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You Were Sleeping Tabs

(ver. 1)
Jay Reatard
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Tuning: This tab is in standard tuning, though I think the recorded version is slightly 
key.  You can fiddle with the tuning to play along with the single though, I'm sure.



   When   I    lie   and try to close   my eyes
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--2-22-2---------22-----------------------------22------------|
G--2-22-2------2--22--2----------2-22-2----------22---2--------|
D--2-22-2-2-4-----22------4---2--4-44-4---2------22------------|
A--0-00-0---------00-------------4-44-4-------0--00-0----------|
E--------------------------------2-22-2------------------------|

   When   I    lie   and try to waste  your time
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--2-22-2---------22-----------------------------22------------|
G--2-22-2------2--22--2----------2-22-2----------22---2--------|
D--2-22-2-2-4-----22------4---2--4-44-4---2------22------------|
A--0-00-0---------00-------------4-44-4-------0--00-0----------|
E--------------------------------2-22-2------------------------|

F#5     E5  A5  A5
You'll  be  sleeping

F#5     E5  A5  A5
You'll  be  sleeping

When I lie
And try to erase time   (same as first verse)
When I lie
And try to buy more time

F#5     E5  A5  A5
You'll  be  sleeping

F#5     E5  A5  A5
You'll  be  sleeping

E5      F#5   G5           G#5
I would never have guessed it I (may be "I would have never have guessed THAT" ?)

C          A
Would have become this

E5      F#5   G5           G#5
I would never have guessed it I

C          A
Would have become this

   E5 D5 C#5 B5
So so oo oo  on

  C          A
I would have become this

   E5 D5 C#5 B5
So so oo oo  on

e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--2-22-2---------22-----------------------------22------------|
G--2-22-2------2--22--2----------2-22-2----------22---2--------|
D--2-22-2-2-4-----22------4---2--4-44-4---2------22------------|
A--0-00-0---------00-------------4-44-4-------0--00-0----------|
E--------------------------------2-22-2------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--2-22-2---------22-----------------------------22------------|
G--2-22-2------2--22--2----------2-22-2----------22---2--------|
D--2-22-2-2-4-----22------4---2--4-44-4---2------22------------|
A--0-00-0---------00-------------4-44-4-------0--00-0----------|
E--------------------------------2-22-2------------------------|

F#5     E5  A5  A5
You'll  be  sleeping

F#5     E5  A5  A5
You'll  be  sleeping

E5      F#5   G5           G#5
I would never have guessed it I

C          A
Would have become this

E5      F#5   G5           G#5
I would never have guessed it I

C          A
Would have become this

   E5 D5 C#5 B5
So so oo oo  on

  C          A
I would have become this

   E5 D5 C#5 B5
So so oo oo  on (Repeat, end on the E5 the last time through.)
            
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