I Live To Fall Asleep Acoustic chords by Manic Street Preachers

Chords with lyrics

Difficulty: 0


The C majorC and DmDm are barred for the chorus. Also, you can play just a C minorCm instead of a Cmadd6 if you want.
Cmadd6- 335545

Standard Tuning


Intro:

DmDm FF A minorAm DmDm


Verse 1:

DmDm        FF
I live to fall asleep
          A minorAm
It's when I stop the hate
        DmDm
I never want to dream
        Dsus2Dsus2
It infiltrates beauty

DmDm       FF
I live to fall asleep
        A minorAm
Regenerate and sin
        DmDm
Skin so tense gives in
        Dsus2Dsus2
I've lived enough to kill


Chorus:

A minorAm            DmDm
When did you become another distant friend
FF                 G minorGm
Everyone who loved you stayed waited till the end
A minorAm            DmDm
When did you become another distant friend
FF                 G minorGm
Everyone who loved you stayed waited till the end
  C majorC             DmDm
Oh, when did you decide that sleep could save your life
DmDm               Cmadd6
How could you become another boy struck dumb
                    Cmadd6
How could you become another boy struck dumb with love

DmDm         FF A minorAm DmDm
I live to fall asleep
DmDm         FF A minorAm
I live to fall asleep

Verse 2:

DmDm       FF
I live to fall asleep
           A minorAm
It helps me through the day
        DmDm
Drink has never dulled
        Dsus2Dsus2
A augmentedA pain so deep does run

 DmDm       FF
I live to fall asleep
        A minorAm
Serene alone happy
        DmDm
Holding on to screams
        Dsus2Dsus2
Waiting for the time


Chorus:

A minorAm           DmDm
When did you become another distant friend
FF                G minorGm
Everyone who loved you stayed waited till the end
A minorAm           DmDm
When did you become another distant friend
FF                G minorGm
Everyone who loved you stayed waited till the end
  C majorC              DmDm
Oh, when did you decide that sleep could save your life
DmDm               Cmadd6
How could you become another boy struck dumb
                    Cmadd6
How could you become another boy struck dumb with love

DmDm         FF A minorAm DmDm
I live to fall asleep
DmDm         FF A minorAm DmDm
I live to fall asleep


Verse 3:

FF
So lazy, lazy, lazy
G minorGm
Chuck down all the pills
A minorAm           DmDm
Needing to remember how and why to live
  C majorC             DmDm
Oh, when did you decide that sleep could save your life
DmDm              Cmadd6
How could you become another boy struck dumb
                    Cmadd6
How could you become another boy struck dumb with love

DmDm         FF A minorAm DmDm
I live to fall asleep
DmDm         FF A minorAm DmDm
I live to fall asleep
DmDm FF A minorAm