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Bedtime

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Part 1            Part 2            Part 3
-------------     -------------     ---------
      F13321x       Fadd9xx3213       F13321x
  Cm7/E02201x           Cx32103       Cx32010
      Cx32010           G320033
    Dm7xx0211         Am7x02213
[Part 1]
   FI held you
   Cm7/EI rocked you to sleep
   CIt'd take a long tiDm7me but eventually you'd go
   FAnd I'd try to get out
   Cm7/EOf the rocking chair
   CWith you in my armDm7s
  FI'd get you to your crib
  Cm7/ESlowly lower you down
  CThen pull my hands awayDm7, as if from a bomb
[Part 2]
  Fadd9Then I'd step away
  COne step at a time
  GThe floors were full of sAm7ounds, all the creaks for time
  Fadd9Then I'd get to the door
  COpen it carefully
  GTryin' back out of the rAmoom so quietly
Cm7/E  C  Dm7
  FWhen I got to the door
  Cm7/EClosed to within an inch
  CThat's when you'd come awake
  Dm7As if you'd been watchFadd9in' me
  Watching me the whole time
  CAs if you waited to see
  GIf I truly intAm7ended, just to let you be
  Fadd9Just to leave
  CJust to leave you alone
  GJust to leave you aloFne
[Part 3]
  FHow you would cry
  FAnd I'd come back
  FYeah, I'd come baCck
  And lift you uFp
  Sit back doCwn with you
  Try to start all Fover again
  Start slowlCy rocking again
  Start all oFver again, ah-Cha
  We'd start all oFver again
  I'd come bFack
  Lift you uFp
  Start all oFver again

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Bedtime

by Gord Downie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fadd9

Cm7/E

Dm7

Am7

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

------------- ------------- ---------

F Fadd9 F

13321x xx3213 13321x

Cm7/E C C

02201x x32103 x32010

C G

x32010 320033

Dm7 Am7

xx0211 x02213

[Part 1]

I held you

Cm7/E

I rocked you to sleep

C Dm7

It'd take a long time but eventually you'd go

And I'd try to get out

Cm7/E

Of the rocking chair

C Dm7

With you in my arms

I'd get you to your crib

Cm7/E

Slowly lower you down

C Dm7

Then pull my hands away, as if from a bomb

[Part 2]

Fadd9

Then I'd step away

One step at a time

G Am7

The floors were full of sounds, all the creaks for time

Fadd9

Then I'd get to the door

Open it carefully

G Am

Tryin' back out of the room so quietly

Cm7/E C Dm7

When I got to the door

Cm7/E

Closed to within an inch

That's when you'd come awake

Dm7 Fadd9

As if you'd been watchin' me

Watching me the whole time

As if you waited to see

G Am7

If I truly intended, just to let you be

Fadd9

Just to leave

Just to leave you alone

G F

Just to leave you alone

[Part 3]

How you would cry

And I'd come back

F C

Yeah, I'd come back

And lift you up

Sit back down with you

Try to start all over again

Start slowly rocking again

F C

Start all over again, ah-ha

We'd start all over again

I'd come back

Lift you up

Start all over again

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