Sleeping Dogs Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays495

Sleeping Dogs by Kris Delmhorst is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, G, A, Abm and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: E  G  A  E   (2x)  

            Abm     A 
I'm so tired of not moving 
       G       A         E 
Now my skin is stiff and sore 
                Abm        A 
And I'm so tired of not looking 
        G          A    E 
At that thing that we ignore 


                  Abm                    A 
And I'm so nervous that you'll see me seeing  
       G         A       E 
If you turn your face anymore 
           Abm                  A 
And I'm so careful to keep your secrets 
          G        A    
What do I do this for 



     E  G                A                        E 
Wake up, it's getting late and the sun is on the rise 
                               G    
And it's time to open up those blinds and let it shine 
         A                     E    G  A  E 
On those sleeping dogs you let lie 


               Abm                    A 
I always wondered where you got the notion 
          G       A        E 
That your silence does not hurt 
               Abm                       A 
'Cause I can see the truth when you lean over 
            G              A      E 
It's in the pocket of your shirt 


             Abm                 A 
And unspoken, it might feel like mercy 
           G                A                   E 
But all it means is there's things you've never said 
              Abm                  A 
It only means I have no way of knowing 
            G     A    
If it's all in my head 



     E  G                 A                        E 
Wake up, it's getting late and the sun is in the sky 
                               G    
And it's time to open up those blinds and let it shine 
        A              G         A            E    A  B  A   
On those sleeping dogs, sleeping dogs you let lie 
         B 
You know why 


Instrumental:

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100 BPM Andante