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Sleeping

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Are you sleeDping?
Still dreaAming?
Still drifEmting off alone...G  A  
I'm not leaDving with this feeAling
So you'd betEmter best be toldG  
And hoAw in the worDld did you cGome
To bAe such a laDzy loGve?A  
It's so siDmple, and fitAting
The pEmath that you are onG  A  
We're not talDking, there's no seAcrets
There's just a nEmote that you have goneG  
And aAll that you've eDver owGned
Is paAcked in the hDall to Ggo... Aoh...
And hBmow am I supGposed to live witAhout you?
A wBmrong word said in aGnger and you were gAone
I'm not listDening for siAgnals
It's all dEmust now on the shelfG  A  
Are you still worDking? Still couAnting?
Still buEmried in yourself?G  
And hAow in the woDrld did we cGome
To hAave such an abDsent lGove?A  
And Bmhow am I supGposed to live wiAthout you?
A wBmrong word said in Ganger and you wAere gone
And hBmow am I supGposed to live witAhout anyone?Em  G  A  
   Bm     G                A]
Bm   G   A              ]--- This is played in exactly the same way as the chorus above
   Bm     G     A     Em     G   A]
D   A   Em   G   A      ]--- This is played in the same way as the verse
   D     A     Em            G]
And hAow in the wDorld did you cGome
To Abe such a lDazy lGove?
And whAere did you go?D  

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D major

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Sleeping

by Glen Hansard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Are you sleeping?

Still dreaming?

Em G A

Still drifting off alone...

D A

I'm not leaving with this feeling

Em G

So you'd better best be told

A D G

And how in the world did you come

A D G A

To be such a lazy love?

D A

It's so simple, and fitting

Em G A

The path that you are on

D A

We're not talking, there's no secrets

Em G

There's just a note that you have gone

A D G

And all that you've ever owned

A D G A

Is packed in the hall to go... oh...

Bm G A

And how am I supposed to live without you?

Bm G A

A wrong word said in anger and you were gone

D A

I'm not listening for signals

Em G A

It's all dust now on the shelf

D A

Are you still working? Still counting?

Em G

Still buried in yourself?

A D G

And how in the world did we come

A D G A

To have such an absent love?

Bm G A

And how am I supposed to live without you?

Bm G A

A wrong word said in anger and you were gone

Bm G A Em G A

And how am I supposed to live without anyone?

Bm G A

]

Bm G A ]--- This is played in exactly the same way as the chorus above

Bm G A Em G A

]

D A Em G A ]--- This is played in the same way as the verse

D A Em G

]

A D G

And how in the world did you come

A D G

To be such a lazy love?

A D

And where did you go?

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