"Sleeping Sickness" by City and Colour (Chord Chart)

Song Info

  • Key: G major
  • Chord Family: G,G Whiz
  • Skills: Basic Strumming, Open Chords

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INTRO
/Em---/--C-/G---/--G|F#-/ (x2)


VERSE 1
      Em          C        G
I awoke, only to find my lungs empty
     G|F#        Em           C            G
And through the night, so it seems I'm not breathing
    G|F#   Em                  C              G
And now my dreams are nothing like they were meant to be
         G|F#     Em            C          G
And I'm breaking down, I think I'm breaking down


VERSE 2
    G|F#    Em              C             G
And I'm afraid to sleep because of what haunts me
G|F#   Em        C        G
Such as living with the uncertainty
G|F#       Em                      C
That I'll never find the words to say which would 
G              G|F#   Em          C          G     G|F# *strum once & pause
Completely explain,     just how I'm breaking down


CHORUS
D/A              Em               C
Someone come and someone come and save my life, maybe I’ll
D/A             Em                         C
Sleep when I am dead, but now its like the night is taking up sides
    D/A              Em             C
And all the worries that occupy the back of my mind
         D/A          Em           C
Could it be? This misery will suffice
BREAK
/Em---/--C-/G---/G-G|F#-/ (x2)


VERSE 3
        Em                  C        G
I've become, the simple souvenir of someone's kill
G|F#     Em                  C         G              G|F#
Like the sea, I'm constantly changing from calm to ill
Em                          C
Madness fills my heart and soul
      G                       G|F#       Em
As if the great divide could swallow me whole
             C        G    G|F# *strum once & pause
Oh, how I'm breaking down


CHORUS
D/A              Em               C
Someone come and someone come and save my life, maybe I’ll
D/A             Em                         C
Sleep when I am dead, but now its like the night is taking up sides
    D/A              Em             C
And all the worries that occupy the back of my mind
         D/A          Em           C
Could it be? This misery will suffice


SOLO
/D|A---/Em---/C---/----/ (x4) 4x

*switch to verse strumming pattern
/Em---/Em-/C-/G---/G-/G|F#-/ 2x


CHORUS
D/A               Em               C
Someone come and someone come and save my life
D/A               Em               C
Someone come and someone come and save my life
D/A               Em               C
Someone come and someone come and save my life
         D/A          Em           C *let ring
Could it be? This misery will suffice
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