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THE SIDEWINDER SLEEPS TONIGHT


(intro)

D////G//C//Am///
D////G//C//Am///
D////G//C//Am///

Then:

  C (x32010@1)             Eme---------0-----|---------0---------| (022000@1)B-------------1-|-------------0-----|
G--0------------|--0----------------|
D--2------------|--2----------------|
A--3------------|--2----------------|
E---------------|--0----------------|


F (133211@1)                                        CThis (x32010@1)here is the place where I will be staying
      FThere (133211@1)isn't a number, you can call the pay phone
C (x32010@1)                               FLet (133211@1)it ring a long long long long time
                             Am (x02210@1)                  C (x32010@1)          F (133211@1)         CIf (x32010@1)I don't pick up, hang up, call back, let it ring some more,  Ohhhhhhh...
   F (133211@1)                                      Am (x02210@1)                           CIf (x32010@1)I don't pick up, pick up, the sidewinder sleep, sleep, sleeps in a coil

D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D           D/F# (200232@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)    C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D           D/F# (200232@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)    C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D           D/F# (200232@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)    C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her

C    Em  {Play using above riff}
Ohhhh.....

                 FThere (133211@1)are scratches all around the coin slot
        C (x32010@1)                               FLike (133211@1)a heartbeat baby trying to wake up
                          CBut (x32010@1)this machine can only swallow money
                            Fyou (133211@1)can't lay a patch by computer design
              Am (x02210@1)                    CJust (x32010@1)a lot of stupid, stupid signs

F (133211@1)        CTell (x32010@1)her
F (133211@1)                      C (x32010@1)                                   FTell (133211@1)her she can kiss my ass, then laugh and say that you were only kidding.
                               Am (x02210@1)                           CThat (x32010@1)way she'll know that it's really, really, really, really me, me.

D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D           D/F# (200232@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)    C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D           D/F# (200232@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)    C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D           D/F# (200232@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)    C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her

C    Em  {Play using above riff}
Ohhhh.....

 FBaby, (133211@1)instant soup doesn't really grab me.
     C (x32010@1)                                                FToday (133211@1)I need something more sub - s(tub) - sub - substantial.
                                          CA (x32010@1)can of beans or black-eyed peas, some Nescafe and ice
    F (133211@1)                           Am (x02210@1)                 CA (x32010@1)Candy bar, a fallen star, or a reading from Doctor Suess

D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D           D/F# (200232@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)    C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D           D/F# (200232@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)    C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D           D/F# (200232@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)    C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her

C    Em  {Play using above riff}
Ohhhh.....

Bridge:

{Here's how to pick the chords in the bridge}:

  Bm (x24432@1)            Am (x02210@1)              Ce---------2------|---------0------|-------0------| (x32010@1)B-------------3--|-------------1--|------------1-|
G----------------|----------------|--------------|
D----------------|----------------|--------------|
A-2--------------|-0--------------|-3------------|
E----------------|----------------|--------------|


Bm (x24432@1)                          AmThe (x02210@1)cat in the hat came back, wrecked a lot of havoc on the way.
Bm (x24432@1)                               Am (x02210@1)Always had a smile and a reason to pretend,
          Bm (x24432@1)                                  AmBut (x02210@1)their world has flat backgrounds and little need to sleep, but to dream
C (x32010@1)               Em (022000@1)The sidewinder sleeps on his back.

D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D           D/F# (200232@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)    C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D           D/F# (200232@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)    C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1) D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)    G5 (355xxx@1)         C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  I can always sleep standing up.  Call me when you try to wake her

C    Em  {Play using above riff}
Ohhhh.....

D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D           D/F# (200232@1)      G5 (355xxx@1)    C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1) D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)    G5 (355xxx@1)         C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  I can always sleep standing up.  Call me when you try to wake her
D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1) D (xx0232@1)D/F# (200232@1)    G5 (355xxx@1)         C9 (x3233x@1) G5 (355xxx@1)               Am (x02210@1)  I can always sleep standing up.  Call me when you try to wake her

  C (x32010@1)                       Em (022000@1)    D/AWe've (x00232@1)got to moogie moogie move on this one.