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[Verse 1]
CI've been up since 3 Fam
with nothing on my miAmnd,
with nothing on my Fmind, oh
[Verse 2]
CI cant sleep, I'm wide Fawake
just trying to waste Amtime,
I'm just trying to waste Ftime, oh
[Verse 3]
CI don't know why I'm Fup right now,
my eyes are Amfeeling sleepless,
Ffeeling sleepless yeah
[Verse 4]
CI don't know what but FI,
need to write it Amdown.
Words won't leave my mouFth.
I can't sCleep.F  Am  F  C  F  Am  F  
[Pre-Chorus]
C'Cause lately I wake up from Fdreaming about us
A Amsong and a chosen Fbreath
CAnd once my eyes open I Fjust want to close them
Ambut I'm very soon to forFget
[Chorus]
I can't sCleep when I'm tired
I don't Fblink til its silent
and it's Amyou I admired, Fno.
I can't sCleep when I'm tired
I don't Fblink til its silent
and it's Amyou I admired, Fno.
Oh, I cant Csleep no more, no.F  Am  F  
I can't sCleep when I'm tired
I don't Fblink til its silent
and it's Amyou I admired, Fno.
I can't sCleep when I'm tired
I don't Fblink til its silent
and it's Amyou I admired, Fno.     C F Am F
[Bridge]
CI never thought that I'd be Fchosen
to be the one in this Ammoment
and I cant help but feel eGmotion
and thats the reason why I cant Amsleep
I never thought that I'd be cFhosen
to be the one in this Cmoment
and I cant help but feel eGmotion
and thats the reason why
[Chorus]
I can't sCleep when I'm tired
I don't Fblink til its silent
and it's Amyou I admired, Fno.
I can't sCleep when I'm tired
I don't Fblink til its silent
and it's Amyou I admired, Fno.
[Bridge]
CI never thought that I'd be Fchosen
to be the one in this Ammoment
and I cant help but feel eGmotion
and thats the reason why I cant Amsleep
I never thought that I'd be Fchosen
to be the one in this Cmoment
and I cant help but feel eGmotion
and thats the reason why
[Chorus]
I can't sCleep when I'm tired
I don't Fblink til its silent
and it's Amyou I admired, Fno.
I can't sCleep when I'm tired
I don't Fblink til its silent
and it's Amyou I admired, Fno.
[Outro]
I can't sCleep when I'm tired
I don't Fblink til its silent
and it's Amyou I admired, Fno.
I cant sCleep.

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I Cant Sleep

by Zachary Knowles

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[Verse 1]

C F

I've been up since 3 am

with nothing on my mind,

with nothing on my mind, oh

[Verse 2]

C F

I cant sleep, I'm wide awake

just trying to waste time,

I'm just trying to waste time, oh

[Verse 3]

C F

I don't know why I'm up right now,

my eyes are feeling sleepless,

feeling sleepless yeah

[Verse 4]

C F

I don't know what but I,

need to write it down.

Words won't leave my mouth.

C F Am F C F Am F

I can't sleep.

[Pre-Chorus]

C F

'Cause lately I wake up from dreaming about us

Am F

A song and a chosen breath

C F

And once my eyes open I just want to close them

Am F

but I'm very soon to forget

[Chorus]

I can't sleep when I'm tired

I don't blink til its silent

Am F

and it's you I admired, no.

I can't sleep when I'm tired

I don't blink til its silent

Am F

and it's you I admired, no.

C F Am F

Oh, I cant sleep no more, no.

I can't sleep when I'm tired

I don't blink til its silent

Am F

and it's you I admired, no.

I can't sleep when I'm tired

I don't blink til its silent

Am F

and it's you I admired, no. C F Am F

[Bridge]

C F

I never thought that I'd be chosen

to be the one in this moment

and I cant help but feel emotion

and thats the reason why I cant sleep

I never thought that I'd be chosen

to be the one in this moment

and I cant help but feel emotion

and thats the reason why

[Chorus]

I can't sleep when I'm tired

I don't blink til its silent

Am F

and it's you I admired, no.

I can't sleep when I'm tired

I don't blink til its silent

Am F

and it's you I admired, no.

[Bridge]

C F

I never thought that I'd be chosen

to be the one in this moment

and I cant help but feel emotion

and thats the reason why I cant sleep

I never thought that I'd be chosen

to be the one in this moment

and I cant help but feel emotion

and thats the reason why

[Chorus]

I can't sleep when I'm tired

I don't blink til its silent

Am F

and it's you I admired, no.

I can't sleep when I'm tired

I don't blink til its silent

Am F

and it's you I admired, no.

[Outro]

I can't sleep when I'm tired

I don't blink til its silent

Am F

and it's you I admired, no.

I cant sleep.

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