The Corrs – Only When I Sleep
145 bpm 4/4 Strumming
[Talk on Corners 1997]
Intro
b c# d e
Bm Bm D D E E Em A
Verse 1
Bm A
You're only just a
E E
dreamboat… sailing in my
Bm A
head… You swim my
E E
secret ocean… of coral blue and
Bm A
red… Your smell is incense
E E
burning… Your touch is silken
Pre Chorus 1
G G
yet… It reaches through my
D D
skin… Moving from
G G
within… and clutches at my
***^ F# (F#)
breast… but it's only when I
Chorus
Bm Bm
sleep… I see you in my
D D
dreams… Got me spinning
E E
round and round… Turning
Em A
upside down… but I only hear you
Bm Bm
breathe… Somewhere in my
D D
sleep… Got me spinning
E E
round and round… Turning
Em A
upside down… but it's only when I
Verse 2
Bm A
sleep… and when I wake from
E E
slumber… Your shadow's
Bm A
disappeared… Your breath is just a
E E
sea mist… surrounding my
Bm A
body… I'm working through the
E E
daytime… but when it's time to
G G
rest… I'm lying in my
D D
bed… listening to my
Pre Chorus 2
G G
breath… Falling from the
***^ F# (F#)
edge… but it's only when I
Chorus
Bm Bm
sleep… I see you in my
D D
dreams… Got me spinning
E E
round and round… Turning
Em A
upside down… but I only hear you
Bm Bm
breathe… Somewhere in my
D D
sleep… Got me spinning
E E
round and round… Turning
Em A
upside down… but it's only when I
Interlude
G G
sleep… Yeah… Yeah… Yeah… Yeah…
E E
Yeah… Yeah… Yeah…
D A ***^ F# (F#)
Ye-eee-ah… It's only when
Solo
Bm Bm D D E E Em A
I-iii sleep…
Bm Bm D D
UP TO THE SKY… WHERE ANGELS
E E Em A
FLY… I'LL NEVER DIE… HAWAIIAN
Bridge
G G
HIGH… It's reaching through my
D D
skin… Moving from
G G
within… and clutches at my
F# F#
breast-ttt-ttt…
^ F# (F#)
but it's only when I
Outro (Fade Ending)
Bm Bm
sleep… I see you in my
D D
dreams… Got me spinning
E E
round and round… Turning
Em A
upside down… but I only hear you
Bm Bm D D
breathe… IN BED I LIE… NO NEED TO
E E
CRY… MY SLEEPING
Em A
CRY… but it's only when I
Bm Bm D D
sleep… Got me spinning
E E
round and round… Turning
Em A * Bm
upside down…
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