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Sleeping Is The Only Love

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[Verse 1]
GI heard they were taming the shEmrew
I heCard the shrew was yGou
GYou might as well say fuck me cause I'm goEmnna keep on
KeCep on loving yGou
GI'd crawl over fifty yEmards of broken
CGlass just to hold on your hGand
[Chorus]
GSleeping is the only lEmove
CSleeping is the only lGove
[Verse 2]
GI had this friend his name was MEmarc with a "c"
His sCister was like the heat coming off the bGack of an old TV
GTheir folks were slain in their REmed Boiling Springs home
It was the woCrst of the Lord, some of the woGrst of the Lord
[Solo]
e|--7--8--10--8-7-------|--7h8-10-8p7-------------------|
B|----------------10-8--|-------------(10)--10p8-8-(8)--|
G|----------------------|-------------------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------12------------12-------------------12------------------------|
B|--12br----15--12br------15--12br-15-12-------15-12br-15-(15p)12-----|
G|---------------------------------------12-----------------------12--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------12\10---------------/15--14-12--|
B|-------------10p8---------------12\10--10\8--------------|
G|---7p5------------9--------------------------------------|
D|-------7-7----------9------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
GLater I come to fiEmnd
Life is sCweeter than Jewish wGine
GGive a box of candy or a fEmoot massage
Some peCople don't take the tGime
GI'd craw over fifty yEmards of burning
CCoals just to make it with yGou
[Chorus]
GSleeping is the only lEmove
CSleeping is the only loGve
[Outro]
Em  C  G

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Sleeping Is The Only Love

by Silver Jews

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

G Em

I heard they were taming the shrew

C G

I heard the shrew was you

G Em

You might as well say fuck me cause I'm gonna keep on

C G

Keep on loving you

G Em

I'd crawl over fifty yards of broken

C G

Glass just to hold on your hand

[Chorus]

G Em

Sleeping is the only love

C G

Sleeping is the only love

[Verse 2]

G Em

I had this friend his name was Marc with a "c"

C G

His sister was like the heat coming off the back of an old TV

G Em

Their folks were slain in their Red Boiling Springs home

C G

It was the worst of the Lord, some of the worst of the Lord

[Solo]

e|--7--8--10--8-7-------|--7h8-10-8p7-------------------|

B|----------------10-8--|-------------(10)--10p8-8-(8)--|

G|----------------------|-------------------------------|

D|----------------------|-------------------------------|

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

E|----------------------|-------------------------------|

e|-------12------------12-------------------12------------------------|

B|--12br----15--12br------15--12br-15-12-------15-12br-15-(15p)12-----|

G|---------------------------------------12-----------------------12--|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------12\10---------------/15--14-12--|

B|-------------10p8---------------12\10--10\8--------------|

G|---7p5------------9--------------------------------------|

D|-------7-7----------9------------------------------------|

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

E|---------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

G Em

Later I come to find

C G

Life is sweeter than Jewish wine

G Em

Give a box of candy or a foot massage

C G

Some people don't take the time

G Em

I'd craw over fifty yards of burning

C G

Coals just to make it with you

[Chorus]

G Em

Sleeping is the only love

C G

Sleeping is the only love

[Outro]

Em C G

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