If You Keep Losing Sleep Chords & Tabs
If You Keep Losing Sleep Tab
Song: If You Keep Losing Sleep
Artist: silverchair
Album: Young Modern
Track #: 3
tabbed by Diggi Schrader
diggischrader@hotmail.co.uk
Standard Tuning
Capo on fret 2
(tab relative to capo - ie 3=5 without the capo)
~ = let ring
* = staccato
Intro
Am
Am Bb5 (hit twice, staccato)
Am
Am Bb5
Verse 1 (same as intro)
Am
If you keep losing sleep over other lovers
Am Bb5 Em (see below)
If you keep losing me you're gonna be bored
Bridge 1
Em F5 Em E5 F5
e---0--------- ----------|
B---0--------- ----------|
G---0--------- ----------|
D---2----3---- --2-2-3-3-|
A---2----3----x3--2-2-3-3-|
E-0-0--0-1-0-- --0-0-1-1-|
* * * *
Verse 2
Am
If you're up chimney sweep under rubble covers
Am Bb5 Em (see below)
If you keep counting sheep and being adored
Bridge 2
Em F5 Em Bb A G
e---0--------- ----------|
B---0--------- ----------|
G---0--------- ----------|
D---2----3---- ----------|
A---2----3----x3----------|
E-0-0--0-1-0-- --6--5--3-|
Chorus
C5 E5
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--------5--5--5--5-------9--9--9--9-|
D--------5--5--5--5-------9--9--9--9-|
A--------3--3--3--3-------7--7--7--7-|
E------------------------------------|
You're a tombstone in the mud
C5 G5
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--------5--5--5--5------------------|
D--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
A--------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5------|
E--------------------3--3--3--3------|
Playing twister in a bubble
again
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-4-4~--5-5~--6-6-9-9-8-8~------|
D-4-4~--5-5~--6-6-9-9-8-8~------|
A-2-2~--3-3~--4-4-7-7-6-6~------|
E-------------------------------|
Interlude
I need a breath a wind so pure
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|
E-8-8---10-5--------10---10-11--|
To dry up the mud over me
e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A--10--10-12--8---8-10-7-10-8------|
E------------------------------8-7-|
To be reborn not born again
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D--5-5--6-0--------5----7-8-----|
A-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|
Erase my regret from the start
e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--10--10--12-8---8-----10-7-10-8------|
E----------------------------------8-7-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/silverchair/if_you_keep_losing_sleep_tab.html ]
Interlude 2
Shot the model
e----5----------5---------------|
B----5----------5---------------|
G----5----------5---------------|
D----7----------7---------------|
A----7----------7---------------|
E--5-5--------5-5---------------|
Flaking temporary skin you're no burden
e---6------------0---------3------------1---|
B---6------------0---------3------------1---|
G---6------------0---------4------------2---|
D---8------------2---------5------------3---|
A---8------------2---------5------------3---|
E-6-6--------0---0----3----3---------1--1---|
You're no burden
e---3---------3--2------------------|
B---5---------5--4------------------|
G---5---------5--4------------------|
D---5---------5--4------------------|
A-3-3---------3--2------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
such reduction
e----5---------5---------------|
B----5---------5---------------|
G----5---------5---------------|
D----7---------7---------------|
A----7---------7---------------|
E--5-5------5--5---------------|
such seductive silent wine hop scotch true regard
e---6--------------0-----------3-----------------1---|
B---6--------------0-----------3-----------------1---|
G---6--------------0-----------4-----------------2---|
D---8--------------2-----------5-----------------3---|
A---8--------------2-----------5-----------------3---|
E-6-6-------0------0------3----3-----------1-----1---|
trigger
e---3---------3--2~-----------------|
B---5---------5--4~-----------------|
G---5---------5--4~-----------------|
D---5---------5--4~-----------------|
A-3-3---------3--2~-----------------|
E-----------------------------------|
Verse 3
(no guitar plays)
Am
If you keep losing sleep over other lovers
Am
If you keep losing me are you gonna be
Am
If you're up chimney sweep under rubble covers
Am
If you keep losing me
Bridge 1
Em F5 Em E5 F5
e---0--------- ----------|
B---0--------- ----------|
G---0--------- ----------|
D---2----3---- --2-2-3-3-|
A---2----3----x3--2-2-3-3-|
E-0-0--0-1-0-- --0-0-1-1-|
* * * *
Chorus
C5 E5
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--------5--5--5--5-------9--9--9--9-|
D--------5--5--5--5-------9--9--9--9-|
A--------3--3--3--3-------7--7--7--7-|
E------------------------------------|
You're a tombstone in the mud
C5 G5
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--------5--5--5--5------------------|
D--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
A--------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5------|
E--------------------3--3--3--3------|
Playing twister in a bubble
again
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-4-4~--5-5~--6-6-9-9-8-8~------|
D-4-4~--5-5~--6-6-9-9-8-8~------|
A-2-2~--3-3~--4-4-7-7-6-6~------|
E-------------------------------|
Verse 4
Am
If you keep losing sleep over other lovers
Am Bb5
If you keep losing me you're gonna be
Am
If you keep losing sleep over other lovers
Am Bb5
If you keep losing me
Outro - same as intro
Am
Am Bb5 (hit twice, staccato)
Am
Am Bb5
