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I Couldnt Sleep

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[Verse 1 ]
Well I was slEbipping
I was slopping,
I was reeling and arocking
I couldn't sleep at all last night
Well I was Abtossing
I was turning,
I was rocking and abopping
  EbI couldn't sleep at all last night
Put on my BbMTV the chirping Abbirds will leave
Oh  EbI couldn't sleep
  BbWell I was Ebflipping
[Verse 2]
I was floEbpping, like a fish out of the water
Rocking around and baby yeah yeah yeah yeah
AbSwoop swoop
I was looping a loop
EbCutting the rope but no such luck
Somebody Bbhelp me please,
I'm begging Abon my knees
Oh  EbI couldn't sleep
[Chorus]
  BbI said Ebbaby baby baby baby baby
Oh couldn't sleep at all
Said Abbaby baby baby baby baby baby
  EbI couldn't sleep at all
Somebody Bbhelp me please,
I'm begging Abon my knees
Oh  EbI couldn't sleep yeaa
[Post Chorus]
I Abcouldn't want to do it no,
I Ebdidn't want to try
I Abdidn't want to see you baby, baby  Bbmy my my my my myEb  
[Interlude]
Well I was Ebslipping
[Verse 3]
I was slEbopping,
I was reeling and arocking
I couldn't sleep baby yeah yeah yeah
AbWalking the dog
I was tempted to roll the coast in
  EbI couldn't sleep oh no no no
Somebody Bbhelp me please,
I'm begging Abon my knees, yeah
  EbI couldn't sleep
[Chorus]
  BbI said Ebbaby baby baby baby baby
Oh couldn't sleep at all
Said Abbaby baby baby baby baby baby
  EbI couldn't sleep at all
Somebody Bbhelp me please,
I'm begging Abon my knees
Oh  Ebyeaa
[Post Chorus]
I Abcouldn't want to do it no,
I Ebdidn't want to try
I Abdidn't want to see you baby, baby  Bbmy my my my my my Ebmy
[Outro]
Ab Eb Ab Bb
Eb

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I Couldnt Sleep

by Joey Ramone

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1 ]

Well I was slipping

I was slopping,

I was reeling and arocking

I couldn't sleep at all last night

Well I was tossing

I was turning,

I was rocking and abopping

I couldn't sleep at all last night

Bb Ab

Put on my MTV the chirping birds will leave

Oh I couldn't sleep

Bb Eb

Well I was flipping

[Verse 2]

I was flopping, like a fish out of the water

Rocking around and baby yeah yeah yeah yeah

Swoop swoop

I was looping a loop

Cutting the rope but no such luck

Somebody help me please,

I'm begging on my knees

Oh I couldn't sleep

[Chorus]

Bb Eb

I said baby baby baby baby baby

Oh couldn't sleep at all

Said baby baby baby baby baby baby

I couldn't sleep at all

Somebody help me please,

I'm begging on my knees

Oh I couldn't sleep yeaa

[Post Chorus]

I couldn't want to do it no,

I didn't want to try

Ab Bb Eb

I didn't want to see you baby, baby my my my my my my

[Interlude]

Well I was slipping

[Verse 3]

I was slopping,

I was reeling and arocking

I couldn't sleep baby yeah yeah yeah

Walking the dog

I was tempted to roll the coast in

I couldn't sleep oh no no no

Somebody help me please,

I'm begging on my knees, yeah

I couldn't sleep

[Chorus]

Bb Eb

I said baby baby baby baby baby

Oh couldn't sleep at all

Said baby baby baby baby baby baby

I couldn't sleep at all

Somebody help me please,

I'm begging on my knees

Oh yeaa

[Post Chorus]

I couldn't want to do it no,

I didn't want to try

Ab Bb Eb

I didn't want to see you baby, baby my my my my my my my

[Outro]

Ab Eb Ab Bb

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