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[Intro]
  E/B    C    Am   Bb(4x)
[Verse]
E/BSwallowed it all and Cfeeling AmfineBb  
E/BGive it a little bit Cmore AmtimeBb  
E/BClosing in on Csilent AmmindBb  
E/BWait for the Cperfect AmsignBb  
  E/B    C    Am   Bb(2x)
[Verse]
E/BTalking end of the Ccouch aAmgainBb  
E/BBreak apart at the Cslightest AmthingBb  
E/BHow can it matter Cwhere I’ve AmbeenBb  
E/BDoctor I’m Csinking AminBb  
  E/B    C    Am   Bb(2x)
[Chorus]
  CNow you know Ameverything,  Cyou come by Amword or wing
Turn Fon again
  CAnd scrape me Amtill I’m clean,  Cinside the Amsleep machine
Turn Fon again
  E/B    C    Am   Bb(4x)
[Verse]
E/BStatic humming in Ceither AmearBb  
E/BVoices that Cwon’t come AmclearBb  
ReE/Bmember how I Cgot down AmhereBb  
E/BLights that burn, Cwords that AmsearBb  
E/B  C  Am  Bb  E/B  C  Am
[Bridge]
I Bbwait beE/Bneath Cthe Amhouse Bbfor E/BdaysC  Am  
I Bbtry my E/Bhar-Cdest Amnot Bbto E/BstayC  Am  Bb  
  E/B    C    Am   Bb(2x)
[Chorus]
  CNow you know Ameverything,  Cyou come by Amword or wing
Turn Fon again
  CAnd scrape me Amtill I’m clean,  Cinside the Amsleep machine
Turn Fon again
  E/B    C    Am   Bb(4x)
[Verse]
E/BTongue to use for Ccounting AmteethBb  
E/BSilences, howCever AmbriefBb  
E/BWhat should bar me Cfrom reAmliefBb  
E/BSomething moving CunderAmneath
[Outro]
Oh Bbdoctor E/Bdoc-Ctor, Amplease BbI  E/Bcan-Cnot Amsee
So Bbwhat’s it E/Btake Cto Amfix BbsomeE/Bone Clike Amme
Oh Bbyes I’ll E/Bstay, Coh Amgod, Bbdon’t E/Bmind Ca Amthing
Oh, Bbmay it E/Bburn Cor Amchar Bbor E/Bdrain Cor Amsting
Oh Bbdoctor E/Bdoc-Ctor, Amplease BbI  E/Bcan-Cnot Amsee
So Bbwhat’s it E/Btake Cto Amfix BbsomeE/Bone Clike AmmeBb  E  

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Sleep Machine

by Jenny Owen Youngs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/B

[Intro]

E/B C Am Bb

(4x)

[Verse]

E/B C Am Bb

Swallowed it all and feeling fine

E/B C Am Bb

Give it a little bit more time

E/B C Am Bb

Closing in on silent mind

E/B C Am Bb

Wait for the perfect sign

E/B C Am Bb

(2x)

[Verse]

E/B C Am Bb

Talking end of the couch again

E/B C Am Bb

Break apart at the slightest thing

E/B C Am Bb

How can it matter where I’ve been

E/B C Am Bb

Doctor I’m sinking in

E/B C Am Bb

(2x)

[Chorus]

C Am C Am

Now you know everything, you come by word or wing

Turn on again

C Am C Am

And scrape me till I’m clean, inside the sleep machine

Turn on again

E/B C Am Bb

(4x)

[Verse]

E/B C Am Bb

Static humming in either ear

E/B C Am Bb

Voices that won’t come clear

E/B C Am Bb

Remember how I got down here

E/B C Am Bb

Lights that burn, words that sear

E/B C Am Bb E/B C Am

[Bridge]

Bb E/B C Am Bb E/B C Am

I wait beneath the house for days

Bb E/B C Am Bb E/B C Am Bb

I try my har-dest not to stay

E/B C Am Bb

(2x)

[Chorus]

C Am C Am

Now you know everything, you come by word or wing

Turn on again

C Am C Am

And scrape me till I’m clean, inside the sleep machine

Turn on again

E/B C Am Bb

(4x)

[Verse]

E/B C Am Bb

Tongue to use for counting teeth

E/B C Am Bb

Silences, however brief

E/B C Am Bb

What should bar me from relief

E/B C Am

Something moving underneath

[Outro]

Bb E/B C Am Bb E/B C Am

Oh doctor doc-tor, please I can-not see

Bb E/B C Am Bb E/B C Am

So what’s it take to fix someone like me

Bb E/B C Am Bb E/B C Am

Oh yes I’ll stay, oh god, don’t mind a thing

Bb E/B C Am Bb E/B C Am

Oh, may it burn or char or drain or sting

Bb E/B C Am Bb E/B C Am

Oh doctor doc-tor, please I can-not see

Bb E/B C Am Bb E/B C Am Bb E

So what’s it take to fix someone like me

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