I'm Only Sleeping
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on "Revolver" album.
Strange song, with the backwards-recorded lead guitar in it
Verse:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|6------6-----------------6-|
A|6------6-----------------6-|--------------6------6-----|
E|--------------6------6-----|---------------------------|
When I wake up early in the mor - ning,
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|4------4-------------------|4------4-------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------5---5-|
E|-----------6--7---7--7---7-|--------------6---6--------|
lift my head, I'm still yaw - ning
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|------------------4--------|---------------------------|
A|6-------------6------------|--------------6------------|
E|-------6-------------6-----|4------7-------------7-----|
When I'm in the middle of a dream,
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|4------4-------------------|4------4-------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-----------6--7------7-----|-----------6--7------7-----|
stay in bed, float up - stream
G|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|7------6------4------------|
float up - stream
Refrain:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|4------4-------------4-----|6------6----------4--6-----|
A|--------------4---6--------|--------------6------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Please wake me, no, don't shake me, leave
don't
ooooooooooooooooo
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|8------8----------6--8-----|6------6-------------------|
A|--------------8------------|--------------6---6--4-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
me where I am, I'm on - ly
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|-----------8---------------|
A|---------------------------|----6--9----------9--------|
E|7------7------6------6-----|4--------------------------|
slee - ping
Verse:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|6------6---------------4-6-|
A|6------6-------------6---6-|--------------6------6-----|
E|--------------6------------|---------------------------|
Everybody seems to think I'm la - zy,
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|4------4-------------------|4------4-------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------4---------5-----|
E|-----------6--7------7---7-|--------------6------------|
I don't mind, I think cra - zy
they're
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|6-------------6------------|--------------6------------|
E|-------6-------------6-----|4------7-------------7---7-|
Running everywhere at such a speed,
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|4------4-------------------|4------4-------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-----------6--7------7---7-|-----------6--7------7-----|
till they find there's no need
G|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|7------6------4------------|
there's no need
Refrain:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|4------4-------------4-----|6------6-------------4/6---|
A|--------------4---6--------|--------------6---6--------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Please don't spoil my day, I'm miles a - way,
ooooooooooooooooo
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|8------8-------------6/8---|6------6-------------4/6---|
A|--------------8---8--------|--------------6---6--------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
and after all I'm on - ly
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|--------------4------4-----|-----------8---------------|
A|---------------------------|----6--9----------9--------|
E|7------7-----------------7-|---------------------------|
slee - ping
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ----8- ------|
D|---------------------------|-----------8------8--------|
A|6--------------------------|----6--9-------------------|
E|6--------------------------|---------------------------|
Bridge:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|4------4-------------4-----|6------6----------4--6-----|
E|--------------4---7------4-|--------------6----------6-|
Keeping an eye on the world going by my win-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|----4- ------ 4----- ------|
D|6------6------4---4--4-----|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------6-|7------------------------6-|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
dow, taking my time
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/im_only_sleeping_btab_ver_2.html ]
Verse (half-solo):
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|6------6-------------6-----|
A|-------6-------------6-----|--------------6------------|
E|--------------6---6--------|-------------------------7-|
Lying there staring at the cei - ling,
and
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|4------4-------------------|4------4-------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------4---------5-----|
E|-----------6--7------7---7-|--------------6------------|
waiting for the sleepy fee - ling
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|------------------4--------|---------------------------|
A|6-------------6------------|--------------6----------6-|
E|-------6-------------6-----|4------7-------------7-----|
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|4------4-------------------|4------4-------------------|
A|-------------------------4-|---------------------------|
E|-----------6--7------7-----|-----------6--7------7-----|
G|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------2/4---|
E|7------6------4------------|
Refrain:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|4------4-------------4---4-|6------6-------------6-4-6-|
A|--------------4---6----4---|--------------6---6--------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Please don't spoil my day, I'm miles a - way,
ooooooooooooooooo
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|8------8-------------8-----|6------6----------6--------|
A|--------------8---8--------|--------------6------4-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
and after all I'm on - ly
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|-----------8---------------|
A|---------------------------|----6--9----------9--------|
E|7------7------6------6-----|4--------------------------|
slee - ping
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ----8- ------|
D|---------------------------|-----------8------8--------|
A|6--------------------------|----6--9-------------------|
E|6--------------------------|---------------------------|
Bridge:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|4------4-------------4-----|6------6-------------6-----|
E|--------------4---4--------|--------------6------------|
Keeping an eye on the world going by my win-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|----4- ------ 4----- ------|
D|6------6---6--4------4-----|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------6-|7------------------------6-|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
dow, taking my time When
Verse:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|6------6-------------6-----|
A|-------6-------------6-----|--------------6------------|
E|--------------6------------|---------------------------|
I wake up early in the mor - ning,
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|4------4-------------------|4------4-------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------4---------5-----|
E|-----------6--7------7---7-|--------------6------------|
lift my head, I'm still yaw - ning
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|------------------4--------|---------------------------|
A|6-------------6------------|--------------6------------|
E|-------6-------------6-----|4------7-------------7-----|
When I'm in the middle of a dream,
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|4------4-------------------|4------4-------------------|
A|-------------------------4-|-----------4---------------|
E|-----------6--7------7-----|--------------7------7-----|
stay in bed, float up - stream
G|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|7------6------4------9\----|
float up - stream
Refrain:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|4------4-------------4---4-|6------6----------4--6---6-|
A|--------------4---6----4---|--------------6------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Please wake me, no, don't shake me, leave
don't
ooooooooooooooooo
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|8------8----------8----8---|6------6----------6--6-----|
A|--------------8------8---8-|--------------6----------6-|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
me where I am, I'm on - ly
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|--------------8------------|
A|---------------------------|----6----9-----------9-----|
E|7------7------6------6-----|---------------------------|
slee - ping
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|6--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|6--------------------------|---------------------------|
fade...
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