Del Amitri - Sleep instead of teardrops
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Capo: 4.
Just a rough version, Capo 4.
Harmonically this is quite complex for a pop song, so I didn't find an easier way to play it without barres.
I find the Dm sounds nicer as a barre than as an open chord, but your mileage may vary. I think the bridge
should all be barres for the same reason.
Intro
E Am E Am
Verse one
ECry, cry out your eAmyes for ever,
Bsus4It won't Bgo Aaway
EI, I'm just a Amdumb observer,
Bsus4It's so stuBpid what I sAay
Chorus
Like every one Eelse will do, I'm gonna E7lie to you
And tell you that lBmife is cruel but soDmmeday your gonna Dbm7wake up
With sleBm7ep instead of teardErops in your Aeyes. A7
Verse two
EAnd so, nobody Amlives forever,
Bsus4the crassBest of cliAches
ELike time, time is the gAmreatest healer,
Bsus4but its aB murderer Atoday
Repeat Chorus
Mid 8
A7You know me holding you won't Dbm7change anyDthing,
I can't stop this whole charDbm7ade continuDing,
As each consoling kiss Eremains on your Dface,
Like a staBmin E A A7
Verse three
ESo cry, cry out those tAmears and let them,
Bsus4succumBb to graviAty
EAnd try, try as I mAmight I'll never,
Bsus4fill thatB vacancAy
Like everyone Eelse will do, I'm gonna E7lie to you,
And tell you that Bmlife is cruel but soDmmeday your gonna Dbm7wake up,
With sleBm7ep instead of Eteardrops in your Aeyes,
A7Someday your gonna Dbm7wake up,
With sleDep instead of Eteardrops in your Aeyes.