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