Sleep's dark and silent gate - Jackson Browne (Album: The Pretender) Intro: |A E/G# (143121@4) |F#m C#m/E |D |A/E E (022100@1) | A (x02220@1) E/G# (143121@4) F#m (244222@1) Sometimes I lie awake at night and wonder C#m/E DWhere (xx0232@1)my life will lead me A/E (002220@1) E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) A/GWaiting (302220@1)to pass under Sleep's dark and silent gate D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) AI (x02220@1)found my love too late D (xx0232@1) Running around day after day A/C# (042220@1) C#7/F Looking for the time to play F#m (244222@1) F#m/E F#m/D# While my old friends slipped away Esus Never should have had to try so hard ETo (022100@1)make a love work out, I guess D (xx0232@1) EI (022100@1)don't know what love has got to do with happiness F#m (244222@1) A/EBut (002220@1)the times when we were happy F#m/D# DWere (xx0232@1)the times we never tried ASitting (x02220@1)down by the highway A/C# (042220@1) DLooking (xx0232@1)down the road Waiting for a ride AI (x02220@1)don't know where I've been A/C# (042220@1) DWishing (xx0232@1)I could fly away Don't know where I'm going Wishing I could hide A (x02220@1) A/C# (042220@1) DOh (xx0232@1)God this is some shape I'm in A/EWhen (002220@1)the only thing that makes me cry EIs (022100@1)the kindness in my baby's eye A (x02220@1) E/G# (143121@4) F#mSometimes (244222@1)I lie awake at night and wonder C#m/E DWhere (xx0232@1)the years have gone A/EThey (002220@1)have all passed under E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) A/G (302220@1) D (xx0232@1) ASleep's (x02220@1)dark and silent gate Transcribed by Gerard Koot (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - september 2007 Email: gerardkoot@hotmail.com