When You Sleep Chords by My Bloody Valentine

When You Sleep chords by My Bloody Valentine

Guitar chords with lyrics

intro and instrumental breaks (2 guitars - one does
the rhythm above while the other does the high bit
tabbed underneath)

  1 & 2   &  3 & 4 &    1 & 2   & 3  & 4 &
e---------------------|---------------------|
B---------------------|---------------------|
G-7---7------7-7---8--|-8---8-----8--8---12-|
D-8---8------8-8---10-|-10--10----10-10--13-|
A-8---8------8-8---10-|-10--10----10-10--13-|
E-6---6------6-6---8--|-8---8-----8--8---11-|
|                     |                     |
|                     |                     |
e-18bu19bd18---14-----|---------------------|
B---------------------|-15bu16bd15---13-----|
G---------------------|---------------------|
D---------------------|---------------------|
A---------------------|---------------------|
E---------------------|---------------------|

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  1  & 2  & 3  &  4  &    1  & 2  & 3  &  4  &
e-----------------------|----------------------|
B-----------------------|----------------------|
G-12---12---12-12-12-12-|-12---12---12-12-12---|
D-13---13---13-13-13-13-|-13---13---13-13-13---|
A-13---13---13-13-13-13-|-13---13---13-13-13---|
E-11---11---11-11-11-11-|-11---11---11-11-11---|
|                       |                      |
|                       |                      |
e-----------------------|----------------------|
B-----------------------|----------------------|
G-12*****************11-|----------------------|
D-----------------------|----------------------|
A-----------------------|----------------------|
E-----------------------|----------------------|

where the *** are above, you need to bend down from
12th to 11th - the 12th fret note is reached by
fretting the 11th and bending up 1/2 note, then slowly
release the bend back, timing the bend so that the
11th fret note is reached at the point shown above


verse 1

chords

Bb  6  8  8  7  6  6
Gm  3  5  5  3  3  3
Cm  8  10 10 8  8  8
Eb  11 13 13 12 11 11

Bb
   when I look...
Gm              Bb
   oh, but I... feel
         Cm
...while    and you...
Bb
   and I'll sleep...
Gm                     Bb
   and it won't be lo-ong
         Cm         Bb
...while    then...down
            (Bb Cm Eb) x 2
...walk away


verse 2

Bb
   when you say...
Gm                 Bb
   oh, but I...in you
            Cm
...forget it   no-oooh
Bb
   when you sleep...
Gm            Bb
  and it...lo-ong
         Cm              Bb
...while    when you...smile
                    (instrumental
...long blonde hair         break)


verse 3 - I think it's the same as verse 1, it sounds
a bit like it should be different but I think only the
bass changes and the guitar plays the same chords as
before...

then it's a long instrumental break, then end by
striking a Bb chord...all there is to it

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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