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When I Watch You Sleeping

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[Intro]
G Em C G Dadd11 C
[Verse 1]
GWhen I watch you Emsleeping
Cthere's nothing that you GhideDadd11  C  
GWhen I smell you Embreathing
Cthere's a sweetness from GinsideDadd11  C  
GAnd when I feel you Emstirring
Cand the day is about to GbreakDadd11  C  
GOutside wings are Emworrying
Cand the sky is there to GtakeDadd11  C  
CI wonder how I Ggot so close to you
Gand see the chances that you Amtake
CWithout thinking I'm Ggoing there too
Gthese are the promises you Dmake
CWhen your eyes are Gblinded by love
Gand the history a Dfate
[Interlude]
G Em C G Dadd11 C
[Verse 2]
GWhen I hear you Empurring
Clike a kitten and a GlionDadd11  C  
GAnd I feel your Emsoftness
Chow you got it without GtryingDadd11  C  
GThen you roll and Emtumble
Cwith your dreams still holding GonDadd11  C  
GAnd I hear that Emrumble
Cin the stomach of the GdawnDadd11  C  
CToday I made my masGterpiece
Gtonight I trace my Amtears
CThinking through my pGath to you
Gand where I stumbled through the Dyears
[Solo]
G Em C G Dadd11 C
G Em C G Dadd11 C
G
[Chorus]
CToday I made my mGasterpiece
Gtonight I trace my Amtears
CThinking through the Groad I took to you
Gand how I stumbled through the Dyears
CThat's when I knew I'd Gnever hold you down
GRepeating old roads and Dfears
[Verse 3]
GNow the crows are Emcalling
Cand the blackbirds sing in my GearDadd11  C  
GYou got one eye Emopen
Cand I am smiling through my GtearsDadd11  C  
GBut you'll never Emsee them
Cthey're inside with my GfearsDadd11  C  
GIn a place that's Emfading away
Cand taking on new Gyears
[Outro]
C G G D
C G G D
G Em C G Dadd11 C
G Em C G

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When I Watch You Sleeping

by Neil Young

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dadd11

[Intro]

G Em C G Dadd11 C

[Verse 1]

G Em

When I watch you sleeping

C G Dadd11 C

there's nothing that you hide

G Em

When I smell you breathing

C G Dadd11 C

there's a sweetness from inside

G Em

And when I feel you stirring

C G Dadd11 C

and the day is about to break

G Em

Outside wings are worrying

C G Dadd11 C

and the sky is there to take

C G

I wonder how I got so close to you

G Am

and see the chances that you take

C G

Without thinking I'm going there too

G D

these are the promises you make

C G

When your eyes are blinded by love

G D

and the history a fate

[Interlude]

G Em C G Dadd11 C

[Verse 2]

G Em

When I hear you purring

C G Dadd11 C

like a kitten and a lion

G Em

And I feel your softness

C G Dadd11 C

how you got it without trying

G Em

Then you roll and tumble

C G Dadd11 C

with your dreams still holding on

G Em

And I hear that rumble

C G Dadd11 C

in the stomach of the dawn

C G

Today I made my masterpiece

G Am

tonight I trace my tears

C G

Thinking through my path to you

G D

and where I stumbled through the years

[Solo]

G Em C G Dadd11 C

[Chorus]

C G

Today I made my masterpiece

G Am

tonight I trace my tears

C G

Thinking through the road I took to you

G D

and how I stumbled through the years

C G

That's when I knew I'd never hold you down

G D

Repeating old roads and fears

[Verse 3]

G Em

Now the crows are calling

C G Dadd11 C

and the blackbirds sing in my ear

G Em

You got one eye open

C G Dadd11 C

and I am smiling through my tears

G Em

But you'll never see them

C G Dadd11 C

they're inside with my fears

G Em

In a place that's fading away

C G

and taking on new years

[Outro]

C G G D

G Em C G Dadd11 C

G Em C G

About When I Watch You Sleeping Chords by Neil Young

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What key is "When I Watch You Sleeping" in?

The chords for "When I Watch You Sleeping" show the original chord names (including G, Em, C, Dadd11, Am, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.