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[Intro]
C B7sus4 Amadd9 Amadd9
Cmaj7 Cmaj7-5 Amadd9 Amadd9
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7Sweet dreams let me lay here down
Hold your breath don't make a sound
Amadd9Baby, oh, say, can you sleep?
I've been getting pretty good at counting sheep
I Cmaj7am the very specimen of Cmaj7-5a sleepwalking gentleman
AmIf I die before I wake Amsave my dreams for another day
[Chorus]
'Cause toFnight
I've got Cnothing on my Ammind but youF  
SomeCwhere, someAmhow you'll feel it Ftoo
Ooh, don't you Ctake a bow at the Amlast curtain Fcall
                 N.C.
Thinking you're nobody's nothing after all
[Instrumental]
Am Am C Am
Am Am C Am
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7Sweet dreams let me lay here down
Hope your feet don't touch the ground
Amadd9It's getting late why can't I sleep
I've been getting pretty good at counting sheep
I Cmaj7am the very specimen of a sleepwalking gentleman
AmIf I die before I wake save my dreams for another day
[Chorus]
'Cause toFnight
I've got Cnothing on my Ammind but youF  
SomewhCere, somehoAmw you'll feel it Ftoo
Ooh, don't you Ctake a bow at the Amlast curtain Fcall
                N.C.
Thinking you're nobody's nothing after all
[Bridge]
    AmNothing after G#6all
You're somebody's something after Amall
Something after G#6all
Dm Dm G G
[Chorus]
ToFnight!
I've got Cnothing on my Ammind but youF  
SomeCwhere, somehoAmw you'll feel it Ftoo
Ooh, don't you Ctake a bow at the Amlast curtain Fcall
                N.C.
Thinking you're nobody's nothing after all
[Outro]
Amadd9You're somebody's something after all
You're somebody's something after all

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Counting Sheep

by Shakey Graves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B7sus4

Amadd9

Cmaj7

Cmaj7-5

G#6

[Intro]

C B7sus4 Amadd9 Amadd9

Cmaj7 Cmaj7-5 Amadd9 Amadd9

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7

Sweet dreams let me lay here down

Hold your breath don't make a sound

Amadd9

Baby, oh, say, can you sleep?

I've been getting pretty good at counting sheep

Cmaj7 Cmaj7-5

I am the very specimen of a sleepwalking gentleman

Am Am

If I die before I wake save my dreams for another day

[Chorus]

'Cause tonight

C Am F

I've got nothing on my mind but you

C Am F

Somewhere, somehow you'll feel it too

C Am F

Ooh, don't you take a bow at the last curtain call

N.C.

Thinking you're nobody's nothing after all

[Instrumental]

Am Am C Am

[Verse 2]

Cmaj7

Sweet dreams let me lay here down

Hope your feet don't touch the ground

Amadd9

It's getting late why can't I sleep

I've been getting pretty good at counting sheep

Cmaj7

I am the very specimen of a sleepwalking gentleman

If I die before I wake save my dreams for another day

[Chorus]

'Cause tonight

C Am F

I've got nothing on my mind but you

C Am F

Somewhere, somehow you'll feel it too

C Am F

Ooh, don't you take a bow at the last curtain call

N.C.

Thinking you're nobody's nothing after all

[Bridge]

Am G#6

Nothing after all

You're somebody's something after all

G#6

Something after all

Dm Dm G G

[Chorus]

Tonight!

C Am F

I've got nothing on my mind but you

C Am F

Somewhere, somehow you'll feel it too

C Am F

Ooh, don't you take a bow at the last curtain call

N.C.

Thinking you're nobody's nothing after all

[Outro]

Amadd9

You're somebody's something after all

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