Sleeping at Last – East (Ukulele)

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Em   C         G
I set out to rule the world

         Em      C         G                     C
With only a paper shield and a wooden
sword
      Em            C       G                 C
No mountain dare stand in my way

Em           G                 C
Even the oceans tremble in my wake

         Em             C         G          F
The tide is brave, but always retreats

          Em         C           G
Even the sand, it cowers under my feet

        Em          G          C            Em
My kingdom towers above it all

                G       C
While I sleep safe and sound in my

F
cardboard walls

            Am      Em
Now I bear little resemblance to the

G         C
king I once was

Am      Em       G                            C
I bear little resemblance to the king I

G
could become

Am      Em       F           G
Maybe paper is paper, maybe kids will

      C
be kids

Am      Em       Dm          C
Lord, I want to remember how to

G
feel like I did

       Em           C                         G
So I draw my sword with the morning sun

   Em         G       Dm         C
I summon the moon as soon as the day

      F
is done

        Em       C           G
The clouds march on, on my command

          F              Em
Even the rain, it falls according to plan

     C        G         C
The trees bow down and give their

G
leaves

   Em      C           Dm           G
I humbly accept their offerings of peace

     Am        F           Am
The years wore on and changed my heart

Am                      F
The leading role for a smaller part

             Am      Em
Now I bear little resemblance to the

G       C
king I once was

Am      Em       G                            C
I bear little resemblance to the king I

G
could become

Am   Em          F           G
Maybe paper is paper, maybe kids will

      C
be kids

     Am      Em      Dm          C
But Lord, I want to remember how to

G
feel like I did

       Am       Em       G
'Cause I bear little resemblance to the

C
king I once was

Am      Em     G                               C
I bear little resemblance to the king I

G
could become

Am        Em          F          G
Maybe paper is paper, maybe kids will

      C
be kids

    Am       Em       Dm       C
But Lord, I want to remember how to

G
feel like I did

Em           C           G
I set out to rule the world

             Em                 Dm
With only a paper shield and a wooden

F
sword