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Now Theyll Sleep

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Standard Tuning
Key: % : repeat measure
     - : minor chord
* This is Tanya's part, she plays all the chords open with the exception
  of the  Gin the |   F   G|   F   G| phrase
Intro:
Bass: <single notes on the E string, Tom also doubles it on his guitar
with D chord picking>
|   A   G|   F#   F| (three times)
Guitar: <single notes on the G string>
| A~~~ | A/D\C\B\ A| A~~~ |  A  A/E | D~~~/ F| \D\ B  A~~~
                                                  ^12th fret
<this is an open G chord>
| G    |       | (hold for two measures)
|      C|   %   |      G|   %   |
mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm
|   D-  |   %   |      F|      G|
mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmmmmm hmmmmm
|      C|   %   |      G|   %   |
now i've lost the plot
|      C|   %   |      A|      G|
I'm not the hero I could be but not the dog i was
|      F|      G|      F|      G|
kind of common cry kind of common living lie
|      C|   %   |      G|   %   |
color my fast-fading heart
|      C|   %   |      A|      G|
people laugh at anything and things just fall apart
|      F|      G|      F|      G|
kind of common cry kind of common living lie
|  C   G/B| A-   G|      F|      G|
you know the shape my breath will take before i let it out
| A- E- |   C  A- |      G|      F|
stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes
|      F|
now they'll sleep alright
|      C|   %   |      G|   %   |
mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm
|   D-  |   %   |      F|      G|
mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmmmmm hmmmmm
|      C|   %   |      G|   %   |
now eyes burn circles in the dark
|      C|   %   |      A|      G|
and when the mirror talks to me i listen witha my heart
|      F|      G|      F|      G|
kind of common cry kind of common living lie
|  C   G/B| A-   G|      F|      G|
you know the shape my breath will take before i let it out
| A- E- |   C  A- |      G|      F|
stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes
|      F|
now they'll sleep alright
|      C|   %   |      G|   %   |
mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm
|   D-  |   %   |      F|      G|
mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmmmmm hmmmmm
|  C   G/B| A-   G|      F|      G|
you know the shape my breath will take before i let it out
| A- E- |   C  A- |      G|      F|
stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes
|  C   G/B| A-   G|      F|      G|
you know the shape my breath will take before i let it out
| A- E- |   C  A- |      G|      F|
stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes
| A- E- |   C  A- |      G|      F|
stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes
                   |   C    G|   F/ |
kind of common cry (woohoo hoo hoo!)
                   |   C    G|   F/ |
kind of common cry (woohoo hoo hoo!)
                   |   C    G|   F/ |
kind of common cry (woohoo hoo hoo!)
                   |   C    G|   F   C. . .
kind of common cry (woohoo hoo hoo hooooo...)
acoustic guitar.  I'm working on Tom's part with the D chord.  The lead
get that axial crunchy sound in the F G phrase.

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Now Theyll Sleep

by Belly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/D

G/B

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Standard Tuning

Key: % : repeat measure

- : minor chord

* This is Tanya's part, she plays all the chords open with the exception

G F G F G

of the in the | | | phrase

Intro:

Bass: <single notes on the E string, Tom also doubles it on his guitar

with D chord picking>

A G F# F

| | | (three times)

Guitar: <single notes on the G string>

A A/D C B A A A A D F B A

| ~~~ | \\\ | ~~~ | /E | ~~~/ | \D\ ~~~

^12th fret

| G | | (hold for two measures)

C G

| | % | | % |

mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm

D F G

| - | % | | |

mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmmmmm hmmmmm

C G

| | % | | % |

now i've lost the plot

C A G

| | % | | |

I'm not the hero I could be but not the dog i was

F G F G

| | | | |

kind of common cry kind of common living lie

C G

| | % | | % |

color my fast-fading heart

C A G

| | % | | |

people laugh at anything and things just fall apart

F G F G

| | | | |

kind of common cry kind of common living lie

C G/B A G F G

| | - | | |

you know the shape my breath will take before i let it out

A E C A G F

| - - | - | | |

stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes

| |

now they'll sleep alright

C G

| | % | | % |

mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm

D F G

| - | % | | |

mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmmmmm hmmmmm

C G

| | % | | % |

now eyes burn circles in the dark

C A G

| | % | | |

and when the mirror talks to me i listen witha my heart

F G F G

| | | | |

kind of common cry kind of common living lie

C G/B A G F G

| | - | | |

you know the shape my breath will take before i let it out

A E C A G F

| - - | - | | |

stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes

| |

now they'll sleep alright

C G

| | % | | % |

mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm

D F G

| - | % | | |

mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmmmmm hmmmmm

C G/B A G F G

| | - | | |

you know the shape my breath will take before i let it out

A E C A G F

| - - | - | | |

stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes

C G/B A G F G

| | - | | |

you know the shape my breath will take before i let it out

A E C A G F

| - - | - | | |

stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes

A E C A G F

| - - | - | | |

stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes

C G F

| | / |

kind of common cry (woohoo hoo hoo!)

C G F

| | / |

kind of common cry (woohoo hoo hoo!)

C G F

| | / |

kind of common cry (woohoo hoo hoo!)

C G F C

| | . . .

kind of common cry (woohoo hoo hoo hooooo...)

acoustic guitar. I'm working on Tom's part with the D chord. The lead

get that axial crunchy sound in the F G phrase.

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