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Sleeping Satellite

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      Em= 022000
   Asus2= x02200
 Bmadd11= x24430
   Cmaj7= x32000
   Dsus2= xx0230
       D= xx0232
      Bm= x24432
     F#m= 244222
       G= 355433
[Intro] (Chorus)
   EmI blame you for the Asus2moonlit sky, and the Bmadd11dream that died
With the eagles flight
   EmI blame you for the Asus2moonlit nights, when I Bmadd11wonder why
Are the seas still dry?
     Cmaj7Don't blame this sleepDsus2ing satellite
[Verse 1]
Did we Emfly to the moon too soon, did we Dsus2squander the chance?
In the rush of the Cmaj7race, the reason we chase is lost in Dsus2romance
  EmAnd still we Dtry
To Cmaj7justify the waste for a taste of man's Bmgreatest adventure
[Chorus]
   EmI blame you for the Asus2moonlit sky, and the Bmadd11dream that died
With the eagles flight
   EmI blame you for the Asus2moonlit nights, when I Bmadd11wonder why
Are the seas still dry?
     Cmaj7Don't blame this sleepDsus2ing satellite
[Verse 2]
Have we Emlost what it takes to advance, have we Dsus2peaked too soon?
If the world is so Cmaj7great, then why does it scream under a Dsus2blue moon?
   EmWe wonder Dwhy
If the Cmaj7earth's sacrificed for the price of its Bmgreatest treasure
[Chorus]
   EmI blame you for the Asus2moonlit sky, and the Bmadd11dream that died
With the eagles flight
   EmI blame you for the Asus2moonlit nights, when I Bmadd11wonder why
Are the seas still dry?
     Cmaj7Don't blame this sleepDsus2ing satellite
[Interlude]
Em  F#m  G
Em  F#m  G  F#m
[Verse 3]
And Emwhen we shoot for the stars, what a Dsus2giant step
Have we got what it Cmaj7takes to carry the weight of this Dsus2concept?
   EmOr pass it Dby
Like a Cmaj7shot in the dark, miss the mark with a Bmsense of adventure
[Interlude]
   EmWo-oh-oh-oh Asus2oh, yeah Bmyeah
   EmWo-oh-oh-oh Asus2oh,      Bmyeah yeah
     Cmaj7Don’t blame this sleepDsus2ing satellite
[Chorus]
   EmI blame you for the Asus2moonlit sky, and the Bmadd11dream that died
With the eagles flight
   EmI blame you for the Asus2moonlit nights, when I Bmadd11wonder why
Are the seas still dry?
     Cmaj7Don't blame this sleepDsus2ing satellite
[Outro] (fade out)
   EmWo-oh-oh-oh Asus2oh, yeah Bmyeah
   EmWo-oh-oh-oh Asus2oh,      Bmyeah yeah
     Cmaj7Don’t blame this sleepDsus2ing satellite
   EmWo-oh-oh-oh Asus2oh, yeah Bmyeah
   EmWo-oh-oh-oh Asus2oh,      Bmyeah yeah
     Cmaj7Don’t blame this sleepDsus2ing satellite

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The story behind the song

"Sleeping Satellite" captures a feeling of disillusionment with the promises of progress and romance. It reflects on how the pursuit of something grand, like the "reason we chase," can lead to a sense of loss and a world that "screams under a blue moon." Tasmin Archer, along with co-writers John Beck and John Hughes, crafted this song in the late 1980s, finally releasing it in 1992 as the lead single from her debut album, Great Expectations. At its heart, the song plays like a lament for dreams that have died, leaving only the moonlit sky to blame.

AI-written from these sources:Sleeping Satellite — Wikipedia ↗Tasmin Archer — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Sleeping Satellite

Sleeping Satellite

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Sleeping Satellite

by Tasmin Archer

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Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Bmadd11

Cmaj7

Dsus2

F#m

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= 022000

Asus2

= x02200

Bmadd11

= x24430

Cmaj7

= x32000

Dsus2

= xx0230

= xx0232

= x24432

F#m

= 244222

= 355433

[Intro] (Chorus)

Em Asus2 Bmadd11

I blame you for the moonlit sky, and the dream that died

With the eagles flight

Em Asus2 Bmadd11

I blame you for the moonlit nights, when I wonder why

Are the seas still dry?

Cmaj7 Dsus2

Don't blame this sleeping satellite

[Verse 1]

Em Dsus2

Did we fly to the moon too soon, did we squander the chance?

Cmaj7 Dsus2

In the rush of the race, the reason we chase is lost in romance

Em D

And still we try

Cmaj7 Bm

To justify the waste for a taste of man's greatest adventure

[Chorus]

Em Asus2 Bmadd11

I blame you for the moonlit sky, and the dream that died

With the eagles flight

Em Asus2 Bmadd11

I blame you for the moonlit nights, when I wonder why

Are the seas still dry?

Cmaj7 Dsus2

Don't blame this sleeping satellite

[Verse 2]

Em Dsus2

Have we lost what it takes to advance, have we peaked too soon?

Cmaj7 Dsus2

If the world is so great, then why does it scream under a blue moon?

Em D

We wonder why

Cmaj7 Bm

If the earth's sacrificed for the price of its greatest treasure

[Chorus]

Em Asus2 Bmadd11

I blame you for the moonlit sky, and the dream that died

With the eagles flight

Em Asus2 Bmadd11

I blame you for the moonlit nights, when I wonder why

Are the seas still dry?

Cmaj7 Dsus2

Don't blame this sleeping satellite

[Interlude]

Em F#m G

Em F#m G F#m

[Verse 3]

Em Dsus2

And when we shoot for the stars, what a giant step

Cmaj7 Dsus2

Have we got what it takes to carry the weight of this concept?

Em D

Or pass it by

Cmaj7 Bm

Like a shot in the dark, miss the mark with a sense of adventure

[Interlude]

Em Asus2 Bm

Wo-oh-oh-oh oh, yeah yeah

Em Asus2 Bm

Wo-oh-oh-oh oh, yeah yeah

Cmaj7 Dsus2

Don’t blame this sleeping satellite

[Chorus]

Em Asus2 Bmadd11

I blame you for the moonlit sky, and the dream that died

With the eagles flight

Em Asus2 Bmadd11

I blame you for the moonlit nights, when I wonder why

Are the seas still dry?

Cmaj7 Dsus2

Don't blame this sleeping satellite

[Outro] (fade out)

Em Asus2 Bm

Wo-oh-oh-oh oh, yeah yeah

Em Asus2 Bm

Wo-oh-oh-oh oh, yeah yeah

Cmaj7 Dsus2

Don’t blame this sleeping satellite

Em Asus2 Bm

Wo-oh-oh-oh oh, yeah yeah

Em Asus2 Bm

Wo-oh-oh-oh oh, yeah yeah

Cmaj7 Dsus2

Don’t blame this sleeping satellite

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