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Lyrics:

Oh sleep, sweet sleep
why won't you come find me?
Must you always remind me
of all the things I've left undone?

It's dark out, the light's out
My mind should be dimming,
but I thrash like I'm swimming.
Elusive sleep why won't you come?

Troubles plague me through the night,
keep me up till morning light.
Like a bully trying to pick a fight,
and there's just no way to run.

Daybreak, my mind aches.
I've just started dreaming,
and the clock's already screaming.
Another weary day's begun.

Oh sleep, dear sleep,
deliver me from sorrow.
How will I make it through tomorrow?
A normal life I've been denied.

It's dark out, the light's out.
There's no use pretending.
These restless nights are never ending.
The wheels are coming off this ride.


Tabs:
    
Intro:
A-/A-7D7G-/G-7C7
Bb/BdimF/D7G7G7
    
Verse:
C7C7FF
Bb-Bb-FF
G7C7FD7
Db7Db7C7C7*
*on 2nd and last verse, play the last line as:
Db7C7FF
    
Chorus:
A7A7D-D-
G7G7C7C7
BbBdimFD7
Db7Db7C7C7
    
(A slash between two chords indicates that they are split over one measure, so that each chord gets two beats. Otherwise, each chord represents one full measure.)
    

(Whit Smith / Dave Stuckey, c. 2002 Osage Music / Calhoun Street Music (BMI))