Smithereens - Behind the wall of sleep
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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
BEHIND THE WALL OF SLEEP
As recorded by The Smithereens
(From the 1986 Album ESPECIALLY FOR YOU)
Words and Music by Pat DiNizio
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Pat DiNizio - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jim Babjak - Electric Guitar'
[Intro]
Q=136
D Em E5 D Em
4/4
Gtrs I, II (El. Gtrs. - 1/2 step down: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E|--------2-2-0-|-----------------|-----------2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|--------3-3-0-|-----------------|-----------3-3-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|--------2-2-0-|-----------------|-----------2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|--------0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|
E|--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------|
[1st - 3rd Verses]
Segno $
E E E E DQ Q E5E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q GQ E E E E
E|-0-0-0-0-2--2--||------------------|-----------------|----3--3-3-3-3-|
B|-0-0-0-0-3--3--||o-----------------|-----------------|----3--3-3-3-3-|
G|-0-0-0-0-2--2--||------------------|-----------------|----0--0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-0--0--||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|----0--0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|----2--2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
Am A5 D Em E5
Q. E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-0----0-(0)-------|-----------2-2-0-|-----------------|
B|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-1----1-(1)-------|-----------3-3-0-|-----------------|
G|-0----0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----------------|
D|-0----0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E DQ Q E5E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q GQ E E E E
E|---------2--2--|-----------------|-----------------|----3--3-3-3-3-|
B|---------3--3--|-----------------|-----------------|----3--3-3-3-3-|
G|---------2--2--|-----------------|-----------------|----0--0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-0--0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|----0--0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|----2--2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
Am A5 D E5
Q. E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-0----0-(0)-------|-----------2-2-0-|-----------------|
B|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-1----1-(1)-------|-----------3-3-0-|-----------------|
G|-0----0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----------------|
D|-0----0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
[Chorus]
E E E E E E E E GQ Q E E E E E5Q EmQ E5E E E E Q GQ E E E E
E|-----------------||----3--3-3-3-3-|----0----------|----3--3-3-3-3-|
B|-----------------||----3--3-3-3-3-|----0----------|----3--3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------||----0--0-0-0-0-|----0----------|----0--0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||----0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-----|----0--0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||----2--2-2-2-2-|-2-----2-2-----|----2--2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-0-----0-0-0-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
To Coda
E5Q EmQ E5E E E E CQ E E E E E E DQ E E E E E E EmQ Q +Q. E5E
E|----0----------|----------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2----|----0--(0)-----|
B|----0----------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3----|----0--(0)-----|
G|----0----------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2--2-2-2-2-2----|----0--(0)-----|
D|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0--0-0-0-0-0----|----2--(2)---2-|
A|-2-----2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-------------2-|
E|-0-----0-0-0-0-|----------------|--------------0--|-0-----------0-|
[Guitar Solo]
D GE5tr II G
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
E|---------2--2---||------------------|------------------|-----3---3-3-3-3-|
B|---------3--3--o||------------------|------------------|-----3---3-3-3-3-|
G|---------2--2---||------------------|------------------|-----0---0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-0--0---||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-----0---0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-------o||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-----2---2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0--------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|
|
| Gtr I
| W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E|----------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|---------------o||-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5s3-3-3-3s2-2-2-|
G|----------------||------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------||------------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------o||------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------||------------------|------------------|-----------------|
Am A5 D Em E5
Q. E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|-0-----0-(0)------|-----------2-2-0-|-----------------|
B|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|-1-----1-(1)------|-----------3-3-0-|-----------------|
G|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-----------------|
D|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-----2-2-2-2-2-|-0-----0-(0)0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-2s3-3-3-3s5-5-5-|-5s7-7-7--7s5-5-5-|-5s3-3-3-3s5-5-5-|-5s3-3s2-2s3-3s2-|
G|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E5 D E5
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
E|-------------2---2---|------------------------|
B|-------------3---3---|------------------------|
G|-------------2---2---|------------------------|
D|-2--2--2-2---0---0---|-2---2--2--2--2-2-2---2-|
A|-2--2--2-2-----------|-2---2--2--2--2-2-2---2-|
E|-0--0--0-0-----------|-0---0--0--0--0-0-0---0-|
|
| E E E S S E E E E Q +E Q. Q
E|-0-(0)-------0-0-0-0-|-----------0------------|
B|-2p=0--0-2p0-5-5-5-5-|-----------0------------|
G|---------------------|-2b3---(2)-0------2b4---|
D|---------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------|
G
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
E|-------------------------|-----3----3--3-3-3----|
B|-------------------------|-----3----3--3-3-3----|
G|-------------------------|-----0----0--0-0-0----|
D|--2--2-2--2--2---2-------|-----0----0--0-0-0----|
A|--2--2-2--2--2---2-------|-----2----2--2-2-2----|
E|--0--0-0--0--0---0--0--2-|-3---3----3--3-3-3----|
|
| ~~
| +Q. +E Q +E E Q. E +E E E E
E|-------------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------|
G|-(2)-----(2)-2b4r==(2)p0-|-------0-(0)---0-2b4==|
D|-------------------------|-2-----------2--------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------|
Am A5
Q. E E E E E Q. E +E E E E
E|--3------3-----3---3--3-3-|-0----------0-(0)-------------|
B|--3------3-----3---3--3-3-|-1----------1-(1)-------------|
G|--0------0-----0---0--0-0-|-2----------2-(2)--2-----2--2-|
D|--0------0-----0---0--0-0-|-2----------2-(2)--2-----2--2-|
A|--2------2-----2---2--2-2-|-0----------0-(0)--0-----0--0-|
E|--3------3-----3---3--3-3-|------------------------------|
|
| +E Q E +E +E Q Q E E E E E E
E|------0-------------------|-----------12-12--------12-12-|
B|--------------------------|-----------12-12--------12-12-|
G|-(2)r----2b4==(2)r(2)-0---|-----14b16--------14b16-------|
D|--------------------------|-2----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|
D Em E5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E|-----------------------2--2--0-|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3--3--0-|---------------------------------|
G|--2-----2--2--2-----2--2--2--0-|---------------------------------|
D|--2-----2--2--2-----2--0--0--2-|-----2--2--2--2--2--2------2---2-|
A|--0-----0--0--0-----0----------|-----2--2--2--2--2--2------2---2-|
E|-------------------------------|-----0--0--0--0--0--0------0---0-|
|
| E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E +E E
E|-------12-12-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------12-12-------12----------|----------12----12-14b15r(14)-12-|
G|-14b16-------14b16----14-12----|----------12----12-14b16r(14)-12-|
D|----------------------------14-|-12h14-14----14------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Chorus]
D GGtrs I, II E5 Em E5 G
E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
E|--------------------2---2--||----3--3-3-3-3-|----0----------|----3--3-3-3-3-|
B|--------------------3---3--||----3--3-3-3-3-|----0----------|----3--3-3-3-3-|
G|--------------------2---2--||----0--0-0-0-0-|----0----------|----0--0-0-0-0-|
D|--2------2---2--2---0---0--||----0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-----|----0--0-0-0-0-|
A|--2------2---2--2----------||----2--2-2-2-2-|-2-----2-2-----|----2--2-2-2-2-|
E|--0------0---0--0----------||-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-0-----0-0-0-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
|
| ~~~~~~~
| E +E E E +H W W W
E|---------------------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-14b15r(14)-12-------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-14b16r(14)-12-------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------14-(14)-----||---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
E5Q EmQ E5E E E E CQ E E E E E E DQ E E E E E E Q EmQ +Q. E5E
E|----0----------|----------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2---|----0--(0)-----|
B|----0----------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3---|----0--(0)-----|
G|----0----------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2--2-2-2-2-2---|----0--(0)-----|
D|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0--0-0-0-0-0---|----2--(2)---2-|
A|-2-----2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|-------------2-|
E|-0-----0-0-0-0-|----------------|--------------0-|-0-----------0-|
[Outro]
Dal Segno al Coda Coda &
E E E E DQ Q Q EmH. CQ E E DE E E E Q EmQ E5E E E E
E|---------2--2--||----0-------|--------2-2-2-2-|----0----------|
B|---------3--3--||----0-------|-5--5-5-3-3-3-3-|----0----------|
G|---------2--2--||----0-------|-5--5-5-2-2-2-2-|----0----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0--0--||----2-------|-5--5-5-0-0-0-0-|----2--2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-------||------------|-3--3-3---------|-------2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-------||-0----------|----------------|-0-----0-0-0-0-|
CQ E E DE E E E Q EmQ E5E E E E CQ E E DE E E E E5E E E E E E E E
E|--------2-2-2-2-|----0----------|--------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
B|-5--5-5-3-3-3-3-|----0----------|-5--5-5-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
G|-5--5-5-2-2-2-2-|----0----------|-5--5-5-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
D|-5--5-5-0-0-0-0-|----2--2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-3--3-3---------|-------2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|----------------|-0-----0-0-0-0-|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D Em E5 D Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E|-----------2-2-0-|-----------------|-----------2-2-0-|
B|-----------3-3-0-|-----------------|-----------3-3-0-|
G|-----------2-2-0-|-----------------|-----------2-2-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
H.=H
E E E E E E E E E E E E DQ Q EmW +W
E|-----------------|---------2--2--|-0--------|-(0)----*|
B|-----------------|---------3--3--|-0--------|-(0)----*|
G|-----------------|---------2--2--|-0--------|-(0)----*|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0--0--|-2--------|-(2)----*|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-------|-2--------|-(2)----*|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
[Lyrics]
She had hair like Jeannie Shrimpton back in 1965
She had legs that never ended
I was halfway paralyzed
She was tall and cool and pretty and she dressed as black as coal
If she asked me to I'd murder, I would gladly lose my soul
Now I lie in bed and think of her
Sometimes I even weep
Then I dream of her behind the wall of sleep
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
Now I lie in bed and think of her
Sometimes I even weep
Then I dream of her behind the wall of sleep
Now I lie in bed and think of her
Sometimes I even weep
Then I dream of her behind 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 roommate 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
Now I lie in bed and think of her
Sometimes I even weep
Then I dream of her behind the wall of sleep
Behind the wall of sleep
Behind the wall of sleep
Behind the wall of sleep
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