How do you sleep
Words & Music : John Squire
This is my acoustic version……
Chords used
E D A Dsus2 Asus2 B F#m7alt Emaj7/D# Badd4 Aadd9 Emaj7 Amaj7 C#m
e-0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0or0 0 0 4
b-0 3 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 5
g-1 2 2 2 2 4 2 4 8 6 9 1 1 6
d-2 0 2 0 2 4 4 6 9 7 12 1 2 6
a-2 x 0 x 0 2 4 6 9 7 0 2 0 4
e-0 x 0 x 0 2 x 0 7 5 x 0 0 4
Verse 1 uses open chords as above
Link 1
e-0—0-x-2-0——0|0——————|x—-x—-5-|
b-0—0-x-3—0h2—|7b8———b7-5—|9—-7—-5-|
g-1—1-x-2———|6—6-6-6——-6-|9—-7—-6-|
d-2—2-x-0———|7—7-7-7———|9—-7—-7-|
a-2—2-x-x———|7—7-7-7———|7—-5—-7-|
e-0—0-x-x———|0——————|0—-x—-5-|
Verse 2 variation….
e-x-x-x-x-x-x—x-x———|x——x-x-x-x-x————-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0———|
b-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7———|10—10-x-x-x-9h10-9—9——|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-0———|
g-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7———|9—-9-x-x-x-9——11—11-9-|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-6———|
d-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7——-7-|11—11-x-x-x-11—————|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-7———|
a-7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5—7h9—-|0—-0-x-x-x-0—————|7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5-x-x-x-7———|
e-x-x-x-x-x-x—x-x———|0—-0-x-x-x-x—————|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0———|
e-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x———|x——x-x-x-x-x————-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5———|
b-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7———|10—10-x-x-x-9h10-9—9——|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-5———|
g-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7———|9—-9-x-x-x-9——11—11-9-|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-6———|
d-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7——-7-|11—11-x-x-x-11—————|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-7———|
a-7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5—7h9—-|0—-0-x-x-x-0—————|7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5-x-x-x-7———|
e-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x———|0—-0-x-x-x-x—————|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5———|
Chorus
use open chords above exceptE = barred and- (B) and Aadd9…use these fills
Fill 1 Fill 2
How do you |Sleep…. .. and |keep the dogs….
e——————|(E)Barred.. -0|x-x—x—x|0——|…
b——————| .. -0|9h10-10p9|0—|..
g——————| .. -8|9-9—9—9|8—|…
d——2-4p2——2-| .. -9|9h11-11p9|9—|..
a-2h4———4—-| . -9|0-0—0—0|9—|..
e——————| -7|x-x—x—x|7—|…
link 2 —
fill 3
e—4h5p4—-|-7——7—9—5-|
b———5—|-9——7——5-|
g-x———|-9——7——6-|
d————|-9——7——7-|
a————|-7——7——7-|
e————|-7——5——5-|
intro ||:E |D |A |A (Aadd4) :||
Verse 1
E Dsus2 Asus2
I’ve seen your severed head at a banquet for the dead,
E Dsus2 Asus2
All dressed up for dinner looked so fine.
E Dsus2 Asus2
Your shining silver salver so tastefully powdered
E Dsus2 A
with the finest milit’ry quick lime.
link 1
||:E |D |A |A :||
Verse 2
E Dsus2 Asus2
Now try and picture this, as I gave you a kiss
E Dsus2 Asus2
The apple in your mouth slips in mine.
E Dsus2 Asus2
The orchestra played the sweetest serenade,
E Dsus2 A
We laughed as we put away your wine.
Pre-Chorus 1
B
So raise your glasses,
Asus2 E
Here’s a toast to wasted lives,
F#m7alt Emaj7/D# Asus2
May all their ghosts come back to haunt you
B — fill 1 (into chorus)
and tell you how they died
Chorus 1
(B) E(barre) Badd4 Aadd9(fill 2) Badd4
How do you sleep, how do you last the night and keep the dogs at bay?
E Badd4 Aadd9(fill 2)Badd4
How do you feel when you close your eyes and try to drift away?
Emaj7 F#m7alt Emaj7/D# F#m7alt
Does it feel any better now, does it mean any more?
E F#m7alt Amaj7
When the angel of death comes knock, knocking
B E
And banging at your door?
link 2
||:E |D |A |A ||-fill 3
verse 3
E Dsus2 Asus2
When all the fun was over, I put you on my shoulder
E Dsus2 Asus2
Took you home away from it all.
E Dsus2 Asus2
Shot down and claimed, mounted and framed
E Dsus2 A
Tastefully hung up on my wall.
Pre-chorus 2
B
Are my dreams your nightmares?
Asus2 E
I hope they all come true.
F#m7alt Emaj7/D# Asus2
Get off your knees the party’s over,
B — (fill 1 into chorus)
I’m coming home to you
Chorus 2 — As chorus 1
Guitar solo.|E |B |Asus2 |E |F#m7alt |Emaj7/D# |Aadd9 |Aadd9 |Badd4 |Badd4
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Chorus 3 — As Chorus 1
outro |D |C#m |B |E ||
at your Door
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