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Sleep Is A Rose

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Sleep Is a Rose
[Intro]
G Bm C Cm G
[Verse 1]
GSleep is a rose
But I only Bmhear the gale wind blowing Ccold
CmAgainst my Gwindows
GAs I fold then I curl my leg around Bmyours in a hold
I said, C"darling, I'm Cmscared of growing olGd"
I'm Emsorry if I'm Bmloud
I'm Emjust worrying about that Gnow
[Pre-Chorus]
G'Cause I Clay here
I'm still Cmwaiting for the Gsun
[Chorus]
And you said Amsleep is a rose
But I wanna Ctell you it only brings me GfearD  
And you said Amsleep is a rose
But I wanna Ctell you it only brings me Gfear
[Verse 2]
GI started to listen to Bmevery little sound
And so Chow am I Cmsupposed to forget Gsilence?
GAs I fold and I curl my own Bmhead around yours in a hold
You said, "my Clove, I'll Cmtake you to the Gfairground"
EmI know you're not Bmaround
You're Emsleeping and talking Bmnow
[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm still laying Chere
Just Cmwaiting for the Gsun
[Chorus]
And you said Amsleep is a rose
But I wanna Ctell you it only brings me GfearD  
And you said Amsleep is a rose
But I wanna Ctell you it only brings me Gfear
[Bridge]
And you said, "Bmboy, you better Cknow that you got this Glove"D  
And you said, "Bmboy, you better Cknow that you got this Glove"D  
[Chorus]
And you said Amsleep is a rose
But I wanna Ctell you it only brings me GfearD  
And you said Amsleep is a rose
But I wanna Ctell you it only brings me Gfear
[Outro]
So I Chope Cmmorning comes 'round Gsoon

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Sleep Is A Rose

by Rhodes

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Sleep Is a Rose

[Intro]

G Bm C Cm G

[Verse 1]

Sleep is a rose

Bm C

But I only hear the gale wind blowing cold

Cm G

Against my windows

G Bm

As I fold then I curl my leg around yours in a hold

C Cm G

I said, "darling, I'm scared of growing old"

Em Bm

I'm sorry if I'm loud

Em G

I'm just worrying about that now

[Pre-Chorus]

G C

'Cause I lay here

Cm G

I'm still waiting for the sun

[Chorus]

And you said sleep is a rose

C G D

But I wanna tell you it only brings me fear

And you said sleep is a rose

C G

But I wanna tell you it only brings me fear

[Verse 2]

G Bm

I started to listen to every little sound

C Cm G

And so how am I supposed to forget silence?

G Bm

As I fold and I curl my own head around yours in a hold

C Cm G

You said, "my love, I'll take you to the fairground"

Em Bm

I know you're not around

Em Bm

You're sleeping and talking now

[Pre-Chorus]

And I'm still laying here

Cm G

Just waiting for the sun

[Chorus]

And you said sleep is a rose

C G D

But I wanna tell you it only brings me fear

And you said sleep is a rose

C G

But I wanna tell you it only brings me fear

[Bridge]

Bm C G D

And you said, "boy, you better know that you got this love"

Bm C G D

And you said, "boy, you better know that you got this love"

[Chorus]

And you said sleep is a rose

C G D

But I wanna tell you it only brings me fear

And you said sleep is a rose

C G

But I wanna tell you it only brings me fear

[Outro]

C Cm G

So I hope morning comes 'round soon

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