• Song:

    Its Easy To Sleep When Youre Dead

  • Artist:

    Of Montreal

"It's Easy to Sleep when You're Dead" by Of Montreal

Standard Tuning, Capo 1st Fret
All chords relative to capo

Bm:   200202    Bb:    x1333x     B:   x2444x     F:   133211
Db:   xx0434     G:    xx000x     E:   022100    Cm:   x3554x
A: (x02220@1)  x02225    Ab:    xx111x    Eb:   xx1343    Dm:   xx0231
D: (xx0232@1)  xx0232                      C:   x3555x    G#:   46654x
Ebdim:2012xx                   C7b5:   2323xx

The wonderful last song on "The Bedside Drama". As with any Of Montreal song,
there are almost as many chords as there are words; I tried to be as detailed
with the chords as I could, but I may have missed or misinterpreted a few. Listen
along with his voice and try to add or subtract notes according to the melody,
and change the chords to suit you.  (n/c) means stop playing and sing. I may
easily be wrong about the capo, i didnt realize my guitar was a half step sharp
when I transcribed this.  If anyone comes up with a regular version they should
totally put it on the internet.

Intro:   Bm   Db

A (x02220@1)          (n/c) DIt's (xx0232@1)easy to sleep when you're dead
Ebdim (2312xx@1)              Bb (x1333x@1)        GBut (320003@1)you're unable to touch your loved ones
Ab (xx1114@1)                A (x02220@1)      Ebdim (2312xx@1)  Bm (x24432@1)  DbGive (x43121@1)them kisses or see them smile at you
A (x02220@1)          (n/c) DIt's (xx0232@1)easy to sleep when you're dead
Ebdim (2312xx@1)                    Bb (x1333x@1)   GBut (320003@1)you give up your whole life's work
    Ab (xx1114@1)         A (x02220@1)      Ebdim (2312xx@1)             Bm (x24432@1) DbAnd (x43121@1)never can reverse the bad things that you did


        B (x2444x@1)                EWhile (022100@1)alive you still have hope
              D (xx0232@1)              DThat (xx0232@1)when you die it might be better
Eb(n/c) (x43121@3)Bb (x1333x@1)        EbWhen (x43121@3)you die you are dead
                  C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)            D (xx0232@1)             EbAnd (x43121@3)you know for sure if it's better, if it's better, if it's better
  Bm (x24432@1)      C7b5
I hope it's better


A (x02220@1)          (n/c) DIt's (xx0232@1)easy to sleep when you're dead
Ebdim (2312xx@1)                   Bb (x1333x@1)      GThough (320003@1)you can't feel the warmth of summer
Ab (xx1114@1)                  A (x02220@1)             Ebdim (2312xx@1)       Bm (x24432@1) DbSmell (x43121@1)the flowers of spring, or drink cider in the fall
A (x02220@1)          (n/c) DIt's (xx0232@1)easy to sleep when you're dead
Ebdim (2312xx@1)                 Bb (x1333x@1)    GThough (320003@1)it's too late to say the words
     Ab (xx1114@1)          A (x02220@1)           Ebdim (2312xx@1)          Bm (x24432@1) DbYou (x43121@1)wanted them to hear when you didn't have the nerve


           B (x2444x@1)         E (022100@1)           D (xx0232@1)        DYou (xx0232@1)get to spend eternity thinking about your life
Eb(n/c) (x43121@3)Bb (x1333x@1)              EbThink (x43121@3)of all the time that is 
     C (x32010@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)         D (xx0232@1)         EbCuz (x43121@3)eternity is forever, is forever, is forever
            Bm (x24432@1) C7b5
What will I do forever?


        F (133211@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)             EbAt (x43121@3)this time there is nothing you can change
         Cm (x3101x@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)      G#You (xx1114@1)can only sit and watch and hope they understand


(evil noises here)


A (x02220@1)          (n/c) DIt's (xx0232@1)easy to sleep when you're dead
Ebdim (2312xx@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)  G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)           ABecause (x02220@1)there isn't anything else to do but sleep
       Ebdim (2312xx@1)        Bm (x24432@1) DbI (x43121@1)feel sorry for the dead 


Outro:   strum A and sing hula's for as long as you please.


[transcribed by J Alexander Genz.  genzplusmalcolmxforever@yahoo.com]

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