Allen Stone – Sleep (Guitar Acoustic)

D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
Key
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**I'm a beginner here so please don't be too hard on me, also English is not my native language* **I've watched many acoustic versions of this song played by him and his guitarist** **Since Allen is a soul, R&B singer he uses a lot of jazzy chords** **I don't know all the names of these chords so I tried to figure them out by watching which notes are used** **Figuring it out by ear and watching him play I realized that his guitar is tuned a whole tone down** **Reminder: If you want to play this on another instrument (Piano, etc) remember that the actual chords are a step down so an Am7 would actually be an Gm7 ad so on.** need to find another voicings. It may not sound exactly the same** Chords used: Am7, Dm7, E7#9, G, F, Dm with F# in the base and Emaj7 with G# in the base. Voicings used: Note: For Emaj7 he uses a creepy voicing, Allen when playing alone uses G instead. Also Allen doesn't play Dm with F# in the base, he plays F. On the bridge his guitarist mutes the strings and just keeps the rythm.
Am7|Dm7|E7#9|G |F |Dm/F#|Emaj7|
   |   |    |  |  |     |     |
X |5 |X |X |X |X |X | X |6 |8 |3 |1 |1 |3 | 5 |5 |7 |4 |2 |2 |4 | 5 |7 |6 |5 |3 |X |2 | X |5 |7 |5 |3 |X |X | 5 |5 |X |X |X |2 |4 | [Verse 1]
Am7
Spend my nights howlin' at the moon
Never wake before noon
Dm7               E7#9
And when the sun, it rises

Am7           G     F
Oh, it always rises soon

Dm/F#                    Emaj7          F
'cause I spend my nights howlin' at the moon
[Chorus]
            Am7
I never get sleep, sleep, sleep
No, I just reach, rea - reach
      Dm7                       E7#9
I can feel it on the ends of my fingers

    Am7             G          F
And taste it on the tips of my teeth

       Dm/F#   Emaj7       Am7
So you see why I never get sleep
[Hook 1]
Am7
(I can't get no sleep

Am7
Don't know why)
[Verse 2]
Am7
Spend my night shootin' at the stars
Tryin' to change the world with this guitar
    Dm7           E7#9                Am7     G      F
And I know it's a long shot, but it's working out so far

     Dm/F#           Emaj7           F
So I spend my nights shootin' at the stars
[Chorus]
            Am7
I never get sleep, sleep, sleep
No, I just reach, rea - reach
      Dm7                       E7#9
I can feel it on the ends of my fingers

    Am7             G          F
And taste it on the tips of my teeth

       Dm/F#   Emaj7       Am7
So you see why I never get sleep
[Hook 2]
Am7
I can't get no sleep (never get sleep)

Am7
Don't know why

Am7
I can't get no sleep
[Bridge] N.C. (Count sheep) N.C. I've already tried N.C. (Drink whiskey) N.C. It makes my throat too dry N.C. (Smoke weed) N.C. It makes my eyes all red N.C. (Take a pill, Al) N.C. What, and end up dead?
        Dm7                     E7#9
I can feel it on the ends of my fingers

    Am7             G          F
And taste it on the tips of my teeth

       Dm/F#        Emaj7       F
So you see why I never get sleep
[Chorus]
      Dm7         E7#9        Am7
Yeah, you see why I never get sleep

           Dm7     E7#9        Am7
Oh, so you see why I never get sleep