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Sleepy
From the album Singing Bones
[INTRO]
C
[VERSE 1]
I woke Cup    Gfrom a sCound sleep
They were G/Ball arAmound me
Their blCack eyes shGone
SmFall polished stCones
I found I cGouldn't mCove
They took me thrG/Bough the rAmoof
[CHORUS]
But I was slFeepy 
And it was eFmasy
to fCall bGack to slCeep
[INTERLUDE]
e|-8/10/C12--G10-/1C2---20--------G/B---------19-Am---8-------------C-----G-----F---------C--------------G--------------C--|
B|---------------------20------------20----10-------10--10-------12---------------------------------------13-|
G|-9/12/12--12--12--------21-22-21-19-----------------12----12---12---14---14--12-12-----12--9---9--9-----12-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------12--------15---15--14-14-----12-10--10-10--9--12-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 [w/ SLIDE]
[CHORUS]
But I was slFeepy 
And it was eFmasy
to fCall bGack to slCeep
C
[VERSE 2]
Blood and glCass    Gon my bCare feet
I ran bG/Blind through pAmine trees
A blCack car slGowed
NoFises on the phCone
The stars came fGalling dCown
All the lG/Bights went Amout
[CHORUS]
But I was slFeepy 
And it was eFmasy
to fCall bGack to slCeep
[OUTRO]
F Fm C

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Sleepy

by The Handsome Family

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G/B

Sleepy

From the album Singing Bones

[INTRO]

[VERSE 1]

C G C

I woke up from a sound sleep

G/B Am

They were all around me

C G

Their black eyes shone

F C

Small polished stones

G C

I found I couldn't move

G/B Am

They took me through the roof

[CHORUS]

But I was sleepy

And it was easy

C G C

to fall back to sleep

[INTERLUDE]

C G C G/B Am C G F C G C

e|-8/10/12--10-/12---20-----------------19----8--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------20------------20----10-------10--10-------12---------------------------------------13-|

G|-9/12/12--12--12--------21-22-21-19-----------------12----12---12---14---14--12-12-----12--9---9--9-----12-|

D|----------------------------------------------------------12--------15---15--14-14-----12-10--10-10--9--12-|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-----|

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

[w/ SLIDE]

[CHORUS]

But I was sleepy

And it was easy

C G C

to fall back to sleep

[VERSE 2]

C G C

Blood and glass on my bare feet

G/B Am

I ran blind through pine trees

C G

A black car slowed

F C

Noises on the phone

G C

The stars came falling down

G/B Am

All the lights went out

[CHORUS]

But I was sleepy

And it was easy

C G C

to fall back to sleep

[OUTRO]

F Fm C

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