I'm Only Sleeping - The Beatles
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From the album: Revolver
Transcribed by Howard Wright
hakwright (at) gmail (dot) com
You need to tune down a semi-tone (half-step) for this, so you play standard
chord shapes for Em, Am etc but they will actually be a semi-tone lower
(i.e. Ebm, Abm).
All chord shapes are given at the end.
They're all pretty straight-forward chords, but remember that after both of the
middle eights the first chord of the verse is E7 not Em.
Verse 1:
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Em Am
When I wake up early in the morning
G C G B7
Lift my head I'm still yawning
Em Am
When I'm in the middle of a dream
G C G C
Stay in bed, float upstream
Chorus :
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G Am
Please don't wake me no don't shake me
Bm Am Cmaj7
Leave me where I am I'm only sleeping
Bass riff : A---------2------
E--0---3-----3---
Verse 2:
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Em Am
Everybody seems to think I'm lazy
G C G B7
I don't mind, I think they're crazy
Em Am
Running everywhere at such a speed
G C G C
Till they find, there's no need
Chorus :
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G Am Bm
Please don't spoil my day I'm miles away
Am Cmaj7
And after all I'm only sleeping
(bass riff)
Em
Middle 8 :
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Dm7
Keeping an eye
E7 Am Am/G
on the world going by my window
F
Taking my time
Verse 3:
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E7 Am
Lying there and staring at the ceiling
G C G B7
Waiting for a sleepy feeling
(Solo over second half of verse - same chords as earlier verses)
Then:
Another chorus
Another middle 8
Another verse - repeat first verse but swap first Em chord for E7
Another chorus
End on Em fade out.
Chord Shapes:
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EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 x02210 320003 x32013
Em Am G C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x21202 x24432 x32000 xx0211
B7 Bm Cmaj7 Dm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
020100 3x2210 133211
E7 Am/G F
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