Sleepy Chords
Sleepy by The Handsome Family is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am, F and Fm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C
Verse:
C G C
I woke up from a sound sleep
G Am
They were all around me
C G
Their black eyes shone
F C
Small polished stones
G C
I found I couldn't move
G Am
They took me through the roof
F
But I was sleepy
Fm
And it was easy
C G C
to fall back to sleep
INTERLUDE:
C G C G Am C G F C G C
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w/ SLIDE
F
But I was sleepy
Fm
And it was easy
C G C
to fall back to sleep
C
Verse:
C G C
Blood and glass on my bare feet
G Am
I ran blind through pine trees
C G
A black car slowed
F C
Noises on the phone
G C
The stars came falling down
G Am
All the lights went out
F
But I was sleepy
Fm
And it was easy
C G C
to fall back to sleep
OUTRO:
F Fm C