Sleepless
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D-DU-UDU
As you lie before me now, like a shadow
On a pea green sea
Never thought that I could find you so hollow
Laying into me
But this cup of wine
All salt and brine makes me sleepy
A sorrow so
A field of tears, that will never yield a single penny
But I don't know
I've got nothing to hold on to
Wished for gold so I could buy you a palace
By the riverside
You'd come in and I would fill your diamond chalice
You were still alive
But this cup of wine
All salt and brine makes me sleepy
A sorrow so
A field of tears, that will never yield a single penny
But I don't know
I've got nothing to hold on to
I've got nothing to hold on to
Were you sleepless, tearing at the air?
Was the water everywhere?
Were you fretful, to wade into the room?
I'd been wanting to hear from you
Oh, no
| | | (Same timing as > > )
Hand it over (hand it over)
Hand it over (oh)
You're weary, lay him down
You did your time so thank you very much
Hand it over (hand it over)
Hand it over (oh)
So now your hopes are all laid
But you hand it all away
Did his eyelids fix on empty chairs
You had traveled to lay beside?
A gentle torture to watch it all recede
And all the while your mother slept beside him
Oh, no
Hand it over (hand it over)
Hand it over (oh)
You're weary, lay him down
You did your time so thank you very much
Hand it over (hand it over)
Hand it over (oh)
So now your hopes are all laid
But you hand it all away
Were you sleepless, tearing at the air?
Was the water everywhere?
Were you fearful, and long to run away
From the cold clasp of Illinois?
Oh, no
Oh, No
Hand it over (hand it over)
Hand it over (ooooooh)
You're weary, lay him down
You did your time so thank you very much
Hand it over (hand it over)
Hand it over (oh)
So now your hopes are all laid
But you hand it all away
But you hand it all away
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Readable chord sheet for Sleepless by Decemberists
[E][B][G][D][A][E] [Dm] As you [C]lie before me [F1]now, like a s[Dm]hadow On a p[C]ea green sea [Dm] Never t[F1]hought that I could find you so h[Dm]ollow Laying [C]into [Dm]me [F2] But this cup of wine [E] All salt and brine makes me sle[Am]epy [G1] A sorrow [D]so [F2] A field of tears,[E] that will never yield a single[Am] penny [G1] But I don't [D]know [F2] I've got nothing to h[E]old o[Am]n to [Dm] Wished for [C]gold so I could [F1]buy you a p[Dm]alace By the r[C]iverside [Dm] You'd c[F1]ome in and I would fill your diamond [Dm]chalice You were [C]still ali[Dm]ve [F2] But this cup of wine [E] All salt and brine makes me sle[Am]epy [G1] A sorrow [D]so [F2] A field of tears,[E] that will never yield a single[Am] penny [G1] But I don't [D]know [F2] I've got nothing to h[E]old o[Am]n to [G1] [D] [F2] I've got nothing to h[E]old o[Am]n to [Am] [F2] [G1] [Am] [Am] [F2] [G2] [Ab] [Am] Were you [F2]sleepless, [G1]tearing at the [Am]air? Was the [F2]water ever[G2]ywhere? [Ab] [Am] Were you [F2]fretful, to [G1]wade into the [Am]room? I'd been [F2]wanting to hea[G2]r from you [Ab]Oh, [Am]no [F2] | [G2] | [F2] | [C] (Same timing as [G2] > [Ab] > [Am]) [C] Hand it over (hand it over) [Am] Hand it over (oh) [F2] You're weary, lay him down You [G1]did your time so thank you very much [C]Hand it over (hand it over) [Am]Hand it over (oh) [F2]So now your hopes are all [G2]laid But you [Ab]hand it all [Am]away [Am] [F2] [G1] [Am] [Am] [F2] [G2] [Ab] [Am] [Am] Did his e[F2]yelids [G1]fix on empty [Am]chairs You had t[F2]raveled to la[G2]y beside? [Ab] [Am] A gentle to[F2]rture to wa[G1]tch it all r[Am]ecede And all the w[F2]hile your mother [G2]slept be[Ab]side [Am]him [F2] Oh, [G2]no [F2] [C] [C] Hand it over (hand it over) [Am] Hand it over (oh) [F2] You're weary, lay him down You [G1]did your time so thank you very much [C]Hand it over (hand it over) [Am]Hand it over (oh) [F2]So now your hopes are all [G2]laid But you [Ab]hand it all [Am]away [Am] [F2] [G1] [Am] [Am] [F2] [G2] [Ab] [Am] Were you s[F2]leepless, t[G1]earing at the [Am]air? Was the w[F2]ater eve[G2]rywhere? [Ab] [Am] Were you f[F2]earful, and [G1]long to run [Am]away From the [F2]cold clasp of [G2]Illinois? [Ab]Oh, [Am]no [F2]Oh, [G2]No [F2] [C] Hand it over (hand it over) [Am] Hand it over (ooooooh) [F2] You're weary, lay him down You [G1]did your time so thank you very much [C]Hand it over (hand it over) [Am]Hand it over (oh) [F2]So now your hopes are all [G2]laid But you hand it [Ab]all [Am]away [F2] [G2] But you hand it [Ab]all [Am]away [F2]Ohhhhh[G2]hhhhhhhh [Ab] [C] [Am] [F2] [G1] [C]