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The Big Sleep by Streetlight Manifesto
The Big Sleep
C G Am
F C G
C G Am Em
F G
C G Am
Why do you cry when you know how the story ends?
F C G
How can you laugh when you know that it hurts your friends?
C G Am Em
We've all been there once, but you never left
F G
This is me coming back to get you out to say goodbye, to make amends
C G Am
I'm not leaving this place
F C G
Unless I'm leaving with you
C G Am Em
Cause you're the only person with a half decent heart here
F G
And I know you will put it to use
C G Am
Until it's gone, gone, gone
F C G
Gone, gone, gone
C G Am Em F G
Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, yeah
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
C G Am
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
F
I hope you think of me, yeah
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
C G
And if you go, I'll be gone
Am F C G
And you'll be left alone to live your life, as you please
Am F C G
But someday you'll agree that I was always meant for you
Am F C
You were always meant for me and you will see
G
C Am F G
that you're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C Am F G x2
C G Am
Me and Mr. Dylan on the ride home
F C G
We had a heart-to-heart about life
C G Am Em
But neither him or me could decide for ourselves
F G
If we wanted to outlive that night
C G Am
Like two children on the playground of the unconfessed souls
F C G
Abandoned by our mothers and our lovers and our foes
C G Am Em
If only we were brave enough to live the lives we stole
F G
What a wonderful world this could be!
C G Am
F C G
C G Am Em
F G
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
C G Am
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
F
I hope you think of me, yeah
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
C G
And if you go, I'll be gone
Am F C G
And you'll be left alone to live your life, as you please
Am F C G
But someday you'll agree that I was always meant for you
Am F C
You were always meant for me and you will see
G
C Am F G
that you're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C G Am
So, how many more examples until we break?
F C G
So how many sacrifices must we make?
C G
Because we've all been there once before
Am Em
And it looks like we've returned once more
F G
So is this the beginning or the end?
C G
The last two soldiers on the battlefield
Am
Survivors of the war
F C G
They aim at one another while their mothers beg the lord
C G
"If you're listening, I'm missing him
Am Em
So somehow bring him home.
F G
How did it come to this?"
C G
So the soldiers lift their rifles
Am
And they're aiming at the head
F C G
They think of their first love before they take their final breath
C G Am Em
And somewhere in the distance they hear something someone said:
F G
"How did it come to this?"
F E F
C G Am F
C G Am F
C G Am
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
E F C Am F
I hope you think of me, yeah
F E
F E
F E
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
C G Am
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
F
I hope you think of me, yeah
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
F E
F E
F E C
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version 2
Intro - These are not the notes played in the intro but these are the chords that would
played behind the notes. If you pluck the right strings on these chords you will be
the intro though.
C G Am F C G C GAm Em F G
Verse - I like to arpegiate these chords like Tom does live, it sounds really good
C G Am
Why do you cry when you know how the story ends?
F C G
How can you laugh when you know that it hurts your friends?
C G Am
We've all been there once, but you never left
F C G
This is me coming back to get you out to say goodbye, to make amends
C G Am Em
I'm not leaving this place
F G
Unless I'm leaving with you
C G Am
Cause you're the only person with a half decent heart here
F C G
And I know you will put it to use
C G Am
Until it's gone, gone, gone
F C G
Gone, gone, gone
C G Am Em F G
Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, yeah
Prechorus - Power Chords
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Chorus
C G Am
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
F
I hope you think of me, yeah
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Verse
C G
And if you go, I'll be gone
Am F C G
And you'll be left alone to live your life, as you please
Am F C G
But someday you'll agree that I was always meant for you
Am F C G
You were always meant for me and you will see
C Am F G
that you're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
Horn Riff
C Am F G
Verse
C G Am
Me and Mr. Dylan on the ride home
F C G
We had a heart-to-heart about life
C G Am Em
But neither him or me could decide for ourselves
F G
If we wanted to outlive that night
C G Am
Like two children on the playground of the unconfessed souls
F C G
Abandoned by our mothers and our lovers and our foes
C G Am Em
If only we were brave enough to live the lives we stole
F G
What a wonderful world this could be!
Segway
C G Am
F C G
C G Am Em
F G
Prechorus
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Chorus
C G Am
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
F
I hope you think of me, yeah
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Verse
C G
And if you go, I'll be gone
Am F C G
And you'll be left alone to live your life, as you please
Am F C G
But someday you'll agree that I was always meant for you
Am F C G
You were always meant for me and you will see
C Am F G
that you're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
Verse
C G Am
So, how many more examples until we break?
F C G
So how many sacrifices must we make?
C G
Because we've all been there once before
Am Em
And it looks like we've returned once more
F G
So is this the beginning or the end?
C G
The last two soldiers on the battlefield
Am
Survivors of the war
F C G
They aim at one another while their mothers beg the lord
C G
"If you're listening, I'm missing him
Am Em
So somehow bring him home.
F G
How did it come to this?"
C G
So the soldiers lift their rifles
Am
And they're aiming at the head
F C G
They think of their first love before they take their final breath
C G Am Em
And somewhere in the distance they hear something someone said:
F G
"How did it come to this?"
Horn Segway - Power Chords
F E F
C G A F
C G A F
Outro Chorus
C G Am
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
F
I hope you think of me, yeah
F Em F
F Em F
F Em F
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
C G Am
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
F
I hope you think of me, yeah
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
F Em F
F Em F
F Em F
C C C
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version 3
Intro
C Bm Am
Dm C G
Am C C Am
F G
Verse
C Bm Am
Why do you cry when you know how the story ends?
Dm C G
How can you laugh when you know that it hurts your friends?
Am C C Am
We've all been there once, but you never left
F F G G
This is me coming back to get you out to say goodbye, to make amends
C Bm Am
I'm not leaving this place
Dm C G
Unless I'm leaving with you
Am C C Am
Cause you're the only person with a half decent heart here
F G
And I know you will put it to use
C Bm Am
Until it's gone, gone, gone
Dm C G
Gone, gone, gone
Am C C Am F G
Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, yeah
Prechorus
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Chorus
C G Am
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
F
I hope you think of me, yeah
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Verse
C G
And if you go, I'll be gone
Am F C G
And you'll be left alone to live your life, as you please
Am F C G
But someday you'll agree that I was always meant for you
Am F C G
You were always meant for me and you will see
C Am F G
that you're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
Horn Riff
C Am F G
Verse
C Bm Am
Me and Mr. Dylan on the ride home
Dm C G
We had a heart-to-heart about life
Am C C Am
But neither him or me could decide for ourselves
F G
If we wanted to outlive that night
C Bm Am
Like two children on the playground of the unconfessed souls
Dm C G
Abandoned by our mothers and our lovers and our foes
Am C C Am
If only we were brave enough to live the lives we stole
F G
What a wonderful world this could be!
Segway
C Bm Am
Dm C G
Am C C Am
F G
Prechorus
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Chorus
C G Am
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
F
I hope you think of me, yeah
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Verse
C G
And if you go, I'll be gone
Am F C G
And you'll be left alone to live your life, as you please
Am F C G
But someday you'll agree that I was always meant for you
Am F C G
You were always meant for me and you will see
C Am F G
that you're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
C Am F G
You're impossible
Verse
C Bm Am
So, how many more examples until we break?
Dm C G
So how many sacrifices must we make?
Am C
Because we've all been there once before
C Am
And it looks like we've returned once more
F G
So is this the beginning or the end?
C Bm
The last two soldiers on the battlefield
Am
Survivors of the war
Dm C G
They aim at one another while their mothers beg the lord
Am C
"If you're listening, I'm missing him
C Am
So somehow bring him home.
F G
How did it come to this?"
C Bm
So the soldiers lift their rifles
Am
And they're aiming at the head
Dm C G
They think of their first love before they take their final breath
Am C C Am
And somewhere in the distance they hear something someone said:
F G
"How did it come to this?"
Horn Segway
F Em F
C G Am F
C G Am F
F Em F
Outro Chorus
C G Am
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
F
I hope you think of me, yeah
F Em F
F Em F
F Em F
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
C G Am
When as you close your eyes for the big sleep
F
I hope you think of me, yeah
C
Na, na, na, na, na, na
G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Am F
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
F Em F
F Em F
F Em F
C C
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version 4
Tuning: Standard
Intro:Clean, Repeat Until The Nanana's start
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version 5
h=hammer on
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