Intro: Bb Gm Eb F
Verse 1:
Bb Gm
4: 55, everybody else is snoring
Eb F
My heavy eyes, I can never seem to close 'em
Bb
My running mind, just can't catch you
Gm
When it's going
Eb
Is it late at night or is it early
F
In the mornin'?
Pre-Chorus
Bb
Only, so many sheep a girl can count
Gm
Patchouli candles burnin' out
Eb
I try to meditate it all away
F
But damn it is too quiet now
Bb
Daylight helps distract my head
Gm
Monsters hide under my bed
Eb
They bother me with all kinds of things like
F
Where do I go when I'm dead?
Bb Gm
Is it too much to ask for a sweet dream?
Eb F
Need a step back from my feelings
Bb Gm
Life is not so bad when I'm sleeping
Eb F Bb
Is it too much to ask, too much to ask for a, uh
Gm
Sweet dream
Eb F
For a sweet dream
Verse 2:
Bb Gm
6: 58, Sun's peaking through the curtains
Eb F
I drift away, suddenly the wheels are turnin'
Bb Gm
Songs are in my head, scary thoughts begin to worsen
Eb F
Once I'm wide awake, it's too hard to reverse it
Pre-Chorus
Bb
Chirping birds are flying 'round my house
Gm
Patchouli candles burnin' out
Eb
I try to meditate it all away
F
But damn it is too quiet now
Bb
Daylight helps distract my head
Gm
Monsters hide under my bed
Eb
They bother me with all kinds of things like
F
That one stupid thing I said
Bb
Is it too much to ask
Gm
For a sweet dream? (Sweet dream)
Eb F
Need a step back from my feelings (feelings)
Bb Gm
Life is not so bad when I'm sleeping
Eb F Bb
Is it too much to ask, too much to ask for a
Gm
Sweet dream
Eb F
For a sweet dream
Bb Gm
A sweet dream
Eb F
For a sweet dream
Bridge:
Bb Gm Eb F
Sandman, can you visit me?
Bb Gm Eb F
All I want is a sweet dream
Verse 3:
Bb Gm
8: 31, I'm slurrin' every word now
Eb F
I pray this cold coffee helps me with the rebound
Bb Gm
How does everybody I know, know how to sleep sound
Eb
When we're all a mess, I guess
F Bb
The only way out is a