Artist: The Rentals
Song: Keep Sleeping
Album: Seven More Minutes

Intro: C# A# G# ( Carries into verse )

Verse 1:
G# (xx1114@1)        A# (x1333x@1)             D#It's (x43121@3)about time you made a choice
                             
of when you're coming over 
G# (xx1114@1)     A# (x1333x@1)            D#I (x43121@3)asked you a long time ago,
                          
but still there's no word 
G# (xx1114@1)             A# (x1333x@1)                 D#Of (x43121@3)when you'll leave your friends for me

In the itinerary 
G# (xx1114@1)                A# (x1333x@1)            D# (x43121@3)  G#A#
there's a thousand places we could meet 
  G# (xx1114@1)        A# (x1333x@1)              D#Manhattan, (x43121@3)Pittsburgh, Paris, France,
 
or Columbus, Ohio
   G# (xx1114@1)      A# (x1333x@1)    D#Australia, (x43121@3)London, Tokyo
                       
but still you say no! 
G# (xx1114@1)     A# (x1333x@1)              D#I (x43121@3)don't care, but need to know 

when you'll join me out on the road
 G# (xx1114@1)         A# (x1333x@1)           D# (x43121@3)  G#A#
What will it take for you to go,
 
Chorus:
D# (x43121@3)         C(You (x32010@1)know I try) You're not tryin'
D# (x43121@3)         C(But (x32010@1)I'm so tired) Keep tryin' 
D# (x43121@3)  G#Try, (xx1114@1)try to stay awake
D# (x43121@3)  G#Try, (xx1114@1)try to stay awake
D# (x43121@3)  G# (xx1114@1)              D#Try, (x43121@3)try to stay awake 
                             G#A#
But you just keep sleeping    
            D# (x43121@3)      G#A#
You keep sleeping  

Verse 2:
G# (xx1114@1)        A# (x1333x@1)            D#It's (x43121@3)about time you came to me 

I'm always crying to you
 G# (xx1114@1)     A# (x1333x@1)              D#One (x43121@3)last shot I can try to do,
 
out of desperation! 
G# (xx1114@1)              A# (x1333x@1)          D#Send (x43121@3)an airline ticket to your home 

But you probably won't show,
G# (xx1114@1)        A# (x1333x@1)            D# (x43121@3)  G#A#
waiting at JFK with little hope

Chorus:
D# (x43121@3)         C(You (x32010@1)know I try) You're not tryin'
D# (x43121@3)         C(But (x32010@1)I'm so tired) Keep tryin' 
D# (x43121@3)  G#Try, (xx1114@1)try to stay awake
D# (x43121@3)  G#Try, (xx1114@1)try to stay awake
D# (x43121@3)  G# (xx1114@1)              D#Try, (x43121@3)try to stay awake 
                             G#A#
But you just keep sleeping    
            D# (x43121@3)      G#A#
You keep sleeping  

Bridge: G# A# D# x4 then G#(Ring) D# G#

Chorus: 
D# (x43121@3)  G# (xx1114@1)Try, try to stay awake 
D# (x43121@3)  G#Try, (xx1114@1)try to stay awake 
D# (x43121@3)  G# (xx1114@1)               D#Try, (x43121@3)try to stay awake 

But, you just keep sleeping 
D# (x43121@3)  G#Try, (xx1114@1)try to stay awake 
D# (x43121@3)  G# (xx1114@1)   
Try, try to stay awake 
D# (x43121@3)  G# (xx1114@1)               D#Try, (x43121@3)try to stay awake 

Or you'll just keep sleeping
 D# (x43121@3)  G# (xx1114@1)Try, try to stay awake 
D# (x43121@3)  G#Try, (xx1114@1)try to stay awake 
D# (x43121@3)  G# (xx1114@1)               D#Try, (x43121@3)try to stay awake 

But, you just keep sleeping 
D# (x43121@3)  G#Try, (xx1114@1)try to stay awake 
D# (x43121@3)  G# (xx1114@1)   
Try, try to stay awake 
D# (x43121@3)  G# (xx1114@1)               D#Try, (x43121@3)try to stay awake 
                             G#A#
Or you'll just keep sleeping
            D#You (x43121@3)keep sleeping 
            D# (x43121@3)   G#A#
You're not tryin' 
        D# (x43121@3)  G#A#
Keep sleepin' 
             D#You're (x43121@3)not tryin'