How Do You Sleep Chords

by Sam Smith
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C#m
Capo: 2nd fret
Author Benster28 [pro] 17,025. Last edit on Jul 19, 2019
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Chords

Em
D/F#
G
A
Bm
D
F#m

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Complete version with all transition chords.
 
 
[Intro]
Em   D/F# G   A Bm   D A   F#m
 
 
[Verse 1]
Em                  D/F#       G      A
  I'm done hating myself for feeling
Bm                  D      A     F#m
  I'm done crying myself awake
Em                      D/F#      G       A
  I've gotta leave and start the healing
             Bm                     D         A
But when you move like that, I just want to stay
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
    F#m     Em          D/F#
But what have I become? I'm
G                               A
Looking through your phone now, oh now
Bm                D       A
   Love to you is just a game
F#m     Em             D/F#
Look what I have done, I'm
G                       A
Dialing up the numbers on you
Bm                  D          A
   I don't want my heart to break
 
 
[Chorus]
N.C.  Em                                D/F#
Baby, how do you sleep when you lie to me?
G                              A
All that shame and all that danger
Bm                              D        A
  I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight
  F#m Em                                D/F#
Baby, how do you sleep when you lie to me?
G                            A
All that fear and all that pressure
Bm                              D        A
  I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
N.C.               Em   D/F# G   A Bm
Tell me how do you
           D        A
Love will keep you up tonight
             F#m
Tell me how do you
 
 
[Verse 2]
Em                 D/F#      G        A
  Oh no, how did I manage to lose me?
   Bm                              D A    F#m
I am not this desperate, not this crazy
Em                            D/F#        G      A
  There's no way I'm stickin' 'round to find out
        Bm                      D      A
I won't lose like that, I won't lose myself
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
     F#m  Em             D/F#
Look what   I have done, I'm
G                       A
Dialing up the numbers on you
Bm                  D          A
   I don't want my heart to break
 
 
[Chorus]
N.C.  Em                                D/F#
Baby, how do you sleep when you lie to me?
G                              A
All that shame and all that danger
Bm                              D        A
  I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight
  F#m Em                                D/F#
Baby, how do you sleep when you lie to me?
G                            A
All that fear and all that pressure
Bm                              D        A
  I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
N.C.               Em   D/F# G   A Bm
Tell me how do you
           D        A
Love will keep you up tonight
        F#m        Em   D/F# G   A Bm
Tell me how do you
           D        A
Love will keep you up tonight
 
 
[Chorus]
N.C.  Em                                D/F#
Baby, how do you sleep when you lie to me?
G                              A
All that shame and all that danger
Bm                               D       A
  I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight
  F#m Em                                D/F#
Baby, how do you sleep when you lie to me?
G                            A
All that fear and all that pressure
Bm                               D       A                  F#m
  I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight (Tell me how do you)
 
 
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Simplified version without transition chords (easy 4 chord progression).
 
 
[Intro]
|Em  |G   |Bm  |A   |
 
 
[Verse 1]
Em                             G
  I'm done hating myself for feeling
Bm                         A
  I'm done crying myself awake
Em                                G
  I've gotta leave and start the healing
             Bm                               A
But when you move like that, I just want to stay
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
            Em
But what have I become?
    G
I'm looking through your phone now, oh now
Bm                        A
   Love to you is just a game
        Em
Look what I have done
    G
I'm dialing up the numbers on you
Bm                             A
   I don't want my heart to break
 
 
[Chorus]
N.C.  Em
Baby, how do you sleep when you lie to me?
G
All that shame and all that danger
Bm                                       A
  I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight
      Em
Baby, how do you sleep when you lie to me?
G
All that fear and all that pressure
Bm                                       A
  I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
N.C.               Em   G   Bm
Tell me how do you
                    A
Love will keep you up tonight
 
Tell me how do you
 
 
[Verse 2]
Em                           G
  Oh no, how did I manage to lose me?
   Bm                               A
I am not this desperate, not this crazy
Em                                     G      A
  There's no way I'm stickin' 'round to find out
        Bm                      D      A
I won't lose like that, I won't lose myself
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
        Em
Look what I have done
    G
I'm dialing up the numbers on you
Bm                             A
   I don't want my heart to break
 
 
[Chorus]
N.C.  Em
Baby, how do you sleep when you lie to me?
G
All that shame and all that danger
Bm                                       A
  I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight
      Em
Baby, how do you sleep when you lie to me?
G
All that fear and all that pressure
Bm                                       A
  I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
N.C.               Em   G   Bm
Tell me how do you
                    A
Love will keep you up tonight
                   Em   G   Bm
Tell me how do you
                    A
Love will keep you up tonight
 
 
[Chorus]
N.C.  Em
Baby, how do you sleep when you lie to me?
G
All that shame and all that danger
Bm                                       A
  I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight
      Em
Baby, how do you sleep when you lie to me?
G
All that fear and all that pressure
Bm                                       A
  I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight (Tell me how do you)
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