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