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                WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING - MAN OVERBOARD
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Tabbed by : Boris Paskhaver (bigbadb)
Email     : bp771@nyu.edu

Tuning :    Eb (Half Step Down)
            Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, eb

Key :       Ab Major

INTRO / VERSE ONE (0:01)
  
   (x2)
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-7--7--7-7-----4--4--4-4--------------------7--7-7--7-7--|
Db|--6-6--6--6-6-x---6--6--6-6-x--7--7-7--7-7-x---7--7-7--7-7--|
Ab|--0-0--0--0-0-x---0--0--0-0-x--9--9-9--9-9-x---5--5-5--5-5--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
  1  Shame the      shine on you   Jersey
  2  Broad Street   looking real   bright

   (x2)
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Db|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Ab|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Eb|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------------|
        P.M-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  1  Think, that     been a better companion
  2  Wouldn't need   rescuing       tonight

   (x1)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Ab|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Eb|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
        P.M------------------------|      P.M------------------------|
  1       I can hear you breathe            I can smell your sheets

   (x1)
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
Db|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3--  LET RING  --|
Ab|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5----------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
        P.M------------------------|
  1  Jersey                    and I got a mind to

   (x1)
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Ab|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Eb|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
        P.M------------------------|    P.M------------------------|
  1  Get out of bed right now                            and come 

   (x1)
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
Db|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x--|
Ab|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------x-x-x--|
     P.M----------------------------|
     over                    to see    you

CHORUS (0:44)

   (x2)
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------7--7-7--7-7-7----------------------------------|
Db|--4--4-4--4-4-4---7--7-7--7-7-7---7--7-7--7-7-7---2--2-2--2-2-2--|
Ab|--4--4-2--4-4-4---5--5-5--5-5-5---7--7-7--7-7-7---2--2-2--2-2-2--|
Eb|--2--2-2--2-2-2-------------------5--5-5--5-5-5---0--0-0--0-0-0--|
  1    I can't      imagine you  all alone 
  2    Who's         going to       protect you? 

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------7--7-7--7-7-7-------------------9--9-9---------|
Db|--4--4-4--4-4-4---7--7-7--7-7-7---7--7-7--7-7-7---9--9-9---------|
Ab|--4--4-2--4-4-4---5--5-5--5-5-5---7--7-7--7-7-7---7--7-7--x-x-x--|
Eb|--2--2-2--2-2-2-------------------5--5-5--5-5-5-----------x-x-x--|
  1   In the big    city on your    own
  2   I couldn't     be there as    much as I     wanted to

VERSE TWO (1:07)
   
   [Guitar] (x2)
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--7-----------------|
Ab|--7--  LET RING  ---|
Eb|--5-----------------|
   [Bass] (x4)
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|------5-5-----------|
Eb|--5-5-----0-0-2-2---|

   (x4)                 2nd and 4th run only
eb|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|
Gb|-------7------------|--------------------|
Db|--7----7----2----4--|--------------------|
Ab|--7----5----2----4--|--------------------|
Eb|--5---------0----2--|--2-2-2-2-----------|
                          P.M----|
  1                    But you don't need
  2  me                I just need
  3  you               I hope you
  4  want me to come over cause I'm going

   (x1)
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
Db|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
Ab|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
        P.M-----------------------------------------|
  1  to                    I'm going to                     I hope

OUTRO (1:35):

   (x1)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------7--7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7--|
Db|--4--4-4--4-4-4--2--2-2--2-2-2--7--7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7--|
Ab|--4--4-4--4-4-4--2--2-2--2-2-2--5--5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5--|
Eb|--2--2-2--2-2-2--0--0-0--0-0-0--------------------------------|
  1   miss the way  feels when we   wake up together

   (x1)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------7--7--7------7-7-7--------|
Db|--4--4-4--4-4-4--2--2-2--2-2-2------7--7--7------7-7-7--------|
Ab|--4--4-4--4-4-4--2--2-2--2-2-2--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--------|
Eb|--2--2-2--2-2-2--0--0-0--0-0-0--------------------------------|
                                   P.M          P.M
  1                 I'm going to    to

   (x1)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------7--7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7--|
Db|--4--4-4--4-4-4--2--2-2--2-2-2--7--7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7--|
Ab|--4--4-4--4-4-4--2--2-2--2-2-2--5--5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5--|
Eb|--2--2-2--2-2-2--0--0-0--0-0-0--------------------------------|
  1   Miss the way  feels when we   wake up together

   (x1)
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|--4----------------2----------------7----------------|
Ab|--4--  LET RING  --2--  LET RING  --7--  LET RING  --|
Eb|--2----------------0----------------5----------------|
  1                 Together

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