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[Verse 1]
I Amdon't wanna sleep
E'Cause AmI've had enough
EOf Ethe Amsame ugly dream
EI jEust Amcan't switch it off
ENow EI Amdon't want to know
'ECause EI'm Amsick of the sound
EMiEseAmry's on repeat
ENow Eyou're Amhanging around
[Pre-Chorus]
But I Fneed some mediDmcation
Tell me Gyou've got what I Amneed
I Fknow you've got the Dmcure
Antidote Ghidden up your Amsleeve
[Chorus]
FI just can't Dmhelp myself
GThinking you're with Amsomeone else
FSick to Gthe bone
EI don't wanna Amsleep
FI read the Dmwarning sign
GYou said I'd Ambe alright
FLeft on Gmy own
EI don't wanna Amsleep
[Verse 2]
I've Amwaited so long
EFoEreAmver counting down
EThinEking Amof all the ways
I Ecould Eget Amyou back around
[Pre-Chorus]
But I Fneed some mediDmcation
Tell me Gyou've got what I Amneed
I Fknow you've got the Dmcure
Antidote Ghidden up your Amsleeve
[Chorus]
FI just can't Dmhelp myself
GThinking you're with Amsomeone else
FSick to Gthe bone
EI don't wanna Amsleep
FI read the Dmwarning sign
GYou said I'd Ambe alright
FLeft on Gmy own
EI don't wanna Amsleep
[Bridge]
   Dm    FI Amdon't wanna Gsleep
   Dm    FI Amdon't wanna Gsleep
DmI can't switch it Foff
AmThink I've had enGough
DmI can't switch it Foff
I thiAmnk I've Ghad enough
[Solo]
F Dm G Am
F G  E
[Chorus]
FI just can't Dmhelp myself
GThinking you're with Amsomeone else
FSick to Gthe bone
EI don't wanna Amsleep
FI read the Dmwarning sign
GYou said I'd Ambe alright
FLeft on Gmy own
EI don't wanna Amsleep
[Outro]
I Amdon't wanna sleep
'Cause AmI've had enough
Of the Amsame ugly dream
I just Amcan't switch it off

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Sleep

by Royal Blood

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

I don't wanna sleep

E Am

'Cause I've had enough

E E Am

Of the same ugly dream

E E Am

I just can't switch it off

E E Am

Now I don't want to know

E E Am

'Cause I'm sick of the sound

E E Am

Misery's on repeat

E E Am

Now you're hanging around

[Pre-Chorus]

F Dm

But I need some medication

G Am

Tell me you've got what I need

F Dm

I know you've got the cure

G Am

Antidote hidden up your sleeve

[Chorus]

F Dm

I just can't help myself

G Am

Thinking you're with someone else

F G

Sick to the bone

E Am

I don't wanna sleep

F Dm

I read the warning sign

G Am

You said I'd be alright

F G

Left on my own

E Am

I don't wanna sleep

[Verse 2]

I've waited so long

E E Am

Forever counting down

E E Am

Thinking of all the ways

E E Am

I could get you back around

[Pre-Chorus]

F Dm

But I need some medication

G Am

Tell me you've got what I need

F Dm

I know you've got the cure

G Am

Antidote hidden up your sleeve

[Chorus]

F Dm

I just can't help myself

G Am

Thinking you're with someone else

F G

Sick to the bone

E Am

I don't wanna sleep

F Dm

I read the warning sign

G Am

You said I'd be alright

F G

Left on my own

E Am

I don't wanna sleep

[Bridge]

Dm F Am G

I don't wanna sleep

Dm F Am G

I don't wanna sleep

Dm F

I can't switch it off

Am G

Think I've had enough

Dm F

I can't switch it off

Am G

I think I've had enough

[Solo]

F Dm G Am

F G E

[Chorus]

F Dm

I just can't help myself

G Am

Thinking you're with someone else

F G

Sick to the bone

E Am

I don't wanna sleep

F Dm

I read the warning sign

G Am

You said I'd be alright

F G

Left on my own

E Am

I don't wanna sleep

[Outro]

I don't wanna sleep

'Cause I've had enough

Of the same ugly dream

I just can't switch it off

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