Sleep Alone — Bat for Lashes
Chords and lyrics for Sleep Alone by Bat for Lashes (key of C).
Verse 1
Note: the actual song as on the album is more or less made of a single E5
picked
throughout song, and you can hold it out until the chorus if you want a
sound more
faithful to the original recording. The chords below are a harmonization I
made to
achieve a fuller sounding accompaniment.
Intro
[Em] [Em] [Em] [Am]
Verse 1
You [Em]know, my [G]darling
I can't [D]stand to sleep [Em]alone
[Em]No sweetheart [D]in the dark to [C]call my [Em]own
You're my [Em]own, you're my [G]own
I can [D]sing it, I can[Em] groan,
But the [Em]darkness is a [G]stranger
And I'm [D]lonely, lonely,[Bm] lonely,[Em] love
Refrain
[Em][G][D][C]Mmmm....
Verse 2
[Em]Last night's [G]parties and [D]last night's[Bm] [Em]horrorshow
[Em]Smiling and [G]whirling and [D]kissing all I[Bm] [Em]know
[Em]Give my soul, [G]give my soul,
[D]Sing it free [Bm]across the[Em] sea
A [Em]lonely spell to [G]conjure you
But [D]conjure hell is[Bm] all I [Em]do
Chorus
[Em]Lonely, [D]lonely, [Am]lonely!
As [C]mother [Am]told me
[C] The dream of[Am] love is a
[G]Two [Dm][D]hearted [Em]dream
[Em]Lonely, [D]lonely, [Am]lonely!
As [C]mother [Am]told me
[C] The dream of[Am] love is a
[G]Two [Dm][D]hearted [Em]dream
Verse 2
[Em]They say for every [G]high, high
[D]There must be a [Em]low, low, low, low, low
From [Em]every sun [G]ascending
A [D]lonesome moon will[Em] grow, grow, grow, grow
[Em]Drive my heart, [G]drive my heart
[D]Into the fire of a [Bm]burning [Em]heart's desire
A [Em]lonely spell so [G]you be seen
Do you [D]hear me coming in [Bm]my blue [Em]dream?
Chorus
[Em]Lonely, [D]lonely, [Am]lonely!
As [C]mother [Am]told me
[C] The dream of[Am] love is a
[G]Two [Dm][D]hearted [Em]dream
[Em]Lonely, [D]lonely, [Am]lonely!
As [C]mother [Am]told me
[C] The dream of[Am] love is a
[G]Two [Dm][D]hearted [Em]dream
Outro
[Em][G][D][C]Mmmm....
[Em][G][D][C]Mmmm....
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