• Song:

    In The Arms Of Sleep

  • Artist:

    Smashing Pumpkins

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
#

From: "Jeffrey James Wolf" 
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 09:36:11 -0500
Subject: Smashing Pumpkins "IN_the_Arms_of_Sleep.crd"

Smashing Pumpkins  : IN the Arms of Sleep
 OFF MELLON COLLIE  second cd, track 4

CHORDS:
------
E,B,A : basic position

      EADGBE
A5 :  002200
F# :  244322
Abm:  466444

INTRO:
            Abm         F#
            Abm         F#

      Abm            F#                        Abm
      Sleep will not come to this tired body now

                     F#
      Peace will not come to this lonely heart

      E                A5                Abm                    E
        There are some things I live without but I want you to know

                   A5         Abm                     F#
       That I need you right now   ...   I need you tonite

  ---
   Abm          F#                             Abm
     I steal a kiss from her sleeping shadow moves

                     F#
     Cuz Ill always miss where ever she goes

    E                A5                 Abm                  E
      and ill always need her more than she could ever need me

 		 A5              Abm
      I need someone to ease my mind
                                               B
      BUT sometimes that someone is SO hard to find

		    A                        B
      and Ill do anything to keep her here tonite

		      A                       B
      and Ill say anything to make her feel alright

                    A                        E
      and Ill be anything to keep her here tonite

                         F#         Abm                 F#
      cuz I want you to stay.. with me,    I need you tonite

    {NEXT VERSE is like openining verse}

       A5             Abm
      SUFFER   MY   DESIRE

       A5             Abm
      SUFFER   MY   DESIRE

       A5              Abm         E
      SUFFER   MY   DESIRE   for  you     {REPEAT TWICE then}

     ..  A5   E   A5     E
                  for   you

I THINK THIS IS FAIRLY CORRECT-  PLEASE SEND COMMENTS IF IT HELPED IN ANY WAY!!

 later- jeff     :  jjwolf@eos.ncsu.edu

--
Jeff Wolf- GO NC STATE WOLFPACK

Date: Sun, 23 Feb 1997 15:08:15 -0800
From: Ogden Environmental and Energy Services 


SMASHING PUMPKINS:

IN THE ARMS OF SLEEP
====================

Written by Billy Corgan
MCIS : Dawn To Dusk

Open Tuning
(Eb, Ab, C#, G, Bb, Eb) Down On Half Step + G Normal

Guitar 1 & 2 : Acoustic Electric, Hetfield scoop tone :)
Guitar 3+    : Clean electric; With a slide and Ebow.
 (Basically follows chord progression)

CHORDS:
Mostly basic position, but you have to account for the sharp G.

A    : X02100 or 57700X (Whichever is convient)
F#   : 24400X
Ab   : 46600X
E    : 022000
B    : 79900X

Intro : Ab, F#
Verse : Ab, F#, E, Am9, Ab

Ab                F#
Sleep will not come
To this tired body now
Peace will not come
To this lonely heart

E               A                  Ab
There are some things I live without
                    E
But I want you to know
               A          Ab
That I need you right now
                  F#    E (Strum)
I need you tonight

Ab             F#
I steal a kiss from her sleeping shadow moves
Ab                  F#
Cause I always miss where ever she goes
E                 A                 Ab
And I always need her more than she could ever need me
E	      A	            Ab
I need some one to ease my mind
A
And Sometimes that someone is so hard to find


B		    A
I would do anything to keep her here tonight
I would say anything to make her feel alright
I will be anything To keep her here tonight

E    A   Ab
                    E         A
Cause I want you to stay (Baby)
            E
I need you tonight


She comes to me
Like an angel out of time
Cause I play the part
Of a saint on my knees
There are some things I live without
But I want you to know
That I need you right now

A              Ab
Suffer my desire   (for you)

E  A  Ab
A             Ab
Suffer my desire (for you)

E  A  Ab  F#  E (End on E)
Show more