How Do You Sleep Acoustic

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     
b-0    3    2      3       0     
g-1    2    2      2       2     
d-2    0    2      0       2     
a-2    x    0      x       0     
e-0    x    0      x       0     

e|2        0             0       0        0or0        0      0     4 
b|4        0             0       0        0  10       0      2     5 
g|4        2             4       8        6  9        1      1     6 
d|4        4             6       9        7  12       1      2     6 
a|2        4             6       9        7  0        2      0     4 
e|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-----------
b-0---0-x-3---0h2--|7b8---------
g-1---1-x-2--------|6---6-6-6---
d-2---2-x-0--------|7---7-7-7---
a-2---2-x-x--------|7---7-7-7---
e-0---0-x-x--------|0-----------

e|------|x----x----5-| 
b|b7-5--|9----7----5-| 
g|----6-|9----7----6-| 
d|------|9----7----7-| 
a|------|7----5----7-| 
e|------|0----x----5-| 


Verse 2 variation....
e-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x--------|x------
b-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7---------|10--10-
g-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7---------|9----9-
d-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-------7-|11--11-
a-7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5--7h9----|0----0-
e-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x--------|0----0-

e|x-x-x-x-x-------------|x-x-x-x-x-
b|x-x-x-9h10-9---9------|9-9-x-x-x-
g|x-x-x-9-----11---11-9-|9-9-x-x-x-
d|x-x-x-11--------------|9-9-x-x-x-
a|x-x-x-0---------------|7-7-x-x-x-
e|x-x-x-x---------------|x-x-x-x-x-

e|x-x-x-x-x-x-0--------| 
b|9-7-7-x-x-x-0--------| 
g|9-7-7-x-x-x-6--------| 
d|9-7-7-x-x-x-7--------| 
a|7-5-5-x-x-x-7--------| 
e|x-x-x-x-x-x-0--------| 

e-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|x------
b-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7---------|10--10-
g-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7---------|9----9-
d-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-------7-|11--11-
a-7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5--7h9----|0----0-
e-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|0----0-

e|x-x-x-x-x-------------|x-x-x-x-x-
b|x-x-x-9h10-9---9------|9-9-x-x-x-
g|x-x-x-9-----11---11-9-|9-9-x-x-x-
d|x-x-x-11--------------|9-9-x-x-x-
a|x-x-x-0---------------|7-7-x-x-x-
e|x-x-x-x---------------|x-x-x-x-x-

e|x-x-x-x-x-x-5--------| 
b|9-7-7-x-x-x-5--------| 
g|9-7-7-x-x-x-6--------| 
d|9-7-7-x-x-x-7--------| 
a|7-5-5-x-x-x-7--------| 
e|x-x-x-x-x-x-5--------| 

Chorus



Fill 1                              
    Fill 2
       How do you |Sleep....        
  .. and |keep the dogs....
e-----------------|(E)Barred..    
b-----------------|               
g-----------------|               
d-----2-4p2-----2-|               
a-2h4--------4----|               
e-----------------|               

e|       -0|x-x--x--x|0-----|... 
b|       .. -0|9h10-10p9|0--|..  
g|       .. -8|9-9--9--9|8--|... 
d|       .. -9|9h11-11p9|9--|..  
a|       . -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     
I've seen your severed head at a 
Asus2
banquet for the dead,
Continúa después del anuncio
E                  Dsus2         
All dressed up for dinner looked 
   Asus2
so fine.
     E              Dsus2     
Your shining silver salver so 
Asus2
tastefully powdered
         E      Dsus2           A
with the finest milit'ry quick lime.

link 1
||:E    |D    |A    |A    :||

Verse 2
    E               Dsus2      
Now try and picture this, as I gave 
Asus2
you a kiss
    E             Dsus2          
The apple in your mouth slips in 
Asus2
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        
When all the fun was over,      I 
Asus2
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
||

Chorus 3 - As Chorus 1

outro  |D       |C#m              |B
            |E      ||
         at your Door


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