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Vengeance Is Sleeping

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VENGEANCE IS SLEEPING - Neko Case
Note: I had to work out how to play this live without much messing about, so it's not 
accurate to the record - to get that you'll have to detune your low E string to D, and 
D=xx0232	D6=xx0202	Em=0x2000
Bb=x10330	Gm=3x0330	(E)=0x0330
(C)=x3x330	(A)=x0x330	(Db)=x4x330
D2=x54030	E=022100	Db5=xx0132
Capo 2nd
G----0---0---0----0---0---0-----0---0---0--|
D--4---2---0----4---2---0------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------5---4---2----|
 D/  D6/  D/ D6  
 Em/  D/ Em  
 D/  D6/  D/ D6  
V1:	 D/  D6/  D/  D6/  Em/  Em  
/ Em(x3)
	 D/  D6/  D/  D6/  Bb/  Bb/ 
/ (E)
I DID NOT KNOW WHAT A BRUTE I WAS
I DIPPED MY CIGARETTE AND RODE THE BUS
VENGEANCE BUILT ME HASTILY AND I DRAGGED THE CLANGING NOTION I WAS
NOBODY, NOBODY... NOBODY
 D/  D6/  D/  D6/  Em/  Em/ 
/ (C)
V2:	 D/  D6/  D/  D6/  Bb/  Bb/ 
/ (E) (x2)
	D / D6 / D / D6 / Gm / (A) / Bb / (Db)
	 D/  D6/  D/  D6/  Bb/  Bb/ 
/ (E)
ALL I HAD WAS MY INTENTION AND MY LOVE INVENTED ALL OF YOU
OH, LOOK WHAT THOUGHTS CAN DO WHAT THOUGHTS CAN DO
IF BY NOW YOU ARE NOT DEAD AND BURIED YOU ARE MOST CERTIFIABLY
MARRIED, OH MARRIED
 D/  D6/  D/  D6/  Em/  Em  
/ Em/  Gm/ (A) / (Bb) / (Db)
V3: 	 D2/  D2/  D2/  D2/  Gm/  Gm/ 
/  Gm(x3)
	 D2/  D2/  Gm/  Gm/  D/  D6/ 
/ D6  
I'M SURE YOU'RE SLEEPING SOUND WITH THE MISTRESS OF THE HOURS
THE HOURS THAT GRIND YOUR LIFE TO DUST
YOUR EASY LOVES YOU KEEP LIKE PETS DENIED THEM YOU ARE POWERLESS
WHATEVER KEEPS YOU SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT
V4:	 D/  D6/  D/  D6/  Bb/  Bb/ 
/ (E)
	 D/  D6/  D/  D6/  Bb/  Bb  
/ (C)
	 D/  D/  D/  D/  Gm/  Gm/ Gm/ Gm  
	 D/  D/  D/  D/  E/  E/ E/ E  
I'M NOT THE MAN YOU THOUGHT I WAS
MY LOVE HAS NEVER LIVED INDOORS
I'VE HAD TO DRAG IT HOME BY FORCE HIRED HOUNDS AT BOTH MY WRISTS
DAMP AND BRUISED BY STRANGERS KISSES ON MY LIPS
V5:	 D/  D/  D/  D/  Db5/  Db5/ Db5/ Db5  
	 G/  G/  Gm/  Gm/  D/  D/ 
D
BUT YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I STILL MISS
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I STILL MISS
AND IT'S RUTHLESS THAT IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE
End:	 D/  D6/  D/  D6/  Bb/  Bb/ 
/ (E)
	D / D6 / D / D6 / Bb / Bb / Bb / (Db)
	 D/  D6/  D/ D6  
I'M NOT THE MAN YOU THINK I AM (x2)
Repeat intro riff to end (and end on D)

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Vengeance Is Sleeping

by Neko Case

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Db5

VENGEANCE IS SLEEPING - Neko Case

Note: I had to work out how to play this live without much messing about, so it's not

accurate to the record - to get that you'll have to detune your low E string to D, and

D D6 Em

=xx0232 =xx0202 =0x2000

Bb Gm E

=x10330 =3x0330 ()=0x0330

C A Db

()=x3x330 ()=x0x330 ()=x4x330

D2 E Db5

=x54030 =022100 =xx0132

Capo 2nd

G----0---0---0----0---0---0-----0---0---0--|

D--4---2---0----4---2---0------------------|

A------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------5---4---2----|

D D6 D D6

/ / /

Em D Em

/ /

D D6 D D6

/ / /

D D6 D D6 Em Em

V1: / / / / /

/ (x3)

D D6 D D6 Bb Bb

/ / / / / /

/ ()

I DID NOT KNOW WHAT A BRUTE I WAS

I DIPPED MY CIGARETTE AND RODE THE BUS

VENGEANCE BUILT ME HASTILY AND I DRAGGED THE CLANGING NOTION I WAS

NOBODY, NOBODY... NOBODY

D D6 D D6 Em Em

/ / / / / /

/ ()

D D6 D D6 Bb Bb

V2: / / / / / /

/ () (x2)

D / D6 / D / D6 / Gm / (A) / Bb / (Db)

D D6 D D6 Bb Bb

/ / / / / /

/ ()

ALL I HAD WAS MY INTENTION AND MY LOVE INVENTED ALL OF YOU

OH, LOOK WHAT THOUGHTS CAN DO WHAT THOUGHTS CAN DO

IF BY NOW YOU ARE NOT DEAD AND BURIED YOU ARE MOST CERTIFIABLY

MARRIED, OH MARRIED

D D6 D D6 Em Em

/ / / / /

Em Gm A Bb Db

/ / / () / () / ()

D2 D2 D2 D2 Gm Gm

V3: / / / / / /

/ (x3)

D2 D2 Gm Gm D D6

/ / / / / /

I'M SURE YOU'RE SLEEPING SOUND WITH THE MISTRESS OF THE HOURS

THE HOURS THAT GRIND YOUR LIFE TO DUST

YOUR EASY LOVES YOU KEEP LIKE PETS DENIED THEM YOU ARE POWERLESS

WHATEVER KEEPS YOU SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT

D D6 D D6 Bb Bb

V4: / / / / / /

/ ()

D D6 D D6 Bb Bb

/ / / / /

/ ()

D D D D Gm Gm Gm Gm

/ / / / / / /

D D D D E E E E

/ / / / / / /

I'M NOT THE MAN YOU THOUGHT I WAS

MY LOVE HAS NEVER LIVED INDOORS

I'VE HAD TO DRAG IT HOME BY FORCE HIRED HOUNDS AT BOTH MY WRISTS

DAMP AND BRUISED BY STRANGERS KISSES ON MY LIPS

D D D D Db5 Db5 Db5 Db5

V5: / / / / / / /

G G Gm Gm D D

/ / / / / /

BUT YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I STILL MISS

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I STILL MISS

AND IT'S RUTHLESS THAT IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE

D D6 D D6 Bb Bb

End: / / / / / /

/ ()

D / D6 / D / D6 / Bb / Bb / Bb / (Db)

D D6 D D6

/ / /

I'M NOT THE MAN YOU THINK I AM (x2)

Repeat intro riff to end (and end on D)

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