eyes

Am F

The sun coming up is just a sixty watt light

Maybe leave this town and leave this life

Am F

Get in your car and you start to drive

There's boarded up buildings and places you've never been

Am F

Cars on the interstate that never seem to end

It all flies away with the wave of your hand

Am F

Like birds over water trying to find land

CHORUS:

You call it sleep

There's a car out on the four lane

You call it sleep

Rain on the window pane

Call it sleep

F C Am F

It's all the same

You're a working man with a welder's tan

Am F

A sky blue ford you bought second hand

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