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Sleeping Sickness chords by City and Colour (Official Version)

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Em
C
G
G/F#
Dadd4

Intro 1

Em

C

G

G/F#

Em

C

G

G/F#

I awoke

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

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Verse 2

Em

C

G

To sleep because of what haunts me

G/F#

Em

C

G

Such as living with the uncertainty

G/F#

Em

That I'll never find the words to say

C

G

G/F#

Which would completely explain

Em

C

G

G/F#

Just how I'm breaking down

Dadd4

Someone

Chorus 1
come and
Em 
C 
Someone come and save my life
Dadd4 
Em 
Maybe I'll sleep    when I am dead
C 
But now it's like the night is taking sides
Dadd4 
Em 
All      the worries that occupy
C 
the back of my mind
Dadd4 
Could it be?
Em 
C 
This misery will suffice

Interlude 1

Em

C

G

G/F#

Em

C

G

G/F#

I've become

Verse 3
Em 
C 
G 
A simple souvenir of someone's kill
G/F# 
Em 
Like   the sea,
C 
G 
I'm constantly changing from calm to hell
G/F# 
Em 
C 
Madness fills my heart and soul
G 
G/F# 
As if the great divide could swallow me whole
Em 
C 
Oh, how I'm breaking down
G 
G/F# 
Dadd4 
Someone

Chorus 2
come and
Em 
C 
Someone come and save my life
Dadd4 
Em 
Maybe I'll sleep    when I am dead
C 
But now it's like the night is taking sides
Dadd4 
Em 
All      the worries that occupy
C 
the back of my mind
Dadd4 
Could it be?
Em 
C 
This misery will suffice
Dadd4 
Oh my life

Solo 1
Em 
C 
C 
Dadd4 
Em 
C 
C 
Dadd4 
Em 
C 
C 
Dadd4 
Em 
C 
C 
Em 
C 
G 
G/F# 
Em 
C 
G 
G/F# 
Dadd4 
Someone

Chorus 3
come and
Em 
C 
Someone come and save my life
(save my life)
Dadd4 
Someone  come and
Em 
C 
Someone come and save my life
(save my life)
Dadd4 
Someone  come and
Em 
C 
Someone come and save my life
(save my life)
Dadd4 
Could it be?
Em 
C 
This misery will suffice

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Em
C
G
G/F#
Dadd4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: E minorBPM: 135

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

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G/F#: 2-x-0-0-0-x
Dadd4: x-5-4-0-3-5

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This is the definitive original version of Sleeping Sickness by City And Colour, 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 E minor. It suits players who want to learn Sleeping Sickness the way City And Colour intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Sleeping Sickness

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