You Were Sleeping Chords & Tabs
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YOU WERE SLEEPING - Jay Reatard
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Tabbed by: Tyler Bias
Email: klieserber@gmail.com
Tuning: This tab is in standard tuning, though I think the recorded version is slightly
key. You can fiddle with the tuning to play along with the single though, I'm sure.
Website: http://intheredrecords.com/pages/jay_reatard.html
When I lie and try to close my eyes
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--2-22-2---------22-----------------------------22------------|
G--2-22-2------2--22--2----------2-22-2----------22---2--------|
D--2-22-2-2-4-----22------4---2--4-44-4---2------22------------|
A--0-00-0---------00-------------4-44-4-------0--00-0----------|
E--------------------------------2-22-2------------------------|
When I lie and try to waste your time
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--2-22-2---------22-----------------------------22------------|
G--2-22-2------2--22--2----------2-22-2----------22---2--------|
D--2-22-2-2-4-----22------4---2--4-44-4---2------22------------|
A--0-00-0---------00-------------4-44-4-------0--00-0----------|
E--------------------------------2-22-2------------------------|
F#5 E5 A5 A5
You'll be sleeping
F#5 E5 A5 A5
You'll be sleeping
When I lie
And try to erase time (same as first verse)
When I lie
And try to buy more time
F#5 E5 A5 A5
You'll be sleeping
F#5 E5 A5 A5
You'll be sleeping
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E5 F#5 G5 G#5
I would never have guessed it I (may be "I would have never have guessed THAT" ?)
C A
Would have become this
E5 F#5 G5 G#5
I would never have guessed it I
C A
Would have become this
E5 D5 C#5 B5
So so oo oo on
C A
I would have become this
E5 D5 C#5 B5
So so oo oo on
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--2-22-2---------22-----------------------------22------------|
G--2-22-2------2--22--2----------2-22-2----------22---2--------|
D--2-22-2-2-4-----22------4---2--4-44-4---2------22------------|
A--0-00-0---------00-------------4-44-4-------0--00-0----------|
E--------------------------------2-22-2------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--2-22-2---------22-----------------------------22------------|
G--2-22-2------2--22--2----------2-22-2----------22---2--------|
D--2-22-2-2-4-----22------4---2--4-44-4---2------22------------|
A--0-00-0---------00-------------4-44-4-------0--00-0----------|
E--------------------------------2-22-2------------------------|
F#5 E5 A5 A5
You'll be sleeping
F#5 E5 A5 A5
You'll be sleeping
E5 F#5 G5 G#5
I would never have guessed it I
C A
Would have become this
E5 F#5 G5 G#5
I would never have guessed it I
C A
Would have become this
E5 D5 C#5 B5
So so oo oo on
C A
I would have become this
E5 D5 C#5 B5
So so oo oo on (Repeat, end on the E5 the last time through.)
