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πΈ Intro:
B/Eb Bm/D B5/F# B5
B/Eb Bm/D B5/F# B5
πΈ Verse 1:
Bm B Bm B Bm B
Deep in the bosom of the gentle night is when i search for the light
Bm B Bm B
Pick up my pen and start to write, i struggle_and fight dark forces
Bm B Bm B Bm B
in the clear moonlight without fear Insomnia
Bm B Bm B Bm B Bm B Bm B Bm B Bm B Bm B Bm B Bm B Bm B Bm B
I can't get no sleep
πΈ Verse 2:
B/Eb Bm/D
B/Eb
I used to worry, thought I was going mad in a hurry,
Bm/D
gettin' stressed, making ex-cess mess in darkness
B5/F#
No e lectricity, something's all over me,
B5
grea sy insomnia, please release me and let me dream of
B/Eb
makin' mad love to my girl on the heath
Bm/D
Tearin' off tights with my teeth
B5/F#
But there's no re-lease, no peace, I toss and turn without cease
B5
Like a curse, open my eyes and rise like yeast
B/Eb Bm/D
At least a_couple_of weeks since I last slept kept takin' sleepers
N.C.
But now I keep myself pepped
B5/F# B5
Deeper still, the night, I write by candlelight, I_find in-sight, fundamental movement
πΈ Bridge:
B
So when it's black, this insomniac take an original tack
N.C.
Keep the beast in my nature under ceaseless attack
N.C.
I get no sleep I can't get no sleep
Hook:
Bsus4 Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2 Bm
Bsus4 Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2 Bm
Bsus4 B5 Bsus2 Bm Bsus2 Bm
Bsus4 B5 Bsus2 Bm Bsus2 Bm
Bsus4 Bm Bsus2/F# Bm/G Bsus2/G Bm/G
I can't get no sleep
Bsus4 Bm Bsus2/F# Bm/G Bsus2/G Bm/G
Bsus4 B5 Bsus2/F# Bm/G Bsus2/G Bm/G
Bsus4 B5 Bsus2/F# Bm/G Bsus2/G Bm/G
Bsus4 Bm Bsus2/F# Bm/G Bsus2/G Bm/G
I need to sleep! I can't get no sleep
Bsus4 Bm Bsus2/F# Bm/G Bsus2/G Bm/G
Bsus4 B5 Bsus2/F# Bm/G Bsus2/G Bm/G
Bsus4 B5 Bsus2/F# Bm/G Bsus2/G Bm/G
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Published: April 13, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025