No Sleep Blues
The Incredible String Band
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F6E|--1--| B|--3--| G|--2--| D|--3--| A|-----| E|-----|Intro: Gm F6 D D7 D x4Gm F6 D Cracks rack the windowsGm F6 D Howls hold the floorGm F6 D Rains rot the raftersA7 D And do you just have to snore?Gm F6 D It's a most inclement climateGm F6 D for the season of the nightGm F6 D Is that mouse playing football, ohA7 I thought they didn't like theD D D7 D light?Em And the dawn comes sneaking up Em (7th fret) When it thinks I'm not lookingG7 I am starting to grieve, man I used to know but now I believe, man. They tell me sleep is a gas and if I want to lay downC But I'm sorry I woke youD7 G7 I mean I've got the no sleep blues.Gm F6 D There's mayhem in this mansionGm F6 D Since the cows were coming homeGm F6 D With delirium no sleepumA7 D In a cloud of nylon foamGm F6 D But release scours the outhouseGm F6 D And a hard rain sears the skyGm F6 D But if you let the pigs decide itA7 D D They will put you in the sty.D7 DEm And the dawn comes sneaking upContinues after the adEm (7th fret) When it thinks I'm not lookingG7 I am starting to grieve, man I used to know but now I believe, man. They tell me sleep is a gas and if I want to lay downC But I'm sorry I woke youD7 G7 I mean I've got the no sleep blues.Gm F6 D I think I'll get a pictureGm F6 D And I think I'll put it on a nail.Gm F6 D I think I'll geeeet another oneA7 D And put it in a pail.Gm F6 D But the pail got so rustyGm F6 D I called it red, red, red for funGm F6 D And I laughed like a leaverA7 D D till you ought to seen it run.D7 DEm And the dawn comes sneaking up Em (7th fret) When it thinks I'm not lookingG7 I am starting to grieve, man I used to know but now I believe, man. They tell me sleep is a gas and if I want to lay downC But I'm sorry I woke youD7 G7 I mean I've got the no sleep blues.Gm F6 D The size of the futureGm F6 D declared itself no partGm F6 D Aloof like a SultanA7 D in the autumn of your heartGm F6 D But the heart got so heartyGm F6 D that it pulled for the shoreGm F6 D And the sailors fired a big saluteA7 D and it made my ears quite sore.Em And the dawn comes sneaking up Em (7th fret) When it thinks I'm not lookingG7 I am starting to grieve, man I used to know but now I believe, man. They tell me sleep is a gas and if I want to lay downC But I'm sorry I woke youD7 G7 I mean I've got the no sleep blues.Gm F6 D I mixed stones and waterGm F6 D just to see what it would doGm F6 D And the water it got stoneyA7 D and the stones got watery tooGm F6 D So I mixed my feet with waterGm F6 D just to see what could be seenGm F6 D And the water it got dirtyA7 D and the feet they got quite clean.D D7 DEm And the dawn comes sneaking up Em (7th fret) When it thinks I'm not lookingG7 I am starting to grieve, man I used to know but now I believe, man. They tell me sleep is a gas and if I want to lay downC But I'm sorry I woke youD7 G7 I mean I've got the no sleep blues.