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A Goodnights Sleep

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A Goodnight's Sleep
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-   022100
 B-   x24442
 C#m- x46654
 A-   x02220
 F#m- 244222
Intro: E  
then
Bass:
 E   F#m   C#m   Ax2
then
E B C#m B A
Verse 1:
  Ea better slumber
  Bwas in your arms
   C#mspent Btangled up
Ain you Ea sudden
mourning Bcrashed
in the room
   C#mwith an Buninvited
Asudden change in
C#myou   A   Bwhat Acan Bi C#msay?A  B  
Awhere's Bthat C#mgirl
from Alast nightB  
whos sAlept Bon C#mthat
Aside and Blooks
just Alike Byou do?
Chorus 1:
  Eyou can sleep in
your own bed toBnight
sC#mleep away a Bsilent
pain Ascreaming out my
name Eyou can sleep in
your own bed toBnight
i C#mhope for your sake
Byou don't wake up
as Abroken as i am
Verse 2:
  Efor a lack of
better Bwords to
C#msay all i Bsaid
was goodAnight
  Eonce againF#m  
in self defense
i C#mwont sleep a
wink to preAvent
dreaming of you
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Interlude: Bass
E F#m C#m A
Chorus 2:
  Esleep in your own
bed   F#mtonight i C#mknow
some day you
will wake up as
Alonely as i am
Chorus 3:
  Eyou can sleep in
your own bed toBnight
sC#mleep away a Bsilent
pain Ascreaming out my
name Eyou can sleep in
your own bed toBnight
i C#mhope for your sake
Byou don't wake up
as Abroken as i am
  Eyou can sleep in
your own bed toBnight
i C#mknow some day that
Byou will wake up
as Alonely as i am
  Ecause fate works
both ways
  Bcause fate works
both ways
  C#mcause Bfate works
both ways
  Aso sleep in
            E(hold)
your own bed

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A Goodnights Sleep

by The Starting Line

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

A Goodnight's Sleep

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

F#m

- 244222

Intro:

then

Bass:

E F#m C#m A

then

E B C#m B A

Verse 1:

a better slumber

was in your arms

C#m B

spent tangled up

A E

in you a sudden

mourning crashed

in the room

C#m B

with an uninvited

sudden change in

C#m A B A B C#m A B

you what can i say?

A B C#m

where's that girl

A B

from last night

A B C#m

whos slept on that

A B

side and looks

A B

just like you do?

Chorus 1:

you can sleep in

your own bed tonight

C#m B

sleep away a silent

pain screaming out my

name you can sleep in

your own bed tonight

C#m

i hope for your sake

you don't wake up

as broken as i am

Verse 2:

for a lack of

better words to

C#m B

say all i said

was goodnight

E F#m

once again

in self defense

C#m

i wont sleep a

wink to prevent

dreaming of you

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Interlude: Bass

E F#m C#m A

Chorus 2:

sleep in your own

F#m C#m

bed tonight i know

some day you

will wake up as

lonely as i am

Chorus 3:

you can sleep in

your own bed tonight

C#m B

sleep away a silent

pain screaming out my

name you can sleep in

your own bed tonight

C#m

i hope for your sake

you don't wake up

as broken as i am

you can sleep in

your own bed tonight

C#m

i know some day that

you will wake up

as lonely as i am

cause fate works

both ways

cause fate works

both ways

C#m B

cause fate works

both ways

so sleep in

E(hold)

your own bed

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