Verse
C#m E C#m
If I could stay away, would you notice I was gone?
E C#m
The silence says that you don't care.
E C#m
And the promises you made are fading after all.
E B
It's obvious that you're not there.
[Chorus]
A B C#m E
Please don't wake me up, I might sleep forever,
A B C#m
Cause the sun shines cold on me again.
A B C#m E
Please don't wake me up, I might sleep forever,
A F#m A
I don't wanna hear the lie today, tomorrow won't be ok.
[Interlude]
C#m A
[Verse 2]
C#m E C#m
And I'm followed by the sound of a laugh that filled the air,
E C#m
From a ghost that haunts me everywhere.
E C#m
And I wonder where you are a thousand times a day.
E B
I tried but I cant walk away.
[Chorus]
A B C#m E
Please don't wake me up, I might sleep forever,
A B C#m
Cause the sun shines cold on me again.
A B C#m E
Please don't wake me up, I might sleep forever,
A F#m A
I don't wanna hear the lie today, tomorrow won't be ok.
[Bridge]
C#m E F#
Like a statue I wait frozen in sorrow
C#m
And on and on, and on and on it goes.
E F#
And it's always the same for a thousand tomorrows.
A B
And on and on, and on and on it goes.
[Chorus]
A B C#m E
Please don't wake me up, I might sleep forever,
A B C#m
Cause the sun shines cold on me again.
A B C#m E
Please don't wake me up, I might sleep forever,
A F#m A
I don't wanna hear the lie today, tomorrow won't be ok.
[Interlude]
C#m E
[Ending]
C#m E C#m
If I could stay away, would you notice I was gone?