Only In Sleep
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[Pré-Refrão]
Gb Gb/F B/D# Gb/Db
Only in sleep I see their faces,
B Gb/Bb Abm7 Db
Children I played with when I was a child,
Gb Gb/F B/D# Gb/Db
Louise comes back with her brown hair braided,
B Gb/Bb Abm7 Dbsus4 Db
Annie with ringlets warm and wild.
[Refrão]
Ebm B Db/F Gb
Only in sleep Time is forgotten -
Ebm B Bbm Db
What may have come to them, who can know?
Abm7 B B Db
Yet we played last night as long ago,
B Gb/Bb Abm7 Db
And the doll-house stood at the turn of the stair.
[Pré-Refrão]
Gb Gbmaj7 B/D# Gb/Db
Only in sleep I see their faces,
B Gb/Bb Abm7 Db
Children I played with when I was a child,
Gb Gbmaj7 B Gb
Louise comes back with her brown hair braided,
B Gb/Bb Abm7 Dbsus4 Db
Annie with ringlets warm and wild.
[Refrão]
Ebm B Db/F Gb
Only in sleep Time is forgotten -
Ebm B Bbm Db
What may have come to them, who can know?
Abm7 B Bm Db
Yet we played last night as long ago,
B Gb/Bb Abm7 Db
And the doll-house stood at the turn of the stair.
[Verso 1]
Gb Gb/F B/D# Gb/Db
The years had not sharpened their smooth round faces,
B Gb/Bb Abm7 Db
I met their eyes and found them mild -
Gb Gbmaj7 B Gb
Do they, too, dream of me, I wonder,
B Gb/Bb Abm7
And for them am I, am I,
Db Gb
too, a child?
Outro
Db/Ab B/F#
Am I a child
Db/Ab B/F# Db/Ab B/F# (x4)
Oh
Db/Ab B/F# Db/Ab B/F#
Am I a child. A child
Gb
How to play Only In Sleep
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Gb. 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.