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Man Overboard
While You Were Sleeping
Key: G#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G#-   466544
 Eb-   x68886
 Eb/G- 365xxx
 Fm-   133111
 C#-   x46664
 Bbm-  x13321
 C#m-  x46654
Verse 1:
It's a G#shame the
lights don't Bbmshine
on you back in FmJersey C#  
Cuz G#Broad Street and
Walnut are Eb/Glooking
real Fmbright  C#And to
G#think that maybe I
had Eb/Gbeen a better
a comFmpanion  C#You
G#wouldn't need this
Eb/Grescue once a FmnightC#  
Refrain:
  G#I can hear you
breath  FmI can smell
your sheets from
New C#Jersey And I
C#mgot a mind To G#get
out of bed right
Fmnow And come
C#over to C#msee you
Chorus 1:
  FmI can't iC#magine
you all aG#loneEb  
  Fmin the big C#city 
on your G#own     Eb  
  FmWho's C#going to
proG#tect you?  Eb  
  FmI couldn't C#be
there as G#much
as I Ebwanted to
Verse 2:
G# C# Eb Fm
But you don't
need G#meC#  Eb  Fm  
I just G#need
C#you   Eb    FmI hope
you G#want me to
come C#over right
Ebnow Cuz FmI'm
going to
G# C# Eb Fm
But you don't
need G#meC#  Eb  Fm  
I just G#need
C#you   Eb    FmI hope
you G#want me to
come C#over right
Ebnow Cuz FmI'm
going C#to
I'm going Ebto
Chorus 2:
I hope you
Fmmiss the way
it Ebfeels when
we C#wake up
together
   Fm    EbI'm
going C#to
I hope you
Fmmiss the way
it Ebfeels when
we C#wake up
together
Fm  Eb    G#(hold)
  together

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While You Were Sleeping

by Man Overboard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb/G

Bbm

C#m

Man Overboard

While You Were Sleeping

Key: G#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 466544

- x68886

Eb/G

- 365xxx

- 133111

- x46664

Bbm

- x13321

C#m

- x46654

Verse 1:

It's a shame the

Bbm

lights don't shine

Fm C#

on you back in Jersey

Cuz Broad Street and

Eb/G

Walnut are looking

Fm C#

real bright And to

think that maybe I

Eb/G

had been a better

Fm C#

a companion You

wouldn't need this

Eb/G Fm C#

rescue once a night

Refrain:

I can hear you

breath I can smell

your sheets from

New Jersey And I

C#m G#

got a mind To get

out of bed right

now And come

C# C#m

over to see you

Chorus 1:

Fm C#

I can't imagine

G# Eb

you all alone

Fm C#

in the big city

G# Eb

on your own

Fm C#

Who's going to

G# Eb

protect you?

Fm C#

I couldn't be

there as much

as I wanted to

Verse 2:

G# C# Eb Fm

But you don't

G# C# Eb Fm

need me

I just need

C# Eb Fm

you I hope

you want me to

come over right

Eb Fm

now Cuz I'm

going to

G# C# Eb Fm

But you don't

G# C# Eb Fm

need me

I just need

C# Eb Fm

you I hope

you want me to

come over right

Eb Fm

now Cuz I'm

going to

I'm going to

Chorus 2:

I hope you

miss the way

it feels when

we wake up

together

Fm Eb

I'm

going to

I hope you

miss the way

it feels when

we wake up

together

Fm Eb G#(hold)

together

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