Holly Humberstone – Sleep Tight Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Holly Humberstone – Sleep Tight Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsG6G6/BCsus2Dsus2EmDsus2/F#GG/BDD/F#Cm

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These are the chords for Sleep Tight by Holly Humberstone on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

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[Verse 1]
G6
 Sleep tight
    G6/B                Csus2
I'm on my way back and feeling
          Dsus2
kinda sad
                           Em
’Cause you were the best thing
                Dsus2/F#    Csus2
I never knew I had
          G6
I'm out of streetlights,
          G6/B
I better make tracks
        Csus2               Dsus2
'Cause mum expects me back
                      Em
But you were the best thing
              Dsus2/F#    Csus2
I never knew I had

[Pre-Chorus]
     G                       G/B
And, oh my god, I’ve done it again
          Csus2             Dsus2
I almost killed our friendship,
  Em           Dsus2/F#   Csus2
and I sure hope it's worth it
          G                      G/B
And I got all this stuff boiling up
  Csus2                      Dsus2
'Cause I got drunk and said too much
   Em       Dsus2/F#   Csus2
I'm running in    circles,
and now we're

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[Chorus]
D        Em           Csus2
 In the back of your car,
                 D/F#
 we're gonna take it too far
D          Em       Csus2
 God knows I've missed this,
               D/F#
 I've missed this feeling
D              Em
 You take off your jeans,
    Csus2       D/F#
 and my heart started screaming
D          Em       Csus2
 God knows I’ve missed,
                        D/F#        D
 God knows I’ve missed this feeling
Em        Csus2
 This feeling
D/F#           D    Em
 This feeling
Csus2                    D/F#
 God knows I've missed this feeling

[Verse 2]
G6                        G6/B
 Sleep tight, I’m coming right
          Csus2
 back to you in double time
Dsus2                       Em
 'Cause you were the best thing
                  Dsus2/F#    Csus2
 I never knew is mine
      G6                   G6/B
And it seems like I wanna rush things,
           Csus2
I should just enjoy the ride
Dsus2                       Em
 'Cause you were the best thing
                  Dsus2/F#
 I never knew is mine
 Csus2

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[Pre-Chorus]
     G                   G/B
And, oh my god, I can't believe
Csus2                       Dsus2
Everything was working out for me
     Em            Dsus2/F#   Csus2
Well, I sure hope we’re worth it,
we're worth it
          G
'Cause I said too much
         G/B
I can't take back
 Csus2                     Dsus2
Sorry if you weren't expecting that
Em     Dsus2/F#   Csus2
 We go in    circles,
 in circles, and we're

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[Chorus]
D        Em           Csus2
 In the back of your car,
                 D/F#
 we're gonna take it too far
D          Em       Csus2
 God knows I've missed this,
               D/F#
 I've missed this feeling
D              Em
 You take off your jeans,
    Csus2       D/F#
 and my heart started screaming
D          Em       Cm
 God knows I’ve missed this feeling

[Bridge]
G6
 Sleep tight
    G6/B
I'm on my way back
     Csus2            Dsus2
and feeling kinda sad
                     Em
’Cause you were the best
                D/F#  Cm
thing I never knew I had

[Chorus]
D        Em           Csus2
 In the back of your car,
                 D/F#
 we're gonna take it too far
D          Em       Csus2
 God knows I've missed this,
               D/F#
 I've missed this feeling
D              Em
 You take off your jeans,
    Csus2       D/F#
 and my heart started screaming
D          Em       Csus2
 God knows I’ve missed,
                       D/F#        D
God knows I’ve missed this feeling

[Outro]
Em        Csus2
 This feeling
D/F#          D    Em    Csus2   D/F#
 This feeling
             D
This feeling
Em        Csus2
 This feeling
D/F#          D
 This feeling
Em        Csus2              D/F#        Csus2
 This feeling, I've missed this feeling

How to play Sleep Tight: key, chords and progression

Sleep Tight by Holly Humberstone is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 11 chords: G6, G6/B, Csus2, Dsus2, Em, Dsus2/F#, G, G/B, D, D/F# and Cm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Em – Csus2 – D/F# (V – vi – IVsus2 – V in G major). In solfa, that is soh – lah – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: G6, G6/B, Csus2 and Cm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

G6 chord on guitar (320000)
G6G B D E
Csus2 chord on guitar (x35533)
Csus2C D G
Dsus2 chord on guitar (xx0230)
Dsus2D E A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G

Sleep Tight chords: questions

What key is Sleep Tight in?

Sleep Tight by Holly Humberstone is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Sleep Tight?

Sleep Tight uses 11 chords: G6, G6/B, Csus2, Dsus2, Em, Dsus2/F#, G, G/B, D, D/F#, Cm.

What is the chord progression of Sleep Tight?

The main progression is D – Em – Csus2 – D/F# (V – vi – IVsus2 – V).

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