How do you sleep

Words & Music : John Squire


This is my acoustic version......

Chords used
   E    D    A  Dsus2  Asus2     B     F#m7alt      Emaj7/D#  Badd4     Aadd9     Emaj7   Amaj7  C#m
e-0    2    0      0       0     2        0		0	0        0or0        0      0     4
b-0    3    2      3	   0	 4        0		0	0        0  10       0      2     5
g-1    2    2      2	   2	 4        2		4	8        6  9        1      1     6
d-2    0    2      0  	   2	 4        4		6	9        7  12       1      2     6
a-2    x    0      x	   0 	 2        4		6	9        7  0        2      0     4
e-0    x    0      x  	   0 	 2        x		0	7        5  x        0      0     4

Verse 1 uses open chords as above

Link 1

e-0---0-x-2-0-----0|0-----------------|x----x----5-|
b-0---0-x-3---0h2--|7b8---------b7-5--|9----7----5-|
g-1---1-x-2--------|6---6-6-6-------6-|9----7----6-|
d-2---2-x-0--------|7---7-7-7---------|9----7----7-|
a-2---2-x-x--------|7---7-7-7---------|7----5----7-|
e-0---0-x-x--------|0-----------------|0----x----5-|


Verse 2 variation....

e-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x--------|x------x-x-x-x-x-------------|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0-------
b-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7---------|10--10-x-x-x-9h10-9---9------|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-0------
g-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7---------|9----9-x-x-x-9-----11---11-9-|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-6------
d-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-------7-|11--11-x-x-x-11--------------|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-7-------
a-7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5--7h9----|0----0-x-x-x-0---------------|7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5-x-x-x-7------
e-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x--------|0----0-x-x-x-x---------------|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0------


e-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|x------x-x-x-x-x-------------|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5-------
b-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7---------|10--10-x-x-x-9h10-9---9------|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-5------
g-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7---------|9----9-x-x-x-9-----11---11-9-|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-6------
d-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-------7-|11--11-x-x-x-11--------------|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-7-------
a-7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5--7h9----|0----0-x-x-x-0---------------|7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5-x-x-x-7------
e-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|0----0-x-x-x-x---------------|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5------

Chorus

use open chords above exceptE = barred and- (B) and Aadd9...use these fills


Fill 1					Fill 2
       How do you |Sleep....   	      .. and |keep the dogs....
e-----------------|(E)Barred..    	   -0|x-x--x--x|0.....
b-----------------|                  	.. -0|9h10-10p9|0....
g-----------------|                  	.. -8|9-9--9--9|8....
d-----2-4p2-----2-|                  	.. -9|9h11-11p9|9...
a-2h4--------4----|                 	 . -9|0-0--0--0|9...
e-----------------|                        -7|x-x--x--x|7....

link 2 -
fill 3

e--4h5p4----|-7-----7--9--5-|
b--------5--|-9-----7-----5-|
g-x---------|-9-----7-----6-|
d-----------|-9-----7-----7-|
a-----------|-7-----7-----7-|
e-----------|-7-----5-----5-|



intro ||:E    |D    |A    |A (Aadd4)   :||

Verse 1
     E                 Dsus2     Asus2
I've seen your severed head at a banquet for the dead,
E                  Dsus2            Asus2
All dressed up for dinner looked so fine.
     E              Dsus2     Asus2
Your shining silver salver so tastefully powdered
         E      Dsus2           A
with the finest milit'ry quick lime.

link 1
||:E    |D    |A    |A    :||

Verse 2
    E               Dsus2      Asus2
Now try and picture this, as I gave you a kiss
    E             Dsus2          Asus2
The apple in your mouth slips in mine.
    E         Dsus2      Asus2
The orchestra played the sweetest serenade,
   E             Dsus2         A
We laughed as we put away your wine.

Pre-Chorus 1
B
So raise your glasses,
         Asus2           E
Here's a toast to wasted lives,
F#m7alt       Emaj7/D#            Asus2
May all their ghosts come back to haunt you
                       B - fill 1 (into chorus)
and tell you how they died

Chorus 1
(B)        E(barre)          Badd4              Aadd9(fill 2)    Badd4
How do you sleep, how do you last the night and keep the dogs at bay?
           E             Badd4               Aadd9(fill 2)Badd4
How do you feel when you close your eyes and try to drift away?
        Emaj7    F#m7alt             Emaj7/D# F#m7alt
Does it feel any better now, does it mean any more?
         E        F#m7alt            Amaj7
When the angel of death comes knock, knocking
    B               E
And banging at your door?

link 2

||:E    |D    |A    |A    ||-fill 3

verse 3
     E               Dsus2        Asus2
When all the fun was over,      I put you on my shoulder
E             Dsus2        Asus2
Took you home away from it all.
E             Dsus2        Asus2
Shot down and claimed,     mounted and framed
E          Dsus2         A
Tastefully hung up on my wall.


Pre-chorus 2
       B
Are my dreams your nightmares?
  Asus2              E
I hope they all come true.
F#m7alt      Emaj7/D#          Asus2
Get off your knees the party's over,
                   B - (fill 1 into chorus)
I'm coming home to you

Chorus 2 - As chorus 1

Guitar solo.|E    |B    |Asus2     |E      |F#m7alt    |Emaj7/D#    |Aadd9    |Aadd9    |Badd4    |Badd4    ||

Chorus 3 - As Chorus 1

outro  |D       |C#m              |B            |E      ||
         at your Door