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