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Light Sleeper

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Key: E  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C#m-  x46654
 A-    x02220
 E-    022100
 B-    x24442
 F#m-  244222
 B/Eb- x698xx
Intro: C#m-B-A-B- x2
Verse 1:
Silence:
   C#mSleep Sleep B/EbLittle darling
   Ai swear i'm not 
F#mtrying to wear you C#mout
i'm not Etrying 
            B(hold)
to drag you down
Distortion:
   C#mwhen you Afall asleep toBnight
they'll be Awaiting for you
   C#mwhen you Atry to close your Beyes
they'll try Anot to hate you
   C#msleep sAleep the night aBway
Aact like nothings C#mwrong
                    A  B-- A-- C#m(palm mute)
you know we're going down
Chorus 1:
   C#myou are Esuch a 
light sleeper
  Bcount to 10 and 
you're already C#mout
we fall Ewe're in deeper
  Bthe nights kind as 
               A--
we open up our eyes
Post chorus: C#m-A-B-A-
Verse 2:
   C#m9 A10 (9 10)
   Bwe'll never sAleep again
   C#mwe Atry (we try) Bwe know 
we'll Anever will
  C#mat lAeast (at least)
  Bwe know we'll Amake 
it out aC#mlive
at Aleast
  Bwe know we'll Amake 
it out this time
Chorus 2:
   C#myou are Esuch a 
light sleeper
  Bcount to 10 and 
you're already C#mout
we fall Ewe're in deeper
  Bthe nights kind as 
               C#m(hold)
we open up our eyes
we fall (WE FALL) Bwe know 
that we can make it C#mnow
we fall (WE FALL) Bwe know
                          A  B- C#m  
that we can break this down      
(we can break this down)
Bridge:
   Awe hear what you're Bsaying (saying)
   C#mnot enough so we keep playing
   Athis game is what you Bmake it (make it)
   C#mone chance so why not take it
Breakdown: Growls
C#m--A-E-(hold)
Chorus 3:
   C#myou are Esuch a 
light sleeper
  Bcount to 10 and 
you're already C#mout
we fall Ewe're in deeper
  Bthe nights kind as 
we open up our C#meyesE  B  
such a light sleeperC#m  E  B  
Outro: C#m-B-A-B-
   C#mSleep Sleep BLittle darling
   Ai swear i'm not 
F#mtrying to wear you C#mout
i'm not Etrying 
               A   B  C#m(hold)
to drag you down

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Light Sleeper

by Hawthorne Heights

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

B/Eb

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

- 022100

- x24442

F#m

- 244222

B/Eb

- x698xx

C#m B A B

Intro: ---- x2

Verse 1:

Silence:

C#m B/Eb

Sleep Sleep Little darling

i swear i'm not

F#m C#m

trying to wear you out

i'm not trying

(hold)

to drag you down

Distortion:

C#m A B

when you fall asleep tonight

they'll be waiting for you

C#m A B

when you try to close your eyes

they'll try not to hate you

C#m A B

sleep sleep the night away

A C#m

act like nothings wrong

A B A C#m

-- -- (palm mute)

you know we're going down

Chorus 1:

C#m E

you are such a

light sleeper

count to 10 and

C#m

you're already out

we fall we're in deeper

the nights kind as

we open up our eyes

C#m A B A

Post chorus: ----

Verse 2:

C#m A

9 10 (9 10)

B A

we'll never sleep again

C#m A B

we try (we try) we know

we'll never will

C#m A

at least (at least)

B A

we know we'll make

C#m

it out alive

at least

B A

we know we'll make

it out this time

Chorus 2:

C#m E

you are such a

light sleeper

count to 10 and

C#m

you're already out

we fall we're in deeper

the nights kind as

C#m

(hold)

we open up our eyes

we fall (WE FALL) we know

C#m

that we can make it now

we fall (WE FALL) we know

A B C#m

that we can break this down

(we can break this down)

Bridge:

A B

we hear what you're saying (saying)

C#m

not enough so we keep playing

A B

this game is what you make it (make it)

C#m

one chance so why not take it

Breakdown: Growls

C#m A E

----(hold)

Chorus 3:

C#m E

you are such a

light sleeper

count to 10 and

C#m

you're already out

we fall we're in deeper

the nights kind as

C#m E B

we open up our eyes

C#m E B

such a light sleeper

C#m B A B

Outro: ----

C#m B

Sleep Sleep Little darling

i swear i'm not

F#m C#m

trying to wear you out

i'm not trying

A B C#m

(hold)

to drag you down

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