Intro: D--F#m--Em--F#m--G--F#m--Em--A--;
G Am
I took a walk around the yard
Bm
Dug the flowers til it got too hard
Bm/D Em
I smoked my first pack of cigarettes today
C
And, I watched the children play.
G Am
And, then I went down, down to Lucy's old Cafe
Bm
Put a half a case away
Bm/D Em
I took a sleeping pill and tried to watch TV
C Bm
But you know baby the leading lady looked
Am D
too much like you for the likes of me.
Em Bm C
And, I woke up crying in my sleep
Bm Em Am D
I was talking to your pillow
Em Bm C Bm
And I reached out to touch your hand
Am Em
And knocked the phone off the nightstand
Bm C
And the operator said, "May I help you please?"
Am Bm 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 Am
Went out to loosen up the car
Bm
Some how I wound up at the rainbow bar
Bm/D Em
I had a scotch and soda on the run
C
But, I didn't get too far.
G Am
And, then I ran down, down some friends I used to know
Bm
Dragged them out to see the show
Bm/D Em
I drew myself a bath and I tried to read your book
C Bm
But you know baby this time it just didn't seem
Am D
quite worth the time it took.
Em Bm C
And, I woke up crying in my sleep
Bm Em Am D
I was talking to your pillow
Em Bm C Bm
And I reached out to touch your hand
Am Em
And knocked the phone off the nightstand
Bm C
And the operator said, "May I help you please?"
Am Bm 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)