Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Intro: Dbmaj7 Db Bbdim Abmaj7 Db Bb Verse: Db Dbmaj7 Oh, my lover she sleeps tonight Dbdim Gm Her head on my chest, getting in her rest Abmaj7 Cm While I lie so awake, seeming restless Bbm Db I can not escape Db Oh, my lover sleeps peacefully Dbdim G Lying next to me, her skin glistening F Ab In the moonlight that seeps through the curtain Db Into my room C Cm Oh, my lover is loved back tremendously Bbm She is all I see Bbm How I can not be Db Cm7 Eb For months, or for moments or days away Db From my lover, I can not be led astray C7 For months, even minutes or half a day Db From my lover, her loving does not decay C Db For years, I have longed for a love like hers
Cm Oh, my lover, she sleeps tonight G Eb With her back to me, she does not seem pleased Ab Oh, I wonder how I let you down C Cm My darling Fm Cm Oh, my lover won't speak to me Gm C She seems so angry, but I'm not sure why Ab Oh, what I would give to look into Cm C Your mind Cm But my lover is loved back tremendously Bb When she's mad at me Eb I can hardly breathe Ab Eb 'Cause I know I'm not good at recovering Db But I'm trying C Cm It's been a month and a week and a couple days Dbm Eb From my lover, she said that she needed space C C7 Fm Eb For years, I had longed for a love like hers Db Oh, my lover, she sleeps tonight Dbdim C In another bed, with another man Abmaj7 How he cares for her not like I could Db He does not treat her how he really should C Ab But I guess we have something in common Db I know I mistreated her often C Eb He doesn't love her like he should Ab C But neither did I
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