"Now They'll Sleep", Belly


Standard Tuning
4/4 time (funny little two-step dance optional)

Key: % : repeat measure
- : minor chord
/ : a rest
| : two of them delimit a measure

* The song is based on straight-eighths with a few variations.  Each line
of lyrics is four measures.
* This is Tanya's part, she plays all the chords open with the exception
of the G in the | F  G | F  G | phrase

Intro:
Bass: :single notes on the E string, Tom also doubles it on his guitar
with D chord picking:
| A  G | F#  F | (three times)

Guitar: :single notes on the G string:
| A~~~ | A/D\C\B\A | A~~~ | AA Piano Chord 
 A/EA/E Piano Chord 
 | D~~~/F | \D\B A~~~
|
^12th fret
:this is an open G chord:
| G    |       | (hold for two measures)

|   CC Piano Chord 
   |   %   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   %   |
mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm
|   D-D- Piano Chord 
  |   %   |   FF Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |
mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmmmmm hmmmmm
|   CC Piano Chord 
   |   %   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   %   |
now i've lost the plot
|   CC Piano Chord 
   |   %   |   AA Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |
I'm not the hero I could be but not the dog i was
|   FF Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   FF Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |
kind of common cry kind of common living lie
|   CC Piano Chord 
   |   %   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   %   |
color my fast-fading heart
|   CC Piano Chord 
   |   %   |   AA Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |
people laugh at anything and things just fall apart
|   FF Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   FF Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |
kind of common cry kind of common living lie
| CC Piano Chord 
 G/BG/B Piano Chord 
 | A-A- Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
 |   FF Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |
you know the shape my breath will take before i let it out
| A-A- Piano Chord 
 E-E- Piano Chord 
 | CC Piano Chord 
  A-A- Piano Chord 
 |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   FF Piano Chord 
   |
stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes
|   FF Piano Chord 
   |
now they'll sleep alright
|   CC Piano Chord 
   |   %   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   %   |
mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm
|   D-D- Piano Chord 
  |   %   |   FF Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |
mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmmmmm hmmmmm
|   CC Piano Chord 
   |   %   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   %   |
now eyes burn circles in the dark
|   CC Piano Chord 
   |   %   |   AA Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |
and when the mirror talks to me i listen witha my heart
|   FF Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   FF Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |
kind of common cry kind of common living lie
| CC Piano Chord 
 G/BG/B Piano Chord 
 | A-A- Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
 |   FF Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |
you know the shape my breath will take before i let it out
| A-A- Piano Chord 
 E-E- Piano Chord 
 | CC Piano Chord 
  A-A- Piano Chord 
 |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   FF Piano Chord 
   |
stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes
|   FF Piano Chord 
   |
now they'll sleep alright
|   CC Piano Chord 
   |   %   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   %   |
mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmm
|   D-D- Piano Chord 
  |   %   |   FF Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |
mmmhmm mmmhmm mmmhmmmmm hmmmmm
| CC Piano Chord 
 G/BG/B Piano Chord 
 | A-A- Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
 |   FF Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |
you know the shape my breath will take before i let it out
| A-A- Piano Chord 
 E-E- Piano Chord 
 | CC Piano Chord 
  A-A- Piano Chord 
 |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   FF Piano Chord 
   |
stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes
| CC Piano Chord 
 G/BG/B Piano Chord 
 | A-A- Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
 |   FF Piano Chord 
   |   GG Piano Chord 
   |
you know the shape my breath will take before i let it out
| A-A- Piano Chord 
 E-E- Piano Chord 
 | CC Piano Chord 
  A-A- Piano Chord 
 |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   FF Piano Chord 
   |
stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes
| A-A- Piano Chord 
 E-E- Piano Chord 
 | CC Piano Chord 
  A-A- Piano Chord 
 |   GG Piano Chord 
   |   FF Piano Chord 
   |
stand like you did when i was beauty-marked in your eyes
| CC Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  | FF Piano Chord 
  / |
kind of common cry (woohoo hoo hoo!)
| CC Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  | FF Piano Chord 
  / |
kind of common cry (woohoo hoo hoo!)
| CC Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  | FF Piano Chord 
  / |
kind of common cry (woohoo hoo hoo!)
| C  G  | F  C . . .
kind of common cry (woohoo hoo hoo hooooo...)

Wasn't that a spiffy song?

(if you have the lead then please post it!): "Now They'll Sleep", Belly