Asleep
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[Intro ]
C G D Am
verse 1
C G
When you love someone and you lose them
D Am
Sleep is the best way to freedom
C G
From the living pain that you suffer
D Am
Every day you wake you remember
C G
She is missing from your surroundings
D Am
It's an unpleasant awakening
C G
Don't want to live and I don't want to die
D Am C
I just want to be comforted by sleep!
Instrumental
G D Am
C G D Am
verse 2
C G
I lost in life didn't lose in death
D Am
I wonder which is easiest
C G
I believe in worlds greater than this
D Am
Places to go places of bliss
C G
She was a friendship gone wrong
D Am
This is a world gone wrong
C G
Death's not so bad parting is harder
D Am C
Sleep is the middle man, sleep is peace!
Instrumental
G D Am
C G D Am
verse 3
C G
He's got a freelance lifestyle, he's a dole dodger
D Am
Gets his own work if he can be bothered
C G
Wakes every morning and looks at the room
D Am
Wondering if success will come soon
C G
Looks at his diary, nothing's in it
D Am
No ideas, no love, no spirit
C G
The weather's appalling
D Am C
So he buries himself in that warm quilt and sleeps!
Instrumental
G D Am
C G D Am
verse 4
C G
Sleep can bury your ego
D Am
Sleep can let your soul go
C G
You can experience deja vu
D Am
Feel things like light and truth
C G
Dream you can master yourself in the future
D Am
Love everyone that you ever knew
C G
Life is a hangover, life is cold
D Am C
Life is a comedown compared to sleep!
Outro
C G D Am
C G D Am
How to play Asleep
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.