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I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms Chords by The Modern Lovers

I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms chords by The Modern Lovers

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 2nd
  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: E

Intro:


  D5                       D5                       D5                       D5
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|3-----------3--3-----3--|3-----------3--3-----3--|3-----------3--3-----3--|3-----------3--3-----3--|
G|---2--2--2--------2-----|---2--2--2--------2-----|---2--2--2--------2-----|---2--2--2--------2-----|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

D5      |C5      |D5      :D5

Verse 1:

           D5             C5  D5
You know I never can relax
                          A5  D5
I'm always stiff and tense

Chorus:

     D5
Aw - I gotta to sleep in your arms
C5
Wrap me up in your hands
     D5
I'll finally feel calm
    A5             D5
And finally just relax

(D5)    :D5

Verse 2:

             D5                                       C5                     D5
You know the world is cold and hard in the morning (I gotta to sleep in your arms)
                          A5                             D5
You gotta keep each other warm (I gotta to sleep in your arms)

Chorus:

                D5
That's right! - I gotta to sleep in your arms
C5
Wrap me up in your hands
     D5
I'll finally feel calm
    A5
And finally just relax

D5            D5
Finally relax - here we go

Instrumental:

D5      |D5  D5/A|D5      :D5
D5      |D5      |D5      :D5

Bridge:

D       |C       :Bb

  G  G  C  G     C  G
e|3--3--3--3-----3--3-----|
B|3--3--5--3-----5--3-----|
G|3--4--5--4-----5--4-----|
D|5--5--5--5-----5--5-----|
A|5--5--3--5-----3--5-----|
E|3--3-----3--------3-----|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

D       |C       :Bb

  A           C  C  D  D
e|0-----------0--0--2--2--|
B|2-----------1--1--3--3--|
G|2-----------0--0--2--2--|
D|2-----------2--2--0--0--|
A|0-----------3--3--------|
E|------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Verse 3:

|D5

D5                        C5  D5
 You know I'm ok on my own
                      A5   D5
But I've been so long alone

Chorus:

      D5
Well, I gotta to sleep in your arms
C5
Wrap me up in your hands
     D5
I'll finally feel calm
    A5
And finally just relax

D5      :D5

Verse 4:

                   D5                         C5                 D5
You know the dream world is cold and hard (I wanna sleep in your arms)
                         A5                          D5
Let's dream walk hand in hand (I wanna sleep in your arms)

Chorus:

           D5
Alright! - I gotta to sleep in your arms
C5
Wrap me up in your hands
     D5
I'll finally feel calm
    A5
And finally just relax - one more

D5
I gotta to sleep in your arms
C5
Wrap me up in your hands
     D5
I'll finally feel calm
    A5
And finally just relax

Outro:

D       |C       |Bb      :C
D       |C       :Bb

  A           C  C  D  D
e|0-----------0--0--2--2--|
B|2-----------1--1--3--3--|
G|2-----------0--0--2--2--|
D|2-----------2--2--0--0--|
A|0-----------3--3--------|
E|------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

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