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Gm7/De |x|       G#m7/De |x|
B |3|       B |4|
G |3|       G |4| 
D |3|       D |4|
A |5|       A |6|
E |x|       E |x|
[Verse 1] 
FmDeep asC7leep
C#Need some Cwaking up
FmTime can't Bbdimseeeeee C#what he Cdoes to us
A#mShadows fall asG#leep
A#mThank you, Fmthank you
C#Mind and body G#breathe
A#mThanks
[Chorus]
Bastard C#son is G#in my A#meyes
It takes C#wholes G#of lives to D#see things Gm7/Dright
I'm the C#openG#ing of A#mtides
There is Copen and there's D#open from Gm7/Dthe other C#side
[Verse 2]
FmInterC7twined C#one in aCnother goes
FmReasBbdimsigned C#souls in Cflattened time
A#mSad as we are G#blind
I A#mlove you, I Fmlove you
C#As ifs aG#ctual
The A#mpains flows Cthrough
[Chorus]
Swelling C#space inG#side a winA#mdow
Something's C#there when "God" and "G#oh" share D#height or rGm7/Date
In the C#old EnG#cino A#mterm
There is oCne who seD#parates, in betGm7/Dween and low as C#dirt
[Verse 3]
F#mLiving C#7scene
DIt's what goes C#up and down
F#mAlong a Bdimstreet Dinner vision C#only sees
BmAhh place me Athere
I'm Bmwith you, I'm F#mwith you
Life Dtakes me anyAwhere
The Bmblues we C#share
[Chorus]
And duDration Abuilds its clBmimb
You can cDount on Ame to Edarken G#m7/Dlight
In the Dfields of Aflowers Bmburned
TC#here is onEe down below, G#m7/Dstraight beneath who never Dlearns
[Outro]
In a Fmneed you peel the C#7self from the Cbones 
I A#msay
IrriFmtate til you're not C#7needed anyCmore
It'A#ms war
FmLiving things have a C#7meaning all their CownA#m  
FmBreathing sings to the C#7soul like MariCan AndA#merson

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Sleep

by John Frusciante

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7/D

G#m7/D

Bbdim

A#m

F#m

C#7

Bdim

Gm7/D G#m7/D

e |x| e |x|

B |3| B |4|

G |3| G |4|

D |3| D |4|

A |5| A |6|

E |x| E |x|

[Verse 1]

Fm C7

Deep asleep

C# C

Need some waking up

Fm Bbdim C# C

Time can't seeeeee what he does to us

A#m G#

Shadows fall asleep

A#m Fm

Thank you, thank you

C# G#

Mind and body breathe

A#m

Thanks

[Chorus]

C# G# A#m

Bastard son is in my eyes

C# G# D# Gm7/D

It takes wholes of lives to see things right

C# G# A#m

I'm the opening of tides

C D# Gm7/D C#

There is open and there's open from the other side

[Verse 2]

Fm C7 C# C

Intertwined one in another goes

Fm Bbdim C# C

Reassigned souls in flattened time

A#m G#

Sad as we are blind

A#m Fm

I love you, I love you

C# G#

As ifs actual

A#m C

The pains flows through

[Chorus]

C# G# A#m

Swelling space inside a window

C# G# D# Gm7/D

Something's there when "God" and "oh" share height or rate

C# G# A#m

In the old Encino term

C D# Gm7/D C#

There is one who separates, in between and low as dirt

[Verse 3]

F#m C#7

Living scene

D C#

It's what goes up and down

F#m Bdim D C#

Along a street inner vision only sees

Bm A

Ahh place me there

Bm F#m

I'm with you, I'm with you

D A

Life takes me anywhere

Bm C#

The blues we share

[Chorus]

D A Bm

And duration builds its climb

D A E G#m7/D

You can count on me to darken light

D A Bm

In the fields of flowers burned

C# E G#m7/D D

There is one down below, straight beneath who never learns

[Outro]

Fm C#7 C

In a need you peel the self from the bones

A#m

I say

Fm C#7 C

Irritate til you're not needed anymore

A#m

It's war

Fm C#7 C A#m

Living things have a meaning all their own

Fm C#7 C A#m

Breathing sings to the soul like Marian Anderson

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