Sleep That Burns Chords & Tabs
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Sleep That Burns - Be Bop Deluxe
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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Another favourite from the Sunburst Finish album. I must
admit I'm not sure of the name of that exotic F# chord!
Tuning: EADGBe
|(022100) chord shape
| x mute note
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato/sustain
Intro: ticking clock, alarm rings...
___E_______________B___Aadd9___________________________
e|-0-0-0-----------7---0---0-------0-------0-------0---|
B|-0-0-0-----------7---0-----0-------0-------0---------|
G|-1-1-1-----------8---6-------6-------6-------6-------|
D|-2-2-2-----------9---7---------7-------7-------7-----|
A|-2-2-2-----------9---7-------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-----------7---5-------------------------------|
Repeat, then...
Verse: chords in brackets...
___E_(022100)____________B_(799877)_A_(577655)____________________
A brass band is playing...
e|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---7-7-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
B|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---7-7-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
G|-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-8---8-8-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-|
D|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-9---9-9-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-9---9-9-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|
E|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-7---7-7-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
( Continue strumming pattern... )
___F#m_(244222)________B_(799877)___A_(577655)___
Rehearsing its thrills
___E_(022100)__________B_(799877)___A_(577655)___
All half-moon and cloudy,
___F#m_(244222)________B_(799877)___A_(577655)___
All golden and shrill
Chorus:
___C#m_(x46654)_____________________A_(577655)_____________________
I've got a sleep that burns...
e|-4-4-4-4-4---4-------4----------|-5-5-5-5-5---5-------5----------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5---5-------5----------|-5-5-5-5-5---5-------5----------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6---6-------6----------|-6-6-6-6-6---6-------6----------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6---6-------6----------|-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7----------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4---4-------4----------|-7-7-7-7-7---7-------7----------|
E|--------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5---5-------5----------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
( Continue strumming pattern... )
___C#m_(x46654)___________A_(577655)_____________
A sleep that burns...
Got a sleep that burns...
___Bsus4_(x24400)___________________B_(x2440x)_____________________
all night...
e|-0-0-0--------------------------|-x-x-x--------------------------|
B|-0-0-0--------------------------|-0-0-0--------------------------|
G|-4-4-4--------------------------|-4-4-4--------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--------------------------|-4-4-4--------------------------|
A|-2-2-2--------------------------|-2-2-2--------------------------|
E|-x-x-x--------------------------|-x-x-x--------------------------|
Repeat intro, verse and chorus until...
___Bsus4_(x24400)___________________F#7sus4-9_(244000)_____________
all night... all night...
e|-0-0-0--------------------------|-0-0-0--------------------------|
B|-0-0-0--------------------------|-0-0-0--------------------------|
G|-4-4-4--------------------------|-0-0-0--------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--------------------------|-4-4-4--------------------------|
A|-2-2-2--------------------------|-4-4-4--------------------------|
E|-x-x-x--------------------------|-2-2-2--------------------------|
Repeat last part until...
Riff...
___Aadd9_(x02200)_________________
e|-0-0-0--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0--------------------------|-0h1h2--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------0h1h2---3~~~~~~~-------|
Play riff twice and then...
___Aadd9_(x02200)_________________
e|-0-0-0--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------2-0---|
A|-0-0-0---------------------------0h1h2---------------0h2h3-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------0h1h2---3-------------2-|
___Bm_(x24432)_____________________________________________________
( listen to song to get the exact strumming pattern... )
e|---------2---2-------2----------|---------2---2-------2----------|
B|---------3---3-------3----------|---------3---3-------3----------|
G|---------4---4-------4----------|---------4---4-------4----------|
D|---------4---4-------4----------|---------4---4-------4----------|
A|-2-----------2-------2----------|-2-----------2-------2----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/be_bop_deluxe/sleep_that_burns_tab.html ]
( Continue strumming pattern... )
____Bm__(x24432)____________F#_(244322)__________
I'm sitting in a cafe in paradise
____F#7_(244320)____________Bm_(x24432)__________
Naked as a razor, I'm as loaded as a dice...
____Bm_(x24432)__________________D_(xx0232)______
The waitresses all ask me for my price
____A_(x02220)______________D_(xx0232)___________
I laugh and say I'm leaving
____A_(x02220)______________D_(xx0232)___________
And this is only dreaming
____A_(x02220)______________Bm_(x24432)__________
So hold me while I'm screaming...
_____G_(3x0033)_______________________________Bm_(x24432)__________
Now...! Is the moment of truth...
e|---3-3-3-3----------------------|-----------2-2-2-2--------------|
B|---3-3-3-3----------------------|-----------3-3-3-3--------------|
G|---0-0-0-0----------------------|-----------4-4-4-4--------------|
D|---0-0-0-0----------------------|-----------4-4-4-4--------------|
A|---x-x-x-x----------------------|-----------2-2-2-2--------------|
E|---3-3-3-3----------------------|-----------x-x-x-x--------------|
( Now strum freely... )
_____________________F#m_(244222)________________
Your youth is a mask
_____________________G_(355433)__________________
but it's not made to last
_____________________Bm_(x24432)_________________
For we all have a past to out run
_____________________G_(320033)__________________
When the mask comes undone
_____________________A_(x02220)__________________
And we race on and on
_____________________Bm_(x24432)_________________
Through the fiery portals of
___D_(xx0232)____________________________________
Hell...!
__________________________C_(x32010)_____________
Go and tell all your friends
__________________________Am_(x02210)____________
That you've witnessed the end of the world in a
___Bm_(x24432)____________F#m_(244222)___________
dream... in a dream...
( Guitar solo over Bm and F#m chords until... )
____G_(3x0033)_____________Bm_(x24432)___________
____D_(xx0232)___________________________________
Repeat intro, verse and chorus until...
___Bsus4_(x24400)___________________F#7sus4-9_(244000)_____________
all night... all night...
e|-0-0-0--------------------------|-0-0-0--------------------------|
B|-0-0-0--------------------------|-0-0-0--------------------------|
G|-4-4-4--------------------------|-0-0-0--------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--------------------------|-4-4-4--------------------------|
A|-2-2-2--------------------------|-4-4-4--------------------------|
E|-x-x-x--------------------------|-2-2-2--------------------------|
___Bsus4_(x24400)___________________F#7sus4-9_(244000)_____________
( guitar solo over these chords... )
e|-0-0-0--------------------------|-0-0-0--------------------------|
B|-0-0-0--------------------------|-0-0-0--------------------------|
G|-4-4-4--------------------------|-0-0-0--------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--------------------------|-4-4-4--------------------------|
A|-2-2-2--------------------------|-4-4-4--------------------------|
E|-x-x-x--------------------------|-2-2-2--------------------------|
___Bsus4_(x24400)__________________________________________________
( fade to end... )
e|-0-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
B|-0-----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---|
G|-4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
D|-4-------------------4---------------4---------------4-----------|
A|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
A brass band is playing
Rehearsing its thrills
All half-moon and cloudy,
All golden and shrill
I've got a sleep that burns
A sleep that burns
Got a sleep that burns all night
I'm locked in your dark world
Where hearts hold the keys,
Half-opened, enchanted, half-truth and half dreams...
I've got a sleep that burns
A sleep that burns
Got a sleep that burns all night
I'm sitting in a cafe in paradise
Naked as a razor, I'm loaded as a dice...
The waitresses all ask me for my price
I laugh and say I'm leaving
And this is only dreaming
So hold me while I'm screaming...
Now...! Is the moment of truth...
Your youth is a mask but it's not made to last
For we all have a past to out run
When the mask comes undone
And we race on and on
Through the fiery portals of hell...!
Go and tell all your friends
That you've witnessed the end
Of the world in a dream...
The night winds are howling...
Seducing the trees,
I wake in a cold sweat
With the sheets round my knees
I've got a sleep that burns
A sleep that burns
Got a sleep that burns all night
I lay in the darkness
With visionless eyes...
Exhausted and reeling...
All heartbeats and sighs...
But the sleep still burns, yes, the sleep still burns
Got a sleep that burns all night
(sleep is coming, don't you worry)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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