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Eminor

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Here are the chords. I just copied from what he strums when he played live in a video from 2001.
Tuning:EADGBe Capo None
Em7   022033
Cadd9 032033
D     000323
Bm    224432
Sleeping x4
Em7I Toss And TurnCadd9, I'm Turning RounDd
BmBut I Cannot Sleep
Em7I'm Hypnotized, Cadd9I'm ParalyseDd
BmBy A Different Beat
Em7I Hear Your Voice, Cadd9Getting Louder NDow
BmYet So Out Of Reach
Em7But I'm Mistaken ItCadd9's Only The DEcho Of BmYou
((Repeat Chord Pattern))
And I'm Not Sleeping Now That You're Gone
I Can't Help Feeling I Did You Wrong
And The Night Goes, On And On And On And On
A Crowded Bar, The Mating Game
I'm So Out Of Place
It's So Bizarre, She's Coming On To Me
But I See Your Face
The DJ Plays, Familiar Songs
And It Takes Me Back
But I'm Mistaken It's Only The Echo Of You
And I'm Not Sleeping Now That You're Gone
I Can't Help Feeling I Did You Wrong
And I Need Healing It's Been So Long
And The Night Goes, On And On And On And On
I Hear Your Voice, I Hear Your Voice Calling
I Hear Your Voice, I Hear Your Voice Calling

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Sleeping

by Rick Astley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

Here are the chords. I just copied from what he strums when he played live in a video from 2001.

Tuning:EADGBe Capo None

Em7 022033

Cadd9 032033

D 000323

Bm 224432

Sleeping x4

Em7 Cadd9 D

I Toss And Turn, I'm Turning Round

But I Cannot Sleep

Em7 Cadd9 D

I'm Hypnotized, I'm Paralysed

By A Different Beat

Em7 Cadd9 D

I Hear Your Voice, Getting Louder Now

Yet So Out Of Reach

Em7 Cadd9 D Bm

But I'm Mistaken It's Only The Echo Of You

((Repeat Chord Pattern))

And I'm Not Sleeping Now That You're Gone

I Can't Help Feeling I Did You Wrong

And The Night Goes, On And On And On And On

A Crowded Bar, The Mating Game

I'm So Out Of Place

It's So Bizarre, She's Coming On To Me

But I See Your Face

The DJ Plays, Familiar Songs

And It Takes Me Back

But I'm Mistaken It's Only The Echo Of You

And I'm Not Sleeping Now That You're Gone

I Can't Help Feeling I Did You Wrong

And I Need Healing It's Been So Long

And The Night Goes, On And On And On And On

I Hear Your Voice, I Hear Your Voice Calling

About Sleeping Chords by Rick Astley

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