Sleeping (In The Fire) chords by W.A.S.P. (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Eb5
Db
Bmaj7
Ebm
B
Bb7

Intro 1

Verse 1
Eb5 
Db 
 (E flat5) Touch, touch in the flame's de (D flat major) sire
Bmaj7 
Feeling the pain's de (B minoraj7) nial
Eb5 
And your finger's in the  (E flat5) fire
Db 
Look, look in the candle  (D flat major) light
Bmaj7 
See in the flame of  (B minoraj7) life
Eb5 
And my spell is our  (E flat5) lie

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Chorus 1
Ebm 
 (E flat minor) Taste the love
The Lucifer's magic
B 
that  (B major) makes you numb
Db 
The passion and all the  (D flat major) pain are one
Ebm 
You're sleeping in the fi (E flat minor) re
Taste the love
The Lucifer's magic
B 
that  (B major) makes you numb
You feel what it does
Db 
and you're  (D flat major) drunk on love
Ebm 
You're sleeping in the fi (E flat minor) re

Bridge 1

I gaze as the flame and fire burn

And cry out the name of which I yearn

Solo 1

Chorus 2
Ebm 
 (E flat minor) Taste the love
The Lucifer's magic
B 
that  (B major) makes you numb
Db 
The passion and all the  (D flat major) pain are one
Ebm 
You're sleeping in the fi (E flat minor) re
Taste the love
The Lucifer's magic
B 
that  (B major) makes you numb
You feel what it does
Db 
and you're  (D flat major) drunk on love
Ebm 
You're sleeping in the fi (E flat minor) re
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Eb5
Db
Bmaj7
Ebm
B
Bb7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Eb minorBPM: 95

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb5: x-6-8-x-x-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Bmaj7: x-2-4-3-4-x
Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Sleeping (In The Fire) by W.A.S.P., transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of W.A.S.P.'s performance.