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Love Is Only Sleeping:The Monkees.
Album - Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. -
#1 on BB Hot 200 on COLGEMS Records in 1967.
INTRO:  D   C   Bm   A   D(x3)
#1.
DSheeeeee Am7looked at Dme and the Am7emptiness in her 
Deyes was Am7cruel to Dsee.
Then she Gturned away and Dsaid, once I Gloved, 
but love is Ddead.
And I Cwhispered, sometimes love is only Dsleeping.
#2.
DShe said, I Gcannot Dcry and I cannot give or Gfeel 
or even Dtry.
And her Gvoice was hard and Dcold, then her Gsweet 
young face looked Dold.
And I Cwhispered, sometimes love is only Dsleeping.
BRIDGE:
DThrough the endless days and nights, could not help 
but wrap herself in DsorDmrow (sorrow.)
GThrough the endless days and nights she Cwaited Gfor 
a shiny new DtoDmmorrow (tomorrow.)
Love was Csleeping, Dsleeping.
INTERLUDE:  D   C   Bm   A   D(x2)
#3.
DSheeee Am7looked at Dme and her smiling tears were Am7warm and 
sweet and Dfree.
DAnd the Gmoonlight kissed her Deyes as it Gmingled with 
our Dsighs.
And she Cwhispered, sometimes love is only Dsleeping.
OUTRO:
And she Cwhispered, sometimes love is only Dsleeping.
COnly Dsleeping..(x5) (Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Love Is Only Sleeping

by The Monkees

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Am7

Love Is Only Sleeping:The Monkees.

Album - Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. -

#1 on BB Hot 200 on COLGEMS Records in 1967.

D C Bm A D

INTRO: (x3)

#1.

D Am7 D Am7

Sheeeeee looked at me and the emptiness in her

D Am7 D

eyes was cruel to see.

G D G

Then she turned away and said, once I loved,

but love is dead.

C D

And I whispered, sometimes love is only sleeping.

#2.

D G D G

She said, I cannot cry and I cannot give or feel

or even try.

G D G

And her voice was hard and cold, then her sweet

young face looked old.

C D

And I whispered, sometimes love is only sleeping.

BRIDGE:

Through the endless days and nights, could not help

D Dm

but wrap herself in sorrow (sorrow.)

G C G

Through the endless days and nights she waited for

D Dm

a shiny new tomorrow (tomorrow.)

C D

Love was sleeping, sleeping.

D C Bm A D

INTERLUDE: (x2)

#3.

D Am7 D Am7

Sheeee looked at me and her smiling tears were warm and

sweet and free.

D G D G

And the moonlight kissed her eyes as it mingled with

our sighs.

C D

And she whispered, sometimes love is only sleeping.

OUTRO:

C D

And she whispered, sometimes love is only sleeping.

C D

Only sleeping..(x5) (Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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