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Grace Cummings – Sleep Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Eb Fm Bb Fm Ab/Eb Eb
Eb Fm Bb Fm Ab/Eb Eb

[Verse 1]
    Fm           Bb             Fm
I'm nervous as I sit here alone
                  Ab/Eb    Eb
Thinking about the idea of freedom
    Fm                 Bb            Fm
I'm controlling all the wrong things
                 Ab/Eb
And to think of any gain from it
  Eb
I must be dreaming

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[Chorus]
     Cm             Eb
I'll never be Brett Whiteley
    Fm                   Ab/Eb
But someday I might like seeing
 from my own eyes
     Cm             Eb
I could be the elected
    Fm                   Ab/Eb
Not rejected from the heavens in the sky
Eb Fm Bb Fm Ab/Eb Eb

[Verse 2]
    Fm           Bb                 Fm
I'm not sure if I should be doing this
                  Ab/Eb    Eb
If this is even anything at all
    Fm                 Bb               Fm
The autumn, it has blown in quick
                 Ab/Eb
And I'm rushing to turn a new leaf
       Eb
Before they fall

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[Chorus]
     Cm             Eb
I'll never be Chris Bell
    Fm                   Ab/Eb
But perhaps I could hang in the
 cosmos at night
     Cm             Eb
I could be the elected
    Fm                   Ab/Eb
Not rejected from the heavens in the sky
Eb Fm Bb Fm Ab/Eb Eb
Eb Fm Bb Fm Ab/Eb Eb

[Verse 3]
     Fm                Bb          Fm
I'm a slave to hate my enemies
And in doing so
   Ab/Eb             Eb
I guess that I am farther from God
         Fm       Bb               Fm
I'm not even in their memories
                      Ab/Eb 
But I've been thinking about
                 Eb
 forgiveness for too long

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[Chorus]
     Cm             Eb
I'll never be Meryl Streep
    Fm                   Ab/Eb
But someday I might believe in 
my own lies
     Cm             Eb
I could be the elected
    Fm                   Ab/Eb
Not rejected from the heavens in the sky
Eb Fm Bb Fm Ab/Eb Eb
Eb Fm Bb Fm Ab/Eb Eb
Ab/Eb  Eb    Ab/Eb    Eb
Oh, to sleep so romantically

How to play Sleep: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Sleep by Grace Cummings on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Sleep by Grace Cummings is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). The song uses 5 chords: Eb, Fm, Bb, Ab/Eb and Cm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Eb – Fm – Bb – Fm (I – ii – V – ii in E♭ major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – soh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes D, Em, A, G, Bm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Sleep chords: questions

What key is Sleep in?

Sleep by Grace Cummings is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Sleep?

Sleep uses 5 chords: Eb, Fm, Bb, Ab/Eb, Cm.

What is the chord progression of Sleep?

The main progression is Eb – Fm – Bb – Fm (I – ii – V – ii).

Is Sleep easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes D, Em, A, G, Bm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

How to play Sleep: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Sleep chords: questions

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