Once (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - 11. Sleeping Chords
Tempo:
85.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[F#m] [B] [G]
Still [G#] [D]
dreaming, [A] [Em] still drifting off [G] alone.
[A]
[D] I'm not leaving [A] with this feeling, [Em] so you'd better best be told.
[G] [A] And how in the world [G] did you come to [A] be such a lazy [G] love?
[A] Oh, [D] it's so simple and
[A] fitting.
[Em] That path that you are on, [G] [A]
[D] we're not talking, [A] there's no secrets.
It's [Em] just a note that you have gone, [G] and all [D] that you ever [G] owned
is packed [D] in the hall [G] to go [A] home.
[Bm] How am I [G] supposed to [E] live without [A] you?
[Bm] A wrong [G] word said in anger and you [A] were gone.
[D] I'm not listening for [A] your signals.
[Em] It's all dust now on the shelf.
[G] [A] Are you still [D] working?
Are you [A] still counting?
[Em] Are you still buried in yourself?
[G]
[A] And how in [D] the world did we come to have such an absent [G] love?
Oh, [A]
[Bm] how am I [G] supposed to live [A] without you?
[Bm] A wrong [G] word said in anger and you were [A] gone.
And [Bm] how am [G] I supposed to live [E] without
[Em] anyone?
[G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [F#m]
[D] [A]
[Em]
[G] [A] [D]
[A]
[Em] And [G]
[A] how in [D] the world [G] did you come [A] to be [D] such a lazy [G] love?
[A] And where [G#m] did you go?
[F#m] [B] [G]
Still [G#] [D]
dreaming, [A] [Em] still drifting off [G] alone.
[A]
[D] I'm not leaving [A] with this feeling, [Em] so you'd better best be told.
[G] [A] And how in the world [G] did you come to [A] be such a lazy [G] love?
[A] Oh, [D] it's so simple and
[A] fitting.
[Em] That path that you are on, [G] [A]
[D] we're not talking, [A] there's no secrets.
It's [Em] just a note that you have gone, [G] and all [D] that you ever [G] owned
is packed [D] in the hall [G] to go [A] home.
[Bm] How am I [G] supposed to [E] live without [A] you?
[Bm] A wrong [G] word said in anger and you [A] were gone.
[D] I'm not listening for [A] your signals.
[Em] It's all dust now on the shelf.
[G] [A] Are you still [D] working?
Are you [A] still counting?
[Em] Are you still buried in yourself?
[G]
[A] And how in [D] the world did we come to have such an absent [G] love?
Oh, [A]
[Bm] how am I [G] supposed to live [A] without you?
[Bm] A wrong [G] word said in anger and you were [A] gone.
And [Bm] how am [G] I supposed to live [E] without
[Em] anyone?
[G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [F#m]
[D] [A]
[Em]
[G] [A] [D]
[A]
[Em] And [G]
[A] how in [D] the world [G] did you come [A] to be [D] such a lazy [G] love?
[A] And where [G#m] did you go?
Key:
A
G
D
Em
Bm
A
G
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Still [G#] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ dreaming, [A] _ _ _ [Em] still drifting off [G] alone.
_ _ [A] _ _
[D] I'm not leaving _ _ [A] with this feeling, _ _ [Em] so you'd better best be told.
[G] _ _ [A] And how in the world [G] did you come to _ _ [A] be such a lazy _ [G] love? _ _
[A] Oh, _ [D] it's so simple and _ _
[A] fitting.
_ _ _ [Em] That path that you are on, [G] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] we're not talking, _ _ [A] there's no secrets. _
_ It's [Em] just a note that you have gone, [G] _ _ and all [D] that you ever [G] owned
_ _ _ is packed [D] in the hall [G] to go _ _ _ [A] home.
_ _ [Bm] How am I [G] supposed to [E] live without [A] you?
_ _ [Bm] A wrong [G] word said in anger and you [A] were gone. _ _
[D] I'm not listening for _ [A] your signals. _
_ _ [Em] It's all dust now on the shelf.
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ Are you still [D] working? _
_ Are you [A] still counting? _ _ _
[Em] Are you still buried in yourself?
[G] _ _
[A] And how in [D] the world did we come _ _ _ to have such an absent [G] love?
_ _ _ Oh, [A] _
[Bm] how am I [G] supposed to live [A] without you?
_ _ [Bm] A wrong [G] word said in anger and you were [A] gone.
And _ _ [Bm] how am [G] I supposed to live [E] without _ _ _
[Em] anyone?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ And _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] how in [D] the world [G] did you come _ _ _ [A] to be [D] such a lazy [G] love?
_ _ _ [A] And where [G#m] did you go? _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Still [G#] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ dreaming, [A] _ _ _ [Em] still drifting off [G] alone.
_ _ [A] _ _
[D] I'm not leaving _ _ [A] with this feeling, _ _ [Em] so you'd better best be told.
[G] _ _ [A] And how in the world [G] did you come to _ _ [A] be such a lazy _ [G] love? _ _
[A] Oh, _ [D] it's so simple and _ _
[A] fitting.
_ _ _ [Em] That path that you are on, [G] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] we're not talking, _ _ [A] there's no secrets. _
_ It's [Em] just a note that you have gone, [G] _ _ and all [D] that you ever [G] owned
_ _ _ is packed [D] in the hall [G] to go _ _ _ [A] home.
_ _ [Bm] How am I [G] supposed to [E] live without [A] you?
_ _ [Bm] A wrong [G] word said in anger and you [A] were gone. _ _
[D] I'm not listening for _ [A] your signals. _
_ _ [Em] It's all dust now on the shelf.
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ Are you still [D] working? _
_ Are you [A] still counting? _ _ _
[Em] Are you still buried in yourself?
[G] _ _
[A] And how in [D] the world did we come _ _ _ to have such an absent [G] love?
_ _ _ Oh, [A] _
[Bm] how am I [G] supposed to live [A] without you?
_ _ [Bm] A wrong [G] word said in anger and you were [A] gone.
And _ _ [Bm] how am [G] I supposed to live [E] without _ _ _
[Em] anyone?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ And _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] how in [D] the world [G] did you come _ _ _ [A] to be [D] such a lazy [G] love?
_ _ _ [A] And where [G#m] did you go? _ _ _ _ _ _
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