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I'm Only Sleeping

Artist: Beatles, The

Album: Revolver (1966)

Music and lyrics by John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Added on Saturday, 03 December 2016

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I'm Only Sleeping

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Lyrics and Chords

The song picked up by: Alan Robinson

Verse 1:
  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 up stream.
       G/B   Am7(v2)
(Float up stream.)

Chorus 1:
  G                     Am
Please, don't wake me, no, don't shake me.
 Bm              Am             Cmaj7
Leave me where I am, I'm only sleeping.

Riff 1:

Verse 2:
Em                            Am
Ev'rybody seems to think I'm lazy.
G        C*       G             B7
I don't mind, I think they're crazy.
 Em                            Am
Runnin' ev'rywhere at such a speed,
  G        C*    G         C*
'Til they find there's no need.
         G/B Am7(v2)
(There's no need.)

Chorus 2:
  G                     Am
Please, don't spoil my day, I'm miles
  Bm            Am             Cmaj7
Away, and after all I'm only sleeping.

[Riff 1] Em [Riff 2]

Bridge:
 Dm                    E7
Keeping an eye on the world
             Am     Am7(v2)
Going by my window,
 F
Taking my time.

Verse 3:
 Em                             Am
Lying there and staring at the ceiling
 G       C*     G     B7
Waiting for a sleepy feeling...

Instrumental:
Em | Am | G C* | G C* | C*

[Chorus 2]

[Riff 1] Em [Riff 2]

[Bridge]

[Verse 4] = [Verse 1]

[Chorus 1]

[Coda] = [Riff 1] Em

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Fm D#m

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For original key Em only:

Riff 1:

D|---------
A|-----2---
E|-0-3---3-

Riff 2:

D|-------2-
A|-----2---
E|-0-3-----

A Guitar Tutorial by Alan Robinson

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