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Behind The Wall Of Sleep by Smithereens
Behind The Wall Of Sleep
The original is in Eb, if you want to play along, just tune down a
half step. The kick-in-the-pants here is the D to Em. At the start of the verse,
the beat is on the 3 and the 4 of the bar. The other D to Em (I've indicated by
parentheses) the beat is on the "and 4 and" (8th notes) of the bar.
Intro (D) Em (D) Em
Verse 1
D Em G
She had hair like Jeannie Shrimpton back in 1965
Am (D) Em
She had legs that never ended, I was halfway paralyzed
D Em G
She was tall and cool and pretty and she dressed as black as coal
Am (D) Em
If she asked me to I'd murder, I would gladly lose my soul
Chorus
G Em
Now I lie in bed and think of her
G Em
Sometimes I even weep
Am D Em
Then I dream of her behind a wall of sleep
Verse 2
D Em G
Well she held a bass guitar and she was playing in a band
Am (D) Em
And she stood just like Bill Wyman, now I am her biggest fan
D Em G
Now I know I'm one of many who would like to be your friend
Am (D) Em
And I've got to find a way to let you know I'm not like them
Chorus
Verse 3
D Em G Am (D) Em
(Instrumental)
D Em G Am (D) Em
(Instrumental)
Chorus
Verse 4
D Em G
Got your number from a friend of mine who lives in your home town
Am (D) Em
Called you up to have a drink your roommate said you weren't around
D Em G
Now I know I'm one of many who would like to be your friend
Am (D) Em
And I've got to find a way to let you know I'm not like them
Chorus
Outro
Am G Em
Behind a wall of sleep
Am G Em
Behind a wall of sleep
Am G Em
Behind a wall of sleep
(D) Em (D) Em D Em
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version 2
D
She had hair like Jeannie Shipton back
F
in 1965, She had
C
legs the never ended, I was
D
halfway paralyzed
D
She was tall and cool and pretty and she
F
dressed as black as coal, If she'd
C
ask me to I'd murder, I would
D
gladly lose my soul
CHORUS:
F D
Now i lie in bed and think of her
F D
sometimes i even weep, then I
Bb
dream of her, be-
C D
-hind the wall of sleep
Well she held a bass guitar and she was
playing in a band and she
stood just like Bill Wyman, now I
am her biggest fan
Now I know I'm one of many who would
like to be your friend and I've
got to find a way to let you
know I'm not like them
CHORUS:
F D
Now i lie in bed and think of her
F D
sometimes i even weep, then I
Bb
dream of her, be-
C D
-hind the wall of sleep
Got your number from a friend of mine
who lives in your hometown, called you
up to have a drink, your roomate
said you weren't around
Now I know i'm one of many who would
like to be your friend and I've
got to find a way to let you
know I'm not like them
CHORUS:
F D
Now i lie in bed and think of her
F D
sometimes i even weep, then I
Bb
dream of her, be-
C D
-hind the wall of sleep
behind the wall of sleep
behind the wall of sleep
behind the wall of sleep
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version 3
Em G
She had hair like Jeannie Shrimpton back in 1965
Am Em
She had legs that never ended, I was halfway paralyzed
G
She was tall and cool and pretty and she dressed as black as coal
Am Em
If she asked me to I'd murder, I would gladly lose my soul
CHORUS:
G Em
Now I lie in bed and think of her
G Em
Sometimes I even weep
Am G Em
Then I dream of her behind a wall of sleep
Em G
Well she held a bass guitar and she was playing in a band
Am Em
And she stood just like Bill Wyman, now I am her biggest fan
G
Now I know I'm one of many who would like to be your friend
Am Em
And I've got to find a way to let you know I'm not one of them
[CHORUS]
Em G
Got your number from a friend of mine who lives in your home town
Am Em
Called you up to have a drink your roomate said you weren't around
G
Now I know I'm one of many who would like to be your friend
Am Em
And I've got to find a way to let you know I'm not like them
[CHORUS]
Am G Em
Behind a wall of sleep
Am G Em
Behind a wall of sleep
Am G Em
Behind a wall of sleep
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version 4
Capo 4
Intro: A Bm Bm Bm / A Bm Bm Bm
A A Bm D
She had hair like Jeannie Shrimpton back in 1965
Em Bm
She had legs that never ended, I was halfway paralyzed
A A Bm D
She was tall and cool and pretty and she dressed as black as coal
Em Bm
If she asked me to I'd murder, I would gladly lose my soul
D Bm D Bm
Now I lie in bed and think of her, Sometimes I even weep
G A Bm
Then I dream of her behind a wall of sleep
A A Bm D
Well she held a bass guitar and she was playing in a band
Em Bm
And she stood just like Bill Wyman, now I am her biggest fan
A A Bm D
Now I know I'm one of many who would like to be your friend
Em Bm
And I've got to find a way to let you know I'm not like them
D Bm D Bm
Now I lie in bed and think of her, Sometimes I even weep
G A Bm
Then I dream of her behind a wall of sleep
Verse Solo
( A A ) Bm D / Em Bm / ( A A ) Bm D / Em Bm
D Bm D Bm
Now I lie in bed and think of her, Sometimes I even weep
G A Bm
Then I dream of her behind a wall of sleep
A A Bm D
Got your number from a friend of mine who lives in your home town
Em Bm
Called you up to have a drink your roommate said you weren't around
A A Bm D
Now I know I'm one of many who would like to be your friend
Em Bm
And I've got to find a way to let you know I'm not like them
D Bm D Bm
Now I lie in bed and think of her, Sometimes I even weep
G A Bm
Then I dream of her behind a wall of sleep
G A Bm
Behind a wall of sleep
G A Bm
Behind a wall of sleep
G A Bm
Behind a wall of sleep
Outro:
( A ) Bm - / ( A ) Bm - / A A Bm
To play without capo, transpose +4 for Recorded Key
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