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Sleep When Dead

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[Intro] 
Hammer on to a power chord of A  
A     F C  A
A A  F  C  A
[Verse]
I got a wAoody F  C  A  
look it’s Ahim on a Awhim I wenFt ouCt lasAt night
Spent all my Amoney F  C  A  
on some Abait for a Adate but shFe diCdn’t Abite
[Chorus]
CI can Fsleep when I am Cdead
CAll my Efriends said I look Ftired
CI can Fbarely hold my Chead
COop, I Ereally think I’m Fdying . . . I'm Fmdying
[Verse 2]
AI saw your daughter F  C  A  
Alose control on the Apole at thCe tFittAy bar
AI went and bought heFrC  A  
Abut the junk in her Atrunk didn’Ft makCe mAe hard
[Chorus]
CI can Fsleep when I am Cdead
CAll my Efriends said I look Ftired
CI can Fbarely hold my Chead
COop, I Ereally think I’m Fdying . . . I'm Fmdying
[Solo]
( Gslide up to)   A    C  D  
[Chorus]
CI can Fsleep when I am Cdead
CAll my Efriends said I look Ftired
CI can Fbarely hold my Chead
COop, I Ereally think I’m Fdying . . . I'm Fmdying
[Solo]
( Gslide up to)   A    C  D  
[Chorus]
CI can Fsleep when I am Cdead
CAll my Efriends said I look Ftired
CI can Fbarely hold my Chead
COop, I Ereally think I’m Fdying . . . I'm Fmdying

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Sleep When Dead

by A Giant Dog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Hammer on to a power chord of

A F C A

A A F C A

[Verse]

A F C A

I got a woody

A A F C A

look it’s him on a whim I went out last night

A F C A

Spent all my money

A A F C A

on some bait for a date but she didn’t bite

[Chorus]

C F C

I can sleep when I am dead

C E F

All my friends said I look tired

C F C

I can barely hold my head

C E F Fm

Oop, I really think I’m dying . . . I'm dying

[Verse 2]

A F C A

I saw your daughter

A A C F A

lose control on the pole at the titty bar

A F C A

I went and bought her

A A F C A

but the junk in her trunk didn’t make me hard

[Chorus]

C F C

I can sleep when I am dead

C E F

All my friends said I look tired

C F C

I can barely hold my head

C E F Fm

Oop, I really think I’m dying . . . I'm dying

[Solo]

G A C D

( slide up to)

[Chorus]

C F C

I can sleep when I am dead

C E F

All my friends said I look tired

C F C

I can barely hold my head

C E F Fm

Oop, I really think I’m dying . . . I'm dying

[Solo]

G A C D

( slide up to)

[Chorus]

C F C

I can sleep when I am dead

C E F

All my friends said I look tired

C F C

I can barely hold my head

C E F Fm

Oop, I really think I’m dying . . . I'm dying

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