• Song:

    Sleep To Dream Her

  • Artist:

    Dave Matthews Band

  • Album:

    Everyday

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

"Sleep To Dream Her"
by Dave Matthews Band
off the album Everyday

tabbed by Joshua Kirsch
e-mail me for any questions, comments, or corrections:
joshua@hhhworld.com



 time signature = 6/8
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VERSE
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     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +      |
1            i know i'll miss her la----ter                wish i could bend my love to hate her             |
2          she stares up at the stars   when               the stars fell from her hair   then               |
3          oh i sleep just to dream       her            i beg the night just to see      her                |
4          oh i came there to find      out                find out she'd made up her mind oh                |
                                                                                                             |
 e ||--7---7---7---7---7---7-|--7---7---7---6---6---6-|--5---5---5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---4---4---4-|    |
 B ||--7---7---7---7---7---7-|--7---7---7---7---7---7-|--5---5---5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---5---5---5-|    |
 G ||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
 D ||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
 A ||6-----------5-----------|4-----------4-----------|4-----------3-----------|2-----------2-----------|    |
 E ||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
                                                                                                             | play
                                                                                                             | 4x
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +       |
1           wish i could be her crea---tor                    to  twist her arms   now                       |
2         i bent down to co--lect      them                     and then she was   gone                      |
3       that my only love should be    her                just to lie in  her      arms                      |
4         my  arms are all tired       out                    to  me  she was      blind                     |
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 e |--3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---2---2---2-|--0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0-|     |
 B |--3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3---3---3-|--2---2---2---2---2---2-|     |
 G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|     |
 D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|     |
 A |2-----------1-----------|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|     |
 E |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|     |
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CHORUS

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +

 e |0-----------------------|0-----------------------|0-----------------------|0-----------------------|
 B |1-----------------------|0-----------------------|2-----------------------|2-----------------------|
 G |2-----------------------|0-----------------------|2-----------------------|2-----------------------|
 D |3-----------------------|2-----------------------|2-----------------------|2-----------------------|
 A |3-----------------------|2-----------------------|0-----------------------|0-----------------------|
 E |------------------------|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +

                                                       sustain________________________________________
 e |0-----------------------|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 B |1-----------------------|0-----------------------|2-----------------------|------------------------|
 G |2-----------------------|0-----------------------|3-----------------------|------------------------|
 D |3-----------------------|2-----------------------|0-----------------------|------------------------|
 A |3-----------------------|2-----------------------|0-----------------------|------------------------|
 E |------------------------|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|



________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VERSE
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    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +      |
1           this  space between        us                   where wingless dreams fall earless              |
2           it  seemed so unner--------ving                   still somehow deser--------ving               |
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 e |--7---7---7---7---7---7-|--7---7---7---6---6---6-|--5---5---5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---4---4---4-|    |
 B |--7---7---7---7---7---7-|--7---7---7---7---7---7-|--5---5---5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---5---5---5-|    |
 G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
 D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
 A |6-----------5-----------|4-----------4-----------|4-----------3-----------|2-----------2-----------|    |
 E |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
                                                                                                            | play
                                                                                                            | 2x
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +      |
1       will you not bear me wit-------ness               with your back to me   now                        |
2       that she could hold my heart so tightly           and still not see me     here            oh       |
                                                                                                            |
 e |--3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---2---2---2-|--0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0-|    |
 B |--3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3---3---3-|--2---2---2---2---2---2-|    |
 G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
 D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
 A |2-----------1-----------|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|    |
 E |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CHORUS

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +

 e |0-----------------------|0-----------------------|0-----------------------|0-----------------------|
 B |1-----------------------|0-----------------------|2-----------------------|2-----------------------|
 G |2-----------------------|0-----------------------|2-----------------------|2-----------------------|
 D |3-----------------------|2-----------------------|2-----------------------|2-----------------------|
 A |3-----------------------|2-----------------------|0-----------------------|0-----------------------|
 E |------------------------|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +

                                                       sustain________________________________________
 e |0-----------------------|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 B |1-----------------------|0-----------------------|2-----------------------|------------------------|
 G |2-----------------------|0-----------------------|3-----------------------|------------------------|
 D |3-----------------------|2-----------------------|0-----------------------|------------------------|
 A |3-----------------------|2-----------------------|0-----------------------|------------------------|
 E |------------------------|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|



________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VERSE
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    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +      |
1         oh i sleep just to dream       her              beg the night just to see      her                |
2           i know i'll miss her la----ter                wish i could bend my love to hate her             |
                                                                                                            |
 e |--7---7---7---7---7---7-|--7---7---7---6---6---6-|--5---5---5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---4---4---4-|    |
 B |--7---7---7---7---7---7-|--7---7---7---7---7---7-|--5---5---5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---5---5---5-|    |
 G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
 D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
 A |6-----------5-----------|4-----------4-----------|4-----------3-----------|2-----------2-----------|    |
 E |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
                                                                                                            | play
                                                                                                            | 2x
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +      |
1       that my only love should be    her                just to lie in  her      arms                     |
2           wish i could be her crea---tor                to be the light in her   eyes                     |
                                                                                                            |
 e |--3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---2---2---2-|--0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0-|    |
 B |--3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3---3---3-|--3---3---3---3---3---3-|--2---2---2---2---2---2-|    |
 G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
 D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
 A |2-----------1-----------|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|    |
 E |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CHORUS
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    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +      |
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 e |0-----------------------|0-----------------------|0-----------------------|0-----------------------|    |
 B |1-----------------------|0-----------------------|2-----------------------|2-----------------------|    | play
 G |2-----------------------|0-----------------------|2-----------------------|2-----------------------|    | 2x
 D |3-----------------------|2-----------------------|2-----------------------|2-----------------------|    |
 A |3-----------------------|2-----------------------|0-----------------------|0-----------------------|    |
 E |------------------------|0-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|    |
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    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +

 e |0-----------------------|0-----------------------|
 B |1-----------------------|0-----------------------|
 G |2-----------------------|0-----------------------|
 D |3-----------------------|2-----------------------|
 A |3-----------------------|2-----------------------|
 E |------------------------|0-----------------------|

                                                         _
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    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +      |
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     sustain________________________________________      |
 e |------------------------|------------------------|    | play
 B |2-----------------------|------------------------|    | 4x
 G |3-----------------------|------------------------|    |
 D |0-----------------------|------------------------|    |
 A |0-----------------------|------------------------|    |
 E |------------------------|------------------------|    |
                                                         _|


     sustain and fade out_______________________________________________________________
 e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 B |2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 G |3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 D |0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 A |0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
                



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