Sleeps Alone
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Capo 5
Verse:
G
No,
C Em
My only goal is to see
Am G
When I'm only fast asleep
C Em
It takes more than strength to find
Am
This piece of mind
Pre-chorus:
D Em7
So I'll hold, hold, hold, hold it close
C D
To my heart beating with every step
Hold, hold, hold it close
[Refrão]
Em C
He sleeps alone,
Am D Em
He needs no army where he's headed cause he knows
C
That they're just ghosts
Am D
And they can't hurt him if he can see them oh!
Em C
And I may go
Am D Em
To places I have never been to just to find
C Am D
The deepest desires in my mind
Verse:
G
We,
C Em
We only know, what we see
Am G
Cause we're always fast asleep
C Em
Cause it's so hard not to believe
Am
That we'll never know
Pre-chorus:
D Em
Oh hold, hold, hold, hold me close
C D
I've never been this far from home
Hold, hold, hold me close
[Refrão]
Em C
He sleeps alone,
Am D Em
He needs no army where he's headed cause he knows
C
That they're just ghosts
Am D
And they can't hurt him if he can see them
Em C
And I may go
Am D Em
To places I have never been to just to find
C Am D
The deepest desires in my mind
Bridge:
Em
It's in my head
Bm
And I have said
That I must be like him
C G
He sleeps alone,
C G
He sleeps alone
Em
And one last chance
Bm
To make sense
Of what has long escaped us
C G
He sleeps alone,
C G
I sleep alone
[Refrão]
Em C
He sleeps alone,
Am D Em
He needs no army where he's headed cause he knows
C
That they're just ghosts
Am D
And they can't hurt him if he can see them
Em C
And I don't know
Am D Em
If in the morning I will be here and if so
C
Let it be known
Am
That I was worthy
D
I was worthy
I was worthy
I was
G C Em C
oh oh oh oh
G C Em C
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
End on: G
How to play Sleeps Alone
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.