Let Me Sleep Beside You chords by David Bowie

Chords with lyrics

LET ME SLEEP BESIDE YOU


MAIN RIFF:
    E MajorE|----------------|
    BB|----------------|
    G+G|----------------|
    D MajorD|----------------|
    A augmentedA|----1---1---1-3-|
    E MajorE|-1h3-1h3-1h3----|

FF            C majorC
Du du du du du du du du dum dum
FF   C majorC
Du du dum

Verse 1:

C majorC     Bb majorBb        FF          C majorC
Baby, baby brush the dust of youth from off your shoulder
 C majorC         Bb majorBb        FF       C majorC
Because the years of threading daisies lie behind you now
C majorC        Bb majorBb          FF        C majorC
Don't return to fields of green where rainbow secrets were told
C majorC         Bb majorBb        FF          C majorC
Place your ragged doll with all the toys and paints and beads
G minorGm               FF      C majorC
I will show you gain where the winner never wins


Chorus 1:

Bb majorBb    FF     C majorC
Let your hair hang down
Bb majorBb    FF     C majorC
Wear the dress your Mother wore
Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC
Let me sleep beside you
FF            C majorC
Du du du du du du du du dum dum
FF   C majorC
Du du dum


Verse 2:

C majorC       Bb majorBb      FF       C majorC
Lock away your childhood and throw away the key
  C majorC          Bb majorBb        FF         C majorC
For now the streets and city sounds will burn your eyes as coals
C majorC          Bb majorBb       FF         C majorC
You shall drink the oldest wine and velvet skies will linger
C majorC        Bb majorBb       FF         C majorC
Child, you're a woman now your heart and soul are free
G minorGm               FF        C majorC
I will hold a lighted lamp and we shall walk together

Bridge:

   Bb majorBb         C majorC       Bb majorBb        C majorC
Your darkened eyes close free but your lips are void of mystery
FF       Eb MajorEb     Bb majorBb       FF
You could not imagine that it could happen this way...could you


Horns:

C majorC Bb majorBb FF C majorC
C Bb majorBb FF C majorC


G minorGm               FF           C majorC
I will give you dreams and I'll tell you things you'd like to hear


Chorus:

Bb majorBb    FF     C majorC
Let your hair hang down
Bb majorBb    FF     C majorC
Wear the dress your Mother wore
Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC
Let me sleep beside you
FF            C majorC
Du du du du du du du du dum dum
FF   C majorC
Du du dum
Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC
Let me sleep beside you