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stranger than fiction - asleep
standard tuning
[Verse 1]
CmI’ve got so much to do now
EmBut I need to Dsee you anyChow, I tell you
CmI can’t think, what could be wrong
EmI can’t speak or Dsay ’so lonCg’, To the
Gnana nana Hnanana nanana
Emnanana nanana Fnervous EmnightD  C  
[Verse 2]
I’ve got Cmeverything to do, see
And I Emwanna think of Dyou, not of Cme
I can Cmgive you my consent like
Emit was always Gment
I can Cgive you an estimate
for the Gliving co-H--st of Emconscious acciFdents
[Instrumental]
Em H7 Am
G F Em D#m
[Chorus]
GAlseep HAfCter all
(I don’t wanna fight you tonight)
GAsleep HAfCter All
(I don’t wanna fight you tonight)
GAsleep HAfCter All
(I can’t stand to see you cry)
GAsleep HAfCter All
(I don’t wanna open my eyes)
GAsleep HAfCter All
(I don’t wanna fight you tonight)
GAsleep HAfCter All
(I don’t wanna fight you tonight)
GAsleep HAfCter All
(I can’t stand to see you cry)
GAsleep HAfCter All
(I don’t wanna open my eyes)
GAsleep

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Asleep

by Elliott Smith

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D#m

stranger than fiction - asleep

standard tuning

[Verse 1]

I’ve got so much to do now

Em D C

But I need to see you anyhow, I tell you

I can’t think, what could be wrong

Em D C

I can’t speak or say ’so long’, To the

G H

nana nana nanana nanana

Em F Em D C

nanana nanana nervous night

[Verse 2]

I’ve got everything to do, see

Em D C

And I wanna think of you, not of me

I can give you my consent like

Em G

it was always ment

I can give you an estimate

G H Em F

for the living co---st of conscious accidents

[Instrumental]

Em H7 Am

G F Em D#m

[Chorus]

G H C

Alseep After all

(I don’t wanna fight you tonight)

G H C

Asleep After All

(I don’t wanna fight you tonight)

G H C

Asleep After All

(I can’t stand to see you cry)

G H C

Asleep After All

(I don’t wanna open my eyes)

G H C

Asleep After All

(I don’t wanna fight you tonight)

G H C

Asleep After All

(I don’t wanna fight you tonight)

G H C

Asleep After All

(I can’t stand to see you cry)

G H C

Asleep After All

(I don’t wanna open my eyes)

Asleep

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