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Insomnia
By James Kennedy
Words and music by James Kennedy
Capo on Fret 2
[Intro]
C   C/B   Em   Em
C   C/B   Em   Em
[Verse 1]
   C  C/BHere we go aEmgain, it's 4amC  
And I'm C/Bpunching on the pillowEms
   C  C/BI can't preEmtend, reach for my phone againC  
And just C/Bwait for tomorrowEm  
[Pre-Chorus 1]
   AmI Cwish I felt so aFlive in the dayCtimeC/B  
   AmBut the Crats only come out at Fnight
To Gscurry around my mind
[Chorus 1]
InCsomniC/Ba, InAmsomnia
BbMy reFcurring nigChtmare
CInsomnia, got me Amprisoner
BbIn Fmy own CheadG  
[Verse 2]
  CHave I forC/Bgotten to sEmleep?
Or am I sick?
  COr is tC/Bhis just a drEmeam?
   CAnother C/Bsmoke, another drinkEm  
Another anything
   CI just C/Bgotta get through thiEms
[Pre-Chorus]
   AmAnd I'm so Ctired of being Ftired
I'm going crazyC  C/B  
   AmI'm too tCired to even Fsleep
Can someone Gsave me from
[Chorus 2]
CInsomniaC/B, InsAmomnia
BbMy reFcurring nighCtmare
CInsomniaC/B, got me Amprisoner
BbIn Fmy own Ghead
[Bridge]
AmI claw at my Geyes
I wish I could Fhide from youD  
AmI'm on fire & I'm Gcramped
And I wish that the Fsilence would shut the fuck upD  
CI crash & I C/Bburn, I toss & I C/Bbturn
I beg & C/AI yearnG  
For just Fmone nights sleep
[Chorus 3]
CBut InsomniC/Ba, InAmsomnia
   Bb    FYou fucking nightmareC  
CInsomniaC/B, you give me Amnausia
BbWhen I Fthink of Gyou
CInsomnia, InEsomniaAm  
   F    FmI love you too.C  

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Insomnia

by James Kennedy

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

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C/B

C/Bb

C/A

Insomnia

By James Kennedy

Words and music by James Kennedy

Capo on Fret 2

[Intro]

C C/B Em Em

[Verse 1]

C C/B Em C

Here we go again, it's 4am

C/B Em

And I'm punching on the pillows

C C/B Em C

I can't pretend, reach for my phone again

C/B Em

And just wait for tomorrow

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Am C F C C/B

I wish I felt so alive in the daytime

Am C F

But the rats only come out at night

To scurry around my mind

[Chorus 1]

C C/B Am

Insomnia, Insomnia

Bb F C

My recurring nightmare

C Am

Insomnia, got me prisoner

Bb F C G

In my own head

[Verse 2]

C C/B Em

Have I forgotten to sleep?

Or am I sick?

C C/B Em

Or is this just a dream?

C C/B Em

Another smoke, another drink

Another anything

C C/B Em

I just gotta get through this

[Pre-Chorus]

Am C F

And I'm so tired of being tired

C C/B

I'm going crazy

Am C F

I'm too tired to even sleep

Can someone save me from

[Chorus 2]

C C/B Am

Insomnia, Insomnia

Bb F C

My recurring nightmare

C C/B Am

Insomnia, got me prisoner

Bb F G

In my own head

[Bridge]

Am G

I claw at my eyes

F D

I wish I could hide from you

Am G

I'm on fire & I'm cramped

F D

And I wish that the silence would shut the fuck up

C C/B C/Bb

I crash & I burn, I toss & I turn

C/A G

I beg & I yearn

For just one nights sleep

[Chorus 3]

C C/B Am

But Insomnia, Insomnia

Bb F C

You fucking nightmare

C C/B Am

Insomnia, you give me nausia

Bb F G

When I think of you

C E Am

Insomnia, Insomnia

F Fm C

I love you too.

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