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Insomnia

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Capo 1st fret
I've just taken the other one on the site, and put some other chords on, since I think 
is this way he plays it.
 There's a Flife full, dangling from Cstring
 It's Fslowly swaying Cover my head now
 As I jFot down the words that will nCever be Gsolved
 And Amwait for my headache tGo numb
 And the Fwind sounds as if the world'Cs sighing
 And the Fmoon's just a torn Cfingernail
 As the FTV flickers in homes Cby the Gwall
 And I Amwait for my eyesight to Gfade
 So I Fhope, So I Chope, So I Amhope, it's so damGn slow
 So I Fhope, So I Chope, So I Amhope, it's so damGn slow
 Not pride, I choke on ambition
 And the old folks circle their graves
 And the young ones are busy destroying their heirs
 And the heirs are still just wasting away
 I sit and watch this screen for a message
 Some kind of sign that says we're ok
 But the screen stays blank till I turn the thing on
 And I wait for my conscience to break
Instrumental: F - C - Am - F - G (I'm not sure about this, but it sounds ok)
 So...
 So I hope, So I hope, So I hope, it's so damn slow
 So I hope, So I hope, So I hope, it's so damn slow
 I hope you are learning to listen
 And I hope you are learning to stay
 And I hope you find what you are missing
 And I hope they're making your way
 I'm a headcase if I don't keep moving
 And my head hurts if I don't sit still
 It's an itch that I never stop scratching
 It's a hole that I'll never quite fill
 So...
Outro:  F-  C-  Am- G  

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Insomnia

by Electric President

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1st fret

I've just taken the other one on the site, and put some other chords on, since I think

is this way he plays it.

F C

There's a life full, dangling from string

F C

It's slowly swaying over my head now

F C G

As I jot down the words that will never be solved

Am G

And wait for my headache to numb

F C

And the wind sounds as if the world's sighing

F C

And the moon's just a torn fingernail

F C G

As the TV flickers in homes by the wall

Am G

And I wait for my eyesight to fade

F C Am G

So I hope, So I hope, So I hope, it's so damn slow

F C Am G

So I hope, So I hope, So I hope, it's so damn slow

Not pride, I choke on ambition

And the old folks circle their graves

And the young ones are busy destroying their heirs

And the heirs are still just wasting away

I sit and watch this screen for a message

Some kind of sign that says we're ok

But the screen stays blank till I turn the thing on

And I wait for my conscience to break

Instrumental: F - C - Am - F - G (I'm not sure about this, but it sounds ok)

So...

So I hope, So I hope, So I hope, it's so damn slow

I hope you are learning to listen

And I hope you are learning to stay

And I hope you find what you are missing

And I hope they're making your way

I'm a headcase if I don't keep moving

And my head hurts if I don't sit still

It's an itch that I never stop scratching

It's a hole that I'll never quite fill

So...

F C Am G

Outro: - - -

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