Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Nine - Sleeping at Last Verse 1: N.C. Who am I to say what any of this means Dm Am I have been sleepwalking Gm C Since I was fourteen F C Now as I write my song F A# I retrace my steps Dm Am Honestly, it’s easier Gm C To let myself forget F C Still, I check my vital signs F A# Choked up, I realize Dm Am I’ve been less than half myself Gm C For more than half my life
Chorus: Gm C Wake up F A# Fall in love again Gm C Wage war on gravity F A# There’s so much worth fighting for you’ll see Gm F C Another domino falls F Either way Verse 2: F C It looks like empathy F A# To understand all sides Dm Am But I’m just trying to find myself Gm C Through someone else’s eyes F C So show me what to do F A# To restart this heart of mine Dm Am How do I forgive myself Gm C For losing so much time? Chorus: Gm C Wake up F A# Roll up your sleeves Gm C There’s a chain reaction in your heart F Muscle memory A# Remembering who you are Gm C Stand up F A# And fall in love again and again and again Gm C Wage war on gravity F A# There’s so much worth fighting for, you’ll see Gm F C Another domino falls F C Gm And another domino falls Verse 3: F C A little at a time F A# I feel more alive Dm Am I let the scale tip and feel all of it Gm C It’s uncomfortable but right F C We were born to try F A# To see each other through Dm Am To know and love ourselves and others well Gm C Is the most difficult and meaningful F Work we’ll ever do
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