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