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While You Sleep

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Title:  While You Sleep
Artist:  Tracy Lawrence
Song writers:  Boone/Nelson/Lawrence
Album:  The Coast is Clear
[Verse]
I doEn't say I loveAb, you quite enouC#mgh I knowE  
Sometimes I Ago for days, I'm F#mashamed to Bsay
EThe world moves so Abfast, and the C#mwords come sosElow
And AI let those Bexcuses get in my EwayAb  
[Chorus]
AbBut while you C#msleep sometBimes I lie Aawake and watch
you Ebreath, In the C#msilence that Asurrounds the dead
of Enight, C#mBear my soul that aBll the words sound
Aright, I pray the Elord our F#mhearts to Akeep, Bwhile
you Esleep.
[Verse 2]
EDay's march Abthrough our C#mlives like a sad Eparade
Our Alaughter and tears, our F#mhopes and fearBs
And EI keep Abremembering things I C#mforget to Esay
And Aperhaps someday, I Blet you know my Edear...that
[Chorus]
AbBut while you C#msleep sometBimes I lie Aawake and watch
you Ebreath, In the C#msilence that Asurrounds the dead
of Enight, C#mBear my soul that aBll the words sound
Aright, I pray the Elord our F#mhearts to Akeep, Bwhile
you Esleep.

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While You Sleep

by Tracy Lawrence

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C#m

F#m

Title: While You Sleep

Artist: Tracy Lawrence

Song writers: Boone/Nelson/Lawrence

Album: The Coast is Clear

[Verse]

E Ab C#m E

I don't say I love, you quite enough I know

A F#m B

Sometimes I go for days, I'm ashamed to say

E Ab C#m E

The world moves so fast, and the words come soslow

A B E Ab

And I let those excuses get in my way

[Chorus]

Ab C#m B A

But while you sleep sometimes I lie awake and watch

E C#m A

you breath, In the silence that surrounds the dead

E C#m B

of night, Bear my soul that all the words sound

A E F#m A B

right, I pray the lord our hearts to keep, while

you sleep.

[Verse 2]

E Ab C#m E

Day's march through our lives like a sad parade

A F#m B

Our laughter and tears, our hopes and fears

E Ab C#m E

And I keep remembering things I forget to say

A B E

And perhaps someday, I let you know my dear...that

[Chorus]

Ab C#m B A

But while you sleep sometimes I lie awake and watch

E C#m A

you breath, In the silence that surrounds the dead

E C#m B

of night, Bear my soul that all the words sound

A E F#m A B

right, I pray the lord our hearts to keep, while

you sleep.

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