Sleepy People Ukulele Chords

Verse 1: G D# Husband and wife were married underneath the steeple of the church in the town they were born G On the way home from the American Cathedral D# The wife tore her wedding gown on a thorn G Husband bent down, for he had brought a thread and needle D# For exactly this purpose I'm sure G D# He showed he could sew, the wife then knocked a little beetle, off the suit hе had only once worn Verse 2: B Bm They werе sleepy people for the rest of their lives F# F E D# When they think of this time they laugh and they cry F# And I kind of know why

Verse 3: G D# Husband went on to get a good job as a banker in a cubical from 9 to 5 G Dreamed of the day he'd be moved to the corner office D# Where he could work in a room with sunlight G 5 years along their son was born with 10 good fingers D# He grew up watching his parents survive G D# Boy didn't belong, but he decided to just linger to observe his parents staying alive Verse 4: B Bm He watched the sleepy people waste the rest of their lives F# F E D# Thinking only of the memories on which they rely F# To bring them any delight B Bm Bdim And the boy was 45 before he realised F# That he's just waiting to die