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Tom Walker - How Can You Sleep At Night Chords

Chord reference E, C#m, G#m, A, B, F#m
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

Tell me you [E]hate me, [C#m]just tell me [G#m]something, lay it [A]all on the [E]table ‘Cause [A]sooner or [C#m]later, it’s [B]back again I know that I [E]messed up, [C#m]no [G#m]misunderstanding But, darling, I [A]need ya to [E]blame me ‘Cause [A]your silence won’t [C#m]make me a [B]better man, you make me a [A]better man

So [A]how can you sleep at [C#m]night? Tell me you think I [B]deserve this Tell me now, what should I [F#m]do? [G#m]’Cause [A]I’m standing [C#m]paralysed You hide it so good on the [B]surface, but I know you’re hurting, [F#m]too [G#m] [A]Talking at you and there’s no reply, [C#m]staring at me from the other side [B]Feels like you’re gone, [F#m]feels like you’re gone [G#m] So [A]how can you sleep at [C#m]night? Tell me if you think it’s [B]worthless Tell me if I’m losing [B]you [E]

I know that you’re [E]too proud [C#m]to let it go [G#m]easy, if you [A]got nothing to [E]say We’re [A]just gonna [C#m]waste all of the [B]good days So I keep on [E]asking, [C#m]though I’m getting [G#m]nothing, and darling, I’ve [A]made my [E]mistakes And I’m [A]begging to [C#m]pay but you’re not [B]listening I know you’re not [A]listening (I know you’re not listening)

So [A]how can you sleep at [C#m]night? Tell me you think I [B]deserve this Tell me now, what should I [F#m]do? [G#m]’Cause [A]I’m standing [C#m]paralysed You hide it so good on the [B]surface, but I know you’re hurting, [F#m]too [G#m] [A]Talking at you and there’s no reply, [C#m]staring at me from the other side [B]Feels like you’re gone, [F#m]feels like you’re gone [G#m] So [A]how can you sleep at [C#m]night? Tell me if you think it’s [B]worthless Tell me if I’m losing [B]you [E]

[A] [C#m] [B] [F#m] [A] [C#m] [B] [F#m] [A]Talking at you and there’s no reply, [C#m]staring at me from the other side [B]Feels like you’re gone, [F#m]feels like you’re gone [G#m] So [A]how can you sleep at [C#m]night? Tell me if you think it’s [B]worthless Tell me if I’m losing [B]you

So [A]how can you sleep at [C#m]night? Tell me you think I [B]deserve this Tell me now, what should I [F#m]do? [G#m]Well, [A]how can you sleep at [C#m]night? Tell me if you think it’s [B]worthless, tell me if I’m losing [F#m]you

Artist Tom Walker
Album What a Time to Be Alive
Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop
Year 2019
Key E

How to Play How Can You Sleep At Night on Guitar?

Tom Walker - How Can You Sleep At Night can be played in the key of E using the E, C#m, G#m, A, B, F#m chords.

  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

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