Tone: [Eb]
Intro -x2-:
[Eb] [F7] [Ab] [Cm]
Verse 1:
[Eb]Sigh into your cup of coffee
[F7]as you watch the morning news
[Ab]There goes your good day
[Cm]There's the knot on the noose
[Eb]Pop your pill and force a smile
[F7]Feign contentment for a while
[Ab]That's all you know h[Cm]how to do
Chorus:
[Eb]When the wool is off your eyes
You'll s[F7]stop counting sheep at night
Cause you'll [Ab]eat your fill of them during the [Cm]daytime
[Eb]When the wool is off your eyes
You'll [F7]stop counting sheep at night
Cause you'll [Ab]eat your fill of them during the [Cm]daytime
Break:
[Eb] [F7] [Ab] [Cm]
Verse 2:
[Eb]Medicine to make you thin
But [F7]puts an end to your dreamin'
[Ab]Bleeding together, the
[Cm]nights seem to stretch on forever
[Eb]Morning comes a day too soon
You're [F7]back inside your tiny room
[Ab]Waiting for something, so [Cm]good at doing nothing
Chorus:
[Eb]When the wool is off your eyes
You'll [F7]stop counting sheep at night
Cause you'll [Ab]eat your fill of them during the [Cm]daytime
[Eb]When the wool is off your eyes
You'll s[F7]stop counting sheep at night
Cause you'll [Ab]eat your fill of them during the [Cm]daytime
Break:
[Eb] [F7] [Ab] [Cm]
Verse 3:
[Eb]As the sunlight filters in
[F7]Then your daily dread sets in
The [Ab]cycle's beginning, and [Cm]
in your head alarms are ringing
[Eb]Something in you's fast asleep
[F7]Afraid to be who you will be
[Ab]It's a losing battle, so [Cm]why are you still fighting?
Chorus:
[Eb]When the wool is off your eyes
You'll [F7]stop counting sheep at night
Cause you'll [Ab]eat your fill of them during the [Cm]daytime
[Eb]When the wool is off your eyes
You'll [F7]stop counting sheep at night
Cause you'll [Ab]eat your fill of them during the [Cm]daytime
Break:
[Eb] [F7] [Ab] [Cm]
Bridge:
[Eb]Are you sleeping, [F7]are you sleeping
[Ab]Brother [Cm]John?
[Eb]Bells are ringing, [F7]bells are ringing
-Are you sleeping, are you sleeping-
[Ab]Ding, ding, [Cm]dong -Brother John?-
[Eb]Are you sleeping? [F7]Are you sleeping
-Bells are ringing, bells are ringing-
[Ab]Brother [Cm]John? -Ding, ding, dong-
[Eb]Bells are ringing, [F7]bells are ringing
-Are you sleeping, are you sleeping-
[Ab]Ding, ding [Cm]dong -Brother John-
[Eb]Bells are ringing, [F7]bells are ringing
[Ab]Ding, ding, [Cm]dong
Outro:
[Eb]Ding, ding, ding, ding
[F7]Ding, ding, ding, ding
[Ab]Ding, ding, ding, ding, [Cm]dong
[Eb]Ding, ding, ding, ding
[F7]Ding, ding, ding, ding
[Ab]Ding, ding, ding, ding, [Cm]dong
[Eb]Ding, ding, ding, ding
[F7]Ding, ding, ding, ding
[Ab]Ding, ding, ding, ding, [Cm]dong
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