Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: C Difficulty: Novice Intro: C | C | C | G G | G | G# | C C | C | C | G G | G | G | C Verse: C C C G Here's to the kids with no parents to sing them sleepy songs G G G# C No lullabies, but don't you cry, your nightmares will soon be gone C C C G I wrote this song for you, I'll sing it too so be at ease G G G C A surrogate imaginary pet so listen please
Pre-Chorus: Am G F Dm blankets old cigarette holes are your stars tonight Chorus: F C G C well it's hard to go to sleep when you're living on the street F C G C and it's hard to close your eyes when you know no lullabies Verse: C C C G Here's to the kids with no parents to sing them sleepy songs G G G# C No lullabies, but don't you cry, your nightmares will soon be gone C C C G I wrote this song for you, I'll sing it too so be at ease G G G C A surrogate imaginary pet so listen please Pre-Chorus: Am G F Dm blankets old cigarette holes are your stars tonight Chorus: F C G C well it's hard to go to sleep when you're living on the street F C G C and it's hard to close your eyes when you know no lullabies F C G C well it's hard to go to sleep when you're living on the street F C G C and it's hard to close your eyes when you know no lullabies Repeat Intro 1x, note: second half is played in staccato: C | C | C | G G | G | G# | C C | C | C | G G | G | G | C Pre-Chorus: Am G F Dm blankets old cigarette holes are your stars tonight Chorus: F C G C well it's hard to go to sleep when you're living on the street F C G C and it's hard to close your eyes when you know no lullabies F C G C well it's hard to go to sleep when you're living on the street F C G C and it's hard to close your eyes when you know no lullabies Lead guitar: e|----------------|-----12---------|-10\8-----------|-----10--8------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------12--------| G|-------------9/-|-12-------------|---------9------|--9---------9/--|--12---------9/-| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-----12---------|-10\8-----------|---------8b-----|--r-------------| G|-12-------------|----------4-----|--4/5-----------|------------9/--| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| e|-----12---------|-10\8-----------|-----10--8------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|------12--------| G|-12-------------|---------9------|--9---------9/--|--12---------9/-| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-----12---------|--10\8----------|----------10/12-|-13-------------| G|-12-------------|-------------4--|--4/5-----9-/11-|-12-------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------7-/9--|-10-------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| *********************************** | / Slide up | \ Slide down | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | ~ Vibrato | + Harmonic | x Dead note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ***********************************
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