Sleeping
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Chords used:
E - 022100
B - x24442
C#m - x46654
A - x02220
Intro
E B C#m A
E B A
E B C#m A
E B A
[Refrão]
E
She's only sleeping
she isneverdead
B
When I leastexpect it
C#m
rears her pretty head
A
Andonce I think I'm safe
She tries to pull me
B E
to the bottom
[Verso 1]
E
She's the reflection looking
back at me in the mirror
B
This side that tells me
C#m
there's no reason to be here
A
So in the meantime while I am
B E B
I might as well just burn it down
Instrumental
E B C#m A
E] B A
E B C#m A
E B A
[Refrão]
E
She's only sleeping
she is never dead
B
Emerging during my lows
C#m
disguised as a friend
A
And once I'm finally
asleep She will light
B E
one up and slumber with me
[Verso 2]
E
As she drifts off the
cigarette it falls
B
From fingers limp under
C#m
the couch it rolls
A
Unconscious enemy proves
E B
to be just as damaging
Instrumental
E B C#m A
E B A
E B C#m A
E B A
[Ponte]
C#m B E
As she lay happily asleep
C#m
Welcoming out impeding doom
B
The flames she plans for us
E
to meet Will keep us
C#m
locked in that room
B E B
After it ceases to exist
C#m
But I'm not ready to be
A
dirt This I will prove
[Refrão]
E
She's only sleeping
she is never dead
E
She's only sleeping
she is never dead
E
She's only sleeping
she is never dead
E
She's only sleeping
she is never dead
Instrumental
E B A E x2
[Verso 3]
E
I want to kill her
but I realize
B
That we share blood our
C#m
veins are intertwined
A
As long as I can keep
B E
asleep I will be fine
[Verso 4]
E
A part of me yearns
to be in the ground
B
And that's exactly
C#m
where it can be found
A
Now following her
down is only rain
So when she sucks
B E
the flowers bloom
Outro
E B C#m A
E B A
E B C#m A
E B A
then
E
How to play Sleeping
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.