The Big Sleep Acoustic
Streetlight ManifestoVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Why do you cry when you know how the story ends?
How can you laugh when you know that it hurts your friends?
We've all been there once, but you never left
This is me coming back to get you out to say goodbye, to make amends
I'm not leaving this place
Unless I'm leaving with you
Cause you're the only person with a half decent heart here
And I know you will put it to use
Until it's gone, gone, gone
Gone, gone, gone
Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, yeah
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
I hope you think of me, yeah
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
And if you go, I'll be gone
And you'll be left alone to live your life, as you please
But someday you'll agree that I was always meant for you
You were always meant for me and you will see
that you're impossible
You're impossible
You're impossible
You're impossible
x2
Me and Mr. Dylan on the ride home
We had a heart-to-heart about life
But neither him or me could decide for ourselves
If we wanted to outlive that night
Like two children on the playground of the unconfessed souls
Abandoned by our mothers and our lovers and our foes
If only we were brave enough to live the lives we stole
What a wonderful world this could be!
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
I hope you think of me, yeah
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
And if you go, I'll be gone
And you'll be left alone to live your life, as you please
But someday you'll agree that I was always meant for you
You were always meant for me and you will see
that you're impossible
You're impossible
You're impossible
You're impossible
So, how many more examples until we break?
So how many sacrifices must we make?
Because we've all been there once before
And it looks like we've returned once more
So is this the beginning or the end?
The last two soldiers on the battlefield
Survivors of the war
They aim at one another while their mothers beg the lord
"If you're listening, I'm missing him
So somehow bring him home.
How did it come to this?"
So the soldiers lift their rifles
And they're aiming at the head
They think of their first love before they take their final breath
And somewhere in the distance they hear something someone said:
"How did it come to this?"
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
I hope you think of me, yeah
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
I hope you think of me, yeah
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
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Readable chord sheet for The Big Sleep Acoustic by Streetlight Manifesto
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [Am] [Em] [F] [G] [C]Why do you cry when you [G]know how the story [Am]ends? [F]How can you laugh when you [C]know that it hurts your fr[G]iends? [C]We've all been there [G]once, but you never [Am]left [Em] [F]This is me coming back to get you o[G]ut to say goodbye, to make amends [C] I'm not le[G]aving this pl[Am]ace [F]Unless I'm [C]leaving with [G]you Cause [C]you're the only [G]person with a [Am]half decent [Em]heart here [F]And I know you will put it [G]to use Until it's [C]gone, [G]gone, [Am]gone [F]Gone, [C]gone, [G]gone [C]Gone, [G]gone, [Am]gone, [Em]gone, [F]gone, [G]yeah [C]Na, na, na, na, na, na [G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na [Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na [C]Na, na, na, na, na, na [G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na [Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na [C]When as you c[G]lose your eyes for the [Am]big sleep I hope you think of [F]me, yeah [C]Na, na, na, na, na, na [G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na [Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na And if you [C]go, I'll be g[G]one And [Am]you'll be left a[F]lone to live your [C]life, as you p[G]lease But s[Am]omeday you'll a[F]gree that I was a[C]lways meant for [G]you You were [Am]always meant for [F]me and you will s[C]ee [G] that you're i[C]mpossi[Am]ble [F] [G] You're i[C]mposs[Am]ible [F] [G] You're i[C]mposs[Am]ible [F] [G] You're i[C]mposs[Am]ible [F] [G] [C] [Am] [F] [G] x2 [C]Me and Mr. [G]Dylan on the [Am]ride home We had a [F]heart-to-[C]heart about [G]life But [C]neither him or [G]me could dec[Am]ide for ourse[Em]lves If we [F]wanted to outlive that [G]night Like two ch[C]ildren on the p[G]layground of the [Am]unconfessed souls [F]Abandoned by our [C]mothers and our [G]lovers and our foes If [C]only we were [G]brave enough to l[Am]ive the lives we s[Em]tole What a wo[F]nderful world this could [G]be! [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [Am] [Em] [F] [G] [C]Na, na, na, na, na, na [G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na [Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na [C]Na, na, na, na, na, na [G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na [Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na [C]When as you [G]close your eyes for the [Am]big sleep I hope you think of [F]me, yeah [C]Na, na, na, na, na, na [G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na [Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na And if you [C]go, I'll be [G]gone And [Am]you'll be left a[F]lone to live your [C]life, as you p[G]lease But s[Am]omeday you'll a[F]gree that I was al[C]ways meant for [G]you You were a[Am]lways meant for [F]me and you will s[C]ee [G] that you're i[C]mposs[Am]ible [F] [G] You're i[C]mposs[Am]ible [F] [G] You're i[C]mposs[Am]ible [F] [G] You're i[C]mposs[Am]ible [F] [G] So, [C]how many more e[G]xamples until we [Am]break? So [F]how many sacrif[C]ices must we [G]make? Becaus[C]e we've all been there [G]once before And it l[Am]ooks like we've ret[Em]urned once more So is t[F]his the beginning or the [G]end? The last two s[C]oldiers on the bat[G]tlefield [Am]Survivors of the war They a[F]im at one another while their [C]mothers beg the [G]lord "If you're liste[C]ning, I'm [G]missing him So s[Am]omehow bring him h[Em]ome. [F]How did it come to t[G]his?" So the sol[C]diers lift their ri[G]fles And they're a[Am]iming at the head They t[F]hink of their first love before they t[C]ake their final [G]breath And s[C]omewhere in the d[G]istance they hear [Am]something someone [Em]said: [F]"How did it come to t[G]his?" [F] [E] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C]When as you c[G]lose your eyes for the [Am]big sleep I hope you think o[E]f [F]me, [C]yeah [Am] [F] [F] [E] [F] [E] [F] [E] [C]Na, na, na, na, na, na [G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na [Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na [C]When as you c[G]lose your eyes for the [Am]big sleep I hope you [F]think of me, yeah [C]Na, na, na, na, na, na [G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na [Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na [F] [E] [F] [E] [F] [E] [C]