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Capo 2
[Intro]
  B   E(x4)
[Verse]
BHey darkness, dDon't you try
To sAteal the moment or cElose my eyes
BI won't lDet you AinE  
Cause tBhis feels too damn gDood to me
AAll I want and aEll I need
BIs her toDuch agAain and agF#ain and agBain
[Chorus]
BI don't wanna go to sleep tonight
F#I don't want anything to change
G#mI don't wanna wake up and fEind a different day
BYeah she makes me free
F#Here between the day and the G#mtwilight
EI don't want to go to sleep tonight
[Instrumental]
B  E
[Verse]
BTime stop dead Din your tracks
TAurn around and dEon't look back
BAnd just lDet us AbeE  
I wanna tBake this time and sDoak it up
AForever wouldn't be lEong enough
BIf you knDew her you'd agAree and agF#ree with mBe
[Chorus]
FJust to Csee you Dmsmile
I'd do anything   Bbthat you Cwanted me to 
Fand all Cis said and Dmdone
BbI'd never count the cost
CIt's worth all that's lost Bb  
CJust to see you smile
[Instrumental]
  B    F#    G#m    E(x2)
[Bridge]
C#mI wish the sun would just forEget, to come Bup
AEnd leave us wrapped up in this lEbove
[Chorus]
FJust to Csee you Dmsmile
I'd do anything   Bbthat you Cwanted me to 
Fand all Cis said and Dmdone
BbI'd never count the cost
CIt's worth all that's lost Bb  
CJust to see you smile
[Outro]
  B    F#    G#m    E(repeat to fade with ad-lib)

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Sleep Tonight

by Tim McGraw

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

Capo 2

[Intro]

B E

(x4)

[Verse]

B D

Hey darkness, don't you try

A E

To steal the moment or close my eyes

B D A E

I won't let you in

B D

Cause this feels too damn good to me

A E

All I want and all I need

B D A F# B

Is her touch again and again and again

[Chorus]

I don't wanna go to sleep tonight

I don't want anything to change

G#m E

I don't wanna wake up and find a different day

Yeah she makes me free

F# G#m

Here between the day and the twilight

I don't want to go to sleep tonight

[Instrumental]

B E

[Verse]

B D

Time stop dead in your tracks

A E

Turn around and don't look back

B D A E

And just let us be

B D

I wanna take this time and soak it up

A E

Forever wouldn't be long enough

B D A F# B

If you knew her you'd agree and agree with me

[Chorus]

F C Dm

Just to see you smile

Bb C

I'd do anything that you wanted me to

F C Dm

and all is said and done

I'd never count the cost

C Bb

It's worth all that's lost

Just to see you smile

[Instrumental]

B F# G#m E

(x2)

[Bridge]

C#m E B

I wish the sun would just forget, to come up

E Eb

And leave us wrapped up in this love

[Chorus]

F C Dm

Just to see you smile

Bb C

I'd do anything that you wanted me to

F C Dm

and all is said and done

I'd never count the cost

C Bb

It's worth all that's lost

Just to see you smile

[Outro]

B F# G#m E

(repeat to fade with ad-lib)

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