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Alright, so this song is on the Misfits' 2016 EP "Friday the 13th." Amazing song. It's not super-hard, so good
luck.
 DI lie awake at night and AI'm afraid to sleep
 DGod if I close my eyes AI pray my soul to keep
 GI tell them of this monster but Athey don't understand
 GThey can't feel the slash of Freddy's Ahand
 Nightmare on DElm Street
 GWhere I'm Dtrapped inside a Adream
 Nightmare on DElm Street
 GWhere no Done can hear me Ascream
 DA ####### son of 1,A000* maniacs 
 DLock us inside his hell Awe must send him back
 GKilled him once Aburning him alive
 GKill him twice Adrag him to the other side
Chorus (play twice)
(For the woah's, bounce back between G and A)
  EbI lie awake at night and BbI'm afraid to sleep
  EbGod if I close my eyes I Bbpray my soul to keep
  AbI tell them of this monster but Bbthey don't understand
  AbThey can't feel the slash of Freddy's Bbhand
 Nightmare on EbElm Street
  AbWhere I'm Ebtrapped inside a Bbdream
  Nightmare on EbElm Street
  AbWhere no Ebone can hear me Bbscream
 Nightmare on EbElm Street
  AbWhere I'm Ebtrapped inside a Bbdream
  Nightmare on EbElm Street
  AbWhere no Ebone can hear me Bbscream
(N.C.)  Eb
Hear me scream
*note that Amanda Krueger originally called Freddy a "bastard son of one-hundred maniacs"

All chords in this song (6)

Barre (Am shape)

X35543

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press3 Fret

Skill · find home

C minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

Nightmare On Elm Street

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Nightmare On Elm Street

by Misfits

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Alright, so this song is on the Misfits' 2016 EP "Friday the 13th." Amazing song. It's not super-hard, so good

luck.

D A

I lie awake at night and I'm afraid to sleep

D A

God if I close my eyes I pray my soul to keep

G A

I tell them of this monster but they don't understand

G A

They can't feel the slash of Freddy's hand

Nightmare on Elm Street

G D A

Where I'm trapped inside a dream

Nightmare on Elm Street

G D A

Where no one can hear me scream

D A

A ####### son of 1,000* maniacs

D A

Lock us inside his hell we must send him back

G A

Killed him once burning him alive

G A

Kill him twice drag him to the other side

Chorus (play twice)

(For the woah's, bounce back between G and A)

Eb Bb

I lie awake at night and I'm afraid to sleep

Eb Bb

God if I close my eyes I pray my soul to keep

Ab Bb

I tell them of this monster but they don't understand

Ab Bb

They can't feel the slash of Freddy's hand

Nightmare on Elm Street

Ab Eb Bb

Where I'm trapped inside a dream

Nightmare on Elm Street

Ab Eb Bb

Where no one can hear me scream

Nightmare on Elm Street

Ab Eb Bb

Where I'm trapped inside a dream

Nightmare on Elm Street

Ab Eb Bb

Where no one can hear me scream

(N.C.) Eb

Hear me scream

*note that Amanda Krueger originally called Freddy a "bastard son of one-hundred maniacs"

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