• Song:

    How Do You Sleep Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Stone Roses

How do you sleep

Words & Music : John Squire


This is my acoustic version......

Chords used
   E (022100@1)  D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)Dsus2 (xx0230@1)Asus2 (x02200@1)   B (x2444x@1)   F#m7alt      Emaj7/D#  Badd4     Aadd9 (x02420@1)   Emaj7 (021100@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1)C#me-0 (x13321@4)   2    0      0       0     2        0		0	0        0or0        0      0     4
b-0    3    2      3	   0	 4        0		0	0        0  10       0      2     5
g-1    2    2      2	   2	 4        2		4	8        6  9        1      1     6
d-2    0    2      0  	   2	 4        4		6	9        7  12       1      2     6
a-2    x    0      x	   0 	 2        4		6	9        7  0        2      0     4
e-0    x    0      x  	   0 	 2        x		0	7        5  x        0      0     4

Verse 1 uses open chords as above

Link 1

e-0---0-x-2-0-----0|0-----------------|x----x----5-|
b-0---0-x-3---0h2--|7b8---------b7-5--|9----7----5-|
g-1---1-x-2--------|6---6-6-6-------6-|9----7----6-|
d-2---2-x-0--------|7---7-7-7---------|9----7----7-|
a-2---2-x-x--------|7---7-7-7---------|7----5----7-|
e-0---0-x-x--------|0-----------------|0----x----5-|


Verse 2 variation....

e-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x--------|x------x-x-x-x-x-------------|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0--------|
b-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7---------|10--10-x-x-x-9h10-9---9------|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-0--------|
g-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7---------|9----9-x-x-x-9-----11---11-9-|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-6--------|
d-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-------7-|11--11-x-x-x-11--------------|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-7--------|
a-7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5--7h9----|0----0-x-x-x-0---------------|7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5-x-x-x-7--------|
e-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x--------|0----0-x-x-x-x---------------|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0--------|


e-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|x------x-x-x-x-x-------------|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5--------|
b-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7---------|10--10-x-x-x-9h10-9---9------|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-5--------|
g-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7---------|9----9-x-x-x-9-----11---11-9-|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-6--------|
d-9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-------7-|11--11-x-x-x-11--------------|9-9-x-x-x-9-7-7-x-x-x-7--------|
a-7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5--7h9----|0----0-x-x-x-0---------------|7-7-x-x-x-7-5-5-x-x-x-7--------|
e-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|0----0-x-x-x-x---------------|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5--------|

Chorus

use open chords above exceptE = barred and- (B) and Aadd9...use these fills


Fill 1					Fill 2
       How do you |Sleep....   	      .. and |keep the dogs....
e-----------------|(E)Barred..           -0|x-x--x--x|0-----|...
b-----------------|                      .. -0|9h10-10p9|0--|..
g-----------------|                      .. -8|9-9--9--9|8--|...
d-----2-4p2-----2-|                      .. -9|9h11-11p9|9--|..
a-2h4--------4----|                      . -9|0-0--0--0|9---|..
e-----------------|                        -7|x-x--x--x|7---|...

link 2 -
fill 3

e--4h5p4----|-7-----7--9--5-|
b--------5--|-9-----7-----5-|
g-x---------|-9-----7-----6-|
d-----------|-9-----7-----7-|
a-----------|-7-----7-----7-|
e-----------|-7-----5-----5-|

intro ||:E    |D    |A    |A (Aadd4)   :||

Verse 1
     E (022100@1)               Dsus2 (xx0230@1)   Asus2I've (x02200@1)seen your severed head at a banquet for the dead,
E (022100@1)                Dsus2 (xx0230@1)          Asus2All (x02200@1)dressed up for dinner looked so fine.
     E (022100@1)            Dsus2 (xx0230@1)   Asus2Your (x02200@1)shining silver salver so tastefully powdered
         E (022100@1)    Dsus2 (xx0230@1)         Awith (x02220@1)the finest milit'ry quick lime.

link 1
||:E    |D    |A    |A    :||

Verse 2
    E (022100@1)             Dsus2 (xx0230@1)    Asus2Now (x02200@1)try and picture this, as I gave you a kiss
    E (022100@1)           Dsus2 (xx0230@1)        Asus2The (x02200@1)apple in your mouth slips in mine.
    E (022100@1)       Dsus2 (xx0230@1)    Asus2The (x02200@1)orchestra played the sweetest serenade,
   E (022100@1)           Dsus2 (xx0230@1)       AWe (x02220@1)laughed as we put away your wine.

Pre-Chorus 1
BSo (x2444x@1)raise your glasses,
         Asus2 (x02200@1)         EHere's (022100@1)a toast to wasted lives,
F#m7alt       Emaj7/D#            Asus2May (x02200@1)all their ghosts come back to haunt you
                       B- (x2444x@1)fill 1 (into chorus)
and tell you how they died

Chorus 1
(B)        E(barre)          Badd4              Aadd9(fill 2)    Badd4
How do you sleep, how do you last the night and keep the dogs at bay?
           E (022100@1)           Badd4               Aadd9(fill 2)Badd4
How do you feel when you close your eyes and try to drift away?
        Emaj7 (021100@1)  F#m7alt             Emaj7/D# F#m7alt
Does it feel any better now, does it mean any more?
         E (022100@1)      F#m7alt            Amaj7When (x02120@1)the angel of death comes knock, knocking
    B (x2444x@1)             EAnd (022100@1)banging at your door?

link 2

||:E    |D    |A    |A    ||-fill 3

verse 3
     E (022100@1)             Dsus2 (xx0230@1)      Asus2When (x02200@1)all the fun was over,      I put you on my shoulder
E (022100@1)           Dsus2 (xx0230@1)      Asus2Took (x02200@1)you home away from it all.
E (022100@1)           Dsus2 (xx0230@1)      Asus2Shot (x02200@1)down and claimed,     mounted and framed
E (022100@1)        Dsus2 (xx0230@1)       ATastefully (x02220@1)hung up on my wall.


Pre-chorus 2
       BAre (x2444x@1)my dreams your nightmares?
  Asus2 (x02200@1)            EI (022100@1)hope they all come true.
F#m7alt      Emaj7/D#          Asus2Get (x02200@1)off your knees the party's over,
                   B- (x2444x@1)(fill 1 into chorus)
I'm coming home to you

Chorus 2 - As chorus 1

Guitar solo.|E    |B    |Asus2     |E      |F#m7alt    |Emaj7/D#    |Aadd9    |Aadd9    |Badd4    |Badd4   
||

Chorus 3 - As Chorus 1

outro  |D       |C#m              |B            |E      ||
         at your Door


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