• Song:

    Light Sleeper

  • Artist:

    Hawthorne Heights

  • Album:

    If Only You Were Lonely...

Hawthorne Heights
Light Sleeper
If You Were Lonely
2006
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
C#m -  x46654
A -    x02220
E -    022100
B -    x24442
F#m -  244222
B/D# - x698xx


Intro: C#m-B-A-B- x2


Verse 1:

Silence:
C#m            B/D#
   Sleep Sleep Little darling
A
   i swear i'm not 
F#m                C#m
trying to wear you out
        E
i'm not trying 
            B(hold)
to drag you down


Distortion:
C#m         A             B
   when you fall asleep tonight
           A
they'll be waiting for you
C#m         A                 B
   when you try to close your eyes
            A
they'll try not to hate you
C#m       A               B
   sleep sleep the night away
A                 C#m
act like nothings wrong
    A                B-- A-- C#m(palm mute)
you know we're going down


Chorus 1:
C#m        E
   you are such a 
light sleeper
B
  count to 10 and 
               C#m
you're already out
       E
we fall we're in deeper
B
  the nights kind as 
               A--
we open up our eyes


Post chorus: C#m-A-B-A-


Verse 2:
C#m  A
   9 10 (9 10)
B               A
   we'll never sleep again
C#m   A           B
   we try (we try) we know 
      A
we'll never will
C#m   A
  at least (at least)
B               A
  we know we'll make 
        C#m
it out alive
   A
at least
B               A
  we know we'll make 
it out this time


Chorus 2:
C#m        E
   you are such a 
light sleeper
B
  count to 10 and 
               C#m
you're already out
       E
we fall we're in deeper
B
  the nights kind as 
               C#m(hold)
we open up our eyes
                 B
we fall (WE FALL) we know 
                    C#m
that we can make it now
                 B
we fall (WE FALL) we know
                       A   B-C#m 
that we can break this down      
(we can break this down)


Bridge:
A                      B
   we hear what you're saying (saying)
C#m
   not enough so we keep playing
A                        B
   this game is what you make it (make it)
C#m
   one chance so why not take it


Breakdown: Growls
C#m--A-E-(hold)


Chorus 3:
C#m        E
   you are such a 
light sleeper
B
  count to 10 and 
               C#m
you're already out
       E
we fall we're in deeper
B
  the nights kind as 
               C#m E B
we open up our eyes
                    C#m E B
such a light sleeper


Outro: C#m-B-A-B-

C#m            B
   Sleep Sleep Little darling
A
   i swear i'm not 
F#m                C#m
trying to wear you out
        E
i'm not trying 
            A   B C#m(hold)
to drag you down
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