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Ebminor

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[Intro]
Gb B Db Gb
Gb Abm Db Gb
[Verse]
GbI want to say
AbmI love you dear
DbAs simply as I canGb  
GbAs simple as
AbmThe heart that beats
DbIn woman and in maGbn
GbAs simply and
Abmas naturally
Dbas grass and flowers Ebmgrow
GbThe polliwog
AbmBecomes a frog
DbAnd the sunshine melts the sGbnow
GbI do not seek
AbmThe phrases that
DbAre classical and greaGbt
GbI do not yearn
AbmFor wisdom or
DbThe power to orateGb  
GbI only want
AbmTo say the words
DbSo simple and so tEbmrue
GbThat quietly
AbmAnd naturally
DbUnfold my love for Gbyou
[Chorus]
EbmThe spider spins
BbThe cattle graze
DbAnd the flying fishes leapAb  
BmAnd the stars are still twinkling
GbIn the sky
DbWhen it's time to slGbeep
[Verse]
GbThis moment and
AbmThis hour I
DbDevotedly renewGb  
GbMy promises
AbmAnd pledges when
DbI gave my heart to youGb  
GbI promise you
AbmAnd give you my word
DbForever and a dayEbm  
GbWhatever tears
AbmMay intervene
DbOr time may take aGbway
[Chorus]
EbmThe spider spins
BbThe cattle graze
DbAnd the flying fishes leapAb  
BmAnd the stars are still twinkling
GbIn the sky
DbWhen it's time to sGbleep
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Gb Abm Db Gb
Gb Abm Db Gb
Gb Abm Db Ebm
Gb Abm7 Db Gb
Db
[Chorus]
EbmThe spider spins
BbThe cattle graze
DbAnd the flying fishes leapAb  
BmAnd the stars are still twinkling
GbIn the sky
DbWhen it's time to sGbleep
[Bridge]
GbI shall not fail you
Abm7In the night
DbWhen everything is coldGb  
GbI shall not
AbmDisappoint you when
DbYou seem Bbma little oldGb  
GbBut I shall love you
AbmJust as my own
DbAs in the days beforeEbm  
GbAnd honestly
AbmI think that I
DbShall love you even mGboreDb  
[Chorus]
EbmThe spider spins
BbThe cattle graze
DbAnd the flying fishes leapAb  
BmAnd the stars are still twinkling
GbIn the sky
DbWhen it's time to slGbeep
DbWhen it's time to slEbmeep
AbWhen it's tBime to sleGbep

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When Its Time To Sleep

by Nomis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Abm

Ebm

Abm7

Bbm

[Intro]

Gb B Db Gb

Gb Abm Db Gb

[Verse]

I want to say

Abm

I love you dear

Db Gb

As simply as I can

As simple as

Abm

The heart that beats

Db Gb

In woman and in man

As simply and

Abm

as naturally

Db Ebm

as grass and flowers grow

The polliwog

Abm

Becomes a frog

Db Gb

And the sunshine melts the snow

I do not seek

Abm

The phrases that

Db Gb

Are classical and great

I do not yearn

Abm

For wisdom or

Db Gb

The power to orate

I only want

Abm

To say the words

Db Ebm

So simple and so true

That quietly

Abm

And naturally

Db Gb

Unfold my love for you

[Chorus]

Ebm

The spider spins

The cattle graze

Db Ab

And the flying fishes leap

And the stars are still twinkling

In the sky

Db Gb

When it's time to sleep

[Verse]

This moment and

Abm

This hour I

Db Gb

Devotedly renew

My promises

Abm

And pledges when

Db Gb

I gave my heart to you

I promise you

Abm

And give you my word

Db Ebm

Forever and a day

Whatever tears

Abm

May intervene

Db Gb

Or time may take away

[Chorus]

Ebm

The spider spins

The cattle graze

Db Ab

And the flying fishes leap

And the stars are still twinkling

In the sky

Db Gb

When it's time to sleep

[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]

Gb Abm Db Gb

Gb Abm Db Ebm

Gb Abm7 Db Gb

[Chorus]

Ebm

The spider spins

The cattle graze

Db Ab

And the flying fishes leap

And the stars are still twinkling

In the sky

Db Gb

When it's time to sleep

[Bridge]

I shall not fail you

Abm7

In the night

Db Gb

When everything is cold

I shall not

Abm

Disappoint you when

Db Bbm Gb

You seem a little old

But I shall love you

Abm

Just as my own

Db Ebm

As in the days before

And honestly

Abm

I think that I

Db Gb Db

Shall love you even more

[Chorus]

Ebm

The spider spins

The cattle graze

Db Ab

And the flying fishes leap

And the stars are still twinkling

In the sky

Db Gb

When it's time to sleep

Db Ebm

When it's time to sleep

Ab B Gb

When it's time to sleep

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