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Sleeping Horses
Words and Music by James Kennedy
[Intro]
  Em7    Dsus4/F#    Cadd9x4
[Verse 1]
Em7She will Dsus4/F#be        Cadd9her own worst enemy
While a Em7saint to Dsus4/F#you    and Cadd9me
She Em7lives to Dsus4/F#give
Cadd9Never acting to receive
And her Em7words you can Dsus4/F#always   bCadd9elieve
[Break]
  Em7    Dsus4/F#    Cadd9x2
[Chorus]
GShe gets deeper Emwhile she carries BmSleeping CHorses
GShe would never burden Emthe causing hand Bmwith their Ccauses
With her Gdreams on hold and Emfeelings swallowed Bmwith a Csmile
GShe would never dream of Emwaking up the Bmsleeping Chorses
[Break]
  Em7    Dsus4/F#    Cadd9x2
[Verse 2]
Em7She could Dsus4/F#be       Cadd9anything she wants to be
But she's Em7weak to a Dsus4/F#help      Cadd9appeal
[Chorus]
GShe gets deeper Emwhile she carries BmSleeping CHorses
GShe would never burden Emthe causing hand Bmwith their Ccauses
With her Gdreams on hold and Emfeelings swallowed Bmwith a Csmile
GShe would never dream of Emwaking up the Bmsleeping Chorses
[Bridge]
  DThere's no glory      Cadd9   Emin being the Martyr
  DYour glory Cadd9is in being just the way you are
[Break]
  Em7    Dsus4/F#    Cadd9x2
[Verse 3]
Her Em7open Dsus4/F#heart,    Cadd9the bystanders all agreed
Was Em7her AchiDsus4/F#lles      Cadd9Heel
[Chorus 3]
GShe gets deeper Emwhile she carries BmSleeping CHorses
GShe would never burden Emthe causing hand Bmwith their Ccauses
With her Gdreams on hold and Emfeelings swallowed Bmwith a Csmile
GShe would never dream of Emwaking up the Bmsleeping Chorses

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Sleeping Horses

by James Kennedy

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Em7

Dsus4/F#

Cadd9

Sleeping Horses

Words and Music by James Kennedy

[Intro]

Em7 Dsus4/F# Cadd9

[Verse 1]

Em7 Dsus4/F# Cadd9

She will be her own worst enemy

Em7 Dsus4/F# Cadd9

While a saint to you and me

Em7 Dsus4/F#

She lives to give

Cadd9

Never acting to receive

Em7 Dsus4/F# Cadd9

And her words you can always believe

[Break]

Em7 Dsus4/F# Cadd9

[Chorus]

G Em Bm C

She gets deeper while she carries Sleeping Horses

G Em Bm C

She would never burden the causing hand with their causes

G Em Bm C

With her dreams on hold and feelings swallowed with a smile

G Em Bm C

She would never dream of waking up the sleeping horses

[Break]

Em7 Dsus4/F# Cadd9

[Verse 2]

Em7 Dsus4/F# Cadd9

She could be anything she wants to be

Em7 Dsus4/F# Cadd9

But she's weak to a help appeal

[Chorus]

G Em Bm C

She gets deeper while she carries Sleeping Horses

G Em Bm C

She would never burden the causing hand with their causes

G Em Bm C

With her dreams on hold and feelings swallowed with a smile

G Em Bm C

She would never dream of waking up the sleeping horses

[Bridge]

D Cadd9 Em

There's no glory in being the Martyr

D Cadd9

Your glory is in being just the way you are

[Break]

Em7 Dsus4/F# Cadd9

[Verse 3]

Em7 Dsus4/F# Cadd9

Her open heart, the bystanders all agreed

Em7 Dsus4/F# Cadd9

Was her Achilles Heel

[Chorus 3]

G Em Bm C

She gets deeper while she carries Sleeping Horses

G Em Bm C

She would never burden the causing hand with their causes

G Em Bm C

With her dreams on hold and feelings swallowed with a smile

G Em Bm C

She would never dream of waking up the sleeping horses

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