Intro: D--F#m--Em--F#m--G--F#m--Em--A--;
E F#m
I took a walk around the yard
G#m
Dug the flowers til it got too hard
G#m/B C#m
I smoked my first pack of cigarettes today
A
And, I watched the children play.
E F#m
And, then I went down, down to Lucy's old Cafe
G#m
Put a half a case away
G#m/B C#m
I took a sleeping pill and tried to watch TV
A G#m
But you know baby the leading lady looked
F#m B
too much like you for the likes of me.
C#m G#m A
And, I woke up crying in my sleep
G#m C#m F#m B
I was talking to your pillow
C#m G#m A G#m
And I reached out to touch your hand
F#m C#m
And knocked the phone off the nightstand
G#m A
And the operator said, "May I help you please?"
F#m G#m A
No thanks baby there's nothing you can really do for me
B E B A
I just had a bad dream, that's all that's wrong with me
B E B--G--A
I just had a bad dream.
E F#m
Went out to loosen up the car
G#m
Some how I wound up at the rainbow bar
G#m/B C#m
I had a scotch and soda on the run
A
But, I didn't get too far.
E F#m
And, then I ran down, down some friends I used to know
G#m
Dragged them out to see the show
G#m/B C#m
I drew myself a bath and I tried to read your book
A G#m
But you know baby this time it just didn't seem
F#m B
quite worth the time it took.
C#m G#m A
And, I woke up crying in my sleep
G#m C#m F#m B
I was talking to your pillow
C#m G#m A G#m
And I reached out to touch your hand
F#m C#m
And knocked the phone off the nightstand
G#m A
And the operator said, "May I help you please?"
F#m G#m A
No thanks baby there's nothing you can really do for me
B E B A
I just had a bad dream, that's all that's wrong with me
B E B G--B
I just had a bad dream, that's all that's wrong with me...
E B A B
Crying in my sleep
E B A B
Crying in my sleep (I woke up crying)
E B A B
Crying in my sleep (Crying trying to find her)
E B A B
Crying in my sleep (I woke up crying)
E B A B
Crying in my sleep (Crying trying to find her)
E B A A--E
Crying in my sleep...
(Fade)