How Do You Sleep Acoustic tab by The Stone Roses

Tabs

Words & Music : John Squire


This is my acoustic version......

Chords used
  E MajorE  D MajorD  A augmentedA Dsus2Dsus2 Asus2Asus2   BB   F#m7alt   Emaj7/D# Badd4   Aadd9Aadd9   EMaj7Emaj7  Amaj7Amaj7 C# minorC#m
e-0  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- (BB) and Aadd9...use these fills


Fill 1					Fill 2
    How do you |Sleep....  	   .. and |keep the dogs....
e-----------------|(E MajorE)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 MajorD  |A augmentedA  |A augmentedA (Aadd4)  :||

Verse 1
   E MajorE         Dsus2Dsus2   Asus2Asus2
I've seen your severed head at a banquet for the dead,
E MajorE         Dsus2Dsus2      Asus2Asus2
All dressed up for dinner looked so fine.
   E MajorE       Dsus2Dsus2   Asus2Asus2
Your shining silver salver so tastefully powdered
     E MajorE   Dsus2Dsus2      A augmentedA
with the finest milit'ry quick lime.

link 1
||:E  |D MajorD  |A augmentedA  |A augmentedA  :||

Verse 2
  E MajorE        Dsus2Dsus2   Asus2Asus2
Now try and picture this, as I gave you a kiss
  E MajorE       Dsus2Dsus2     Asus2Asus2
The apple in your mouth slips in mine.
  E MajorE     Dsus2Dsus2   Asus2Asus2
The orchestra played the sweetest serenade,
  E MajorE       Dsus2Dsus2     A augmentedA
We laughed as we put away your wine.

Pre-Chorus 1
BB
So raise your glasses,
     Asus2Asus2      E MajorE
Here's a toast to wasted lives,
F#m7alt    Emaj7/D#      Asus2Asus2
May all their ghosts come back to haunt you
            BB - fill 1 (into chorus)
and tell you how they died

Chorus 1
(BB)    E(barre)     Badd4       Aadd9(fill 2)  Badd4
How do you sleep, how do you last the night and keep the dogs at bay?
      E MajorE       Badd4        Aadd9(fill 2)Badd4
How do you feel when you close your eyes and try to drift away?
    EMaj7Emaj7  F#m7alt       Emaj7/D# F#m7alt
Does it feel any better now, does it mean any more?
     E MajorE    F#m7alt      Amaj7Amaj7
When the angel of death comes knock, knocking
  BB        E MajorE
And banging at your door?

link 2

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

verse 3
   E MajorE        Dsus2Dsus2    Asus2Asus2
When all the fun was over,   I put you on my shoulder
E MajorE       Dsus2Dsus2    Asus2Asus2
Took you home away from it all.
E MajorE       Dsus2Dsus2    Asus2Asus2
Shot down and claimed,   mounted and framed
E MajorE     Dsus2Dsus2     A augmentedA
Tastefully hung up on my wall.

Pre-chorus 2
    BB
Are my dreams your nightmares?
 Asus2Asus2       E MajorE
I hope they all come true.
F#m7alt   Emaj7/D#     Asus2Asus2
Get off your knees the party's over,
          BB - (fill 1 into chorus)
I'm coming home to you

Chorus 2 - As chorus 1

Guitar solo.|E MajorE  |BB  |Asus2Asus2   |E MajorE   |F#m7alt  |Emaj7/D#  |Aadd9Aadd9  |Aadd9Aadd9  |Badd4  |Badd4
||

Chorus 3 - As Chorus 1

outro |D MajorD    |C# minorC#m       |BB      |E MajorE   ||
     at your Door

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