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Intro:
          D   G(lead guitar still plays D but bass and rhythm change to G)
Verse:
DEverybody wants a piece of some easy Genterprise 
Dcan't this world cut your face and Gcarry the news that you've got a gift to be given? 
Dcut it out cut your loss, you don't dream you Gfantasize 
Dand this is how we measure the cost of enjoying the Gpain of 21 years of good living 
Chorus:
Bmwhen you look at me do you see Dsomeone with a future?
Emmusic to my ears it makes me Ghappy when you tell me 
Bmthis place is like a womb you live so Dwell from doing nothing 
Emone day you will learn there is some Gbeauty in the thing that makes you
DsweatG  
D           G
Dgotta take something great just to get me Gout of bed
Dand I woke up with a start 'cause I had a Gdream, yes I had a vision of people
Dlying C#in the Bmsun
sleeping on the D/Arocks and stones 
waiting just to Emdie 
they were just F#mfast asleep like lions 
they were just Gfast asleep like lions in summer 
Chorus:
when you look at me do you see someone with a future? 
music to my ears it makes me happy when you tell me 
this place is like a womb you live so well from doing nothing 
one day you will learn there is some beauty in the thing that makes you
(stay on G for a bit) 
Bmswear all the years of D/Awasted time 
half Gdivine 
half what you Dcould C#be 
oh, Bmall this time they let this Bbaugcity 
get sad and D/Aempty
                   G#m7b5 
'cause they're only half awake 
Gmaj7when you look at me do you see someone with a future? 
Gmaj7one day you will learn there is some Bbaugbeauty in the thing that makes you 
Bmsweat
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G#m7b5
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Gmaj7---
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Fast Asleep

by Voxtrot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

F#m

Bbaug

Gmaj7

Intro:

D G

(lead guitar still plays D but bass and rhythm change to G)

Verse:

D G

Everybody wants a piece of some easy enterprise

D G

can't this world cut your face and carry the news that you've got a gift to be given?

D G

cut it out cut your loss, you don't dream you fantasize

D G

and this is how we measure the cost of enjoying the pain of 21 years of good living

Chorus:

Bm D

when you look at me do you see someone with a future?

Em G

music to my ears it makes me happy when you tell me

Bm D

this place is like a womb you live so well from doing nothing

Em G

one day you will learn there is some beauty in the thing that makes you

D G

sweat

D G

gotta take something great just to get me out of bed

D G

and I woke up with a start 'cause I had a dream, yes I had a vision of people

D C# Bm

lying in the sun

D/A

sleeping on the rocks and stones

waiting just to die

F#m

they were just fast asleep like lions

they were just fast asleep like lions in summer

Chorus:

when you look at me do you see someone with a future?

music to my ears it makes me happy when you tell me

this place is like a womb you live so well from doing nothing

one day you will learn there is some beauty in the thing that makes you

(stay on G for a bit)

Bm D/A

swear all the years of wasted time

half divine

D C#

half what you could be

Bm Bbaug

oh, all this time they let this city

D/A

get sad and empty

G#m7b5

'cause they're only half awake

Gmaj7

when you look at me do you see someone with a future?

Gmaj7 Bbaug

one day you will learn there is some beauty in the thing that makes you

sweat

Bbaug

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-1-

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G#m7b5

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-x-

-4-

Gmaj7

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