If You Keep Losing Sleep Silverchair
Song: If You Keep Losing Sleep
Artist: silverchair
Album: Young Modern
Track #: 3
tabbed by Diggi Schrader
diggischrader@hotmail.co.uk
Standard Tuning
Capo on fret 2
(tab relative to capo - ie 3=5 without the capo)
~ = let ring
* = staccato
Intro
[Am]Am Bb5 (hit twice, staccato)
[Am]
[Am] [Bb5]
Verse 1 (same as intro)
[Am]If you keep losing sleep over other lovers
Am Bb5 Em (see below)
If you keep losing me you're gonna be bored
Bridge 1
[Em] [F5] [Em] [E5] [F5]
e---0--------- ----------| B---0--------- ----------| G---0--------- ----------| D---2----3---- --2-2-3-3-| A---2----3----x3--2-2-3-3-| E-0-0--0-1-0-- --0-0-1-1-|
* * * *
Verse 2
[Am]If you're up chimney sweep under rubble covers
Am Bb5 Em (see below)
If you keep counting sheep and being adored
Bridge 2
[Em] [F5] [Em] [Bb] [A] [G]
e---0--------- ----------| B---0--------- ----------| G---0--------- ----------| D---2----3---- ----------| A---2----3----x3----------| E-0-0--0-1-0-- --6--5--3-|
Chorus
[C5] [E5]
e------------------------------------| B------------------------------------| G--------5--5--5--5-------9--9--9--9-| D--------5--5--5--5-------9--9--9--9-| A--------3--3--3--3-------7--7--7--7-| E------------------------------------|
You're a tombstone in the mud
[C5] [G5]
e------------------------------------| B------------------------------------| G--------5--5--5--5------------------| D--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------| A--------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5------| E--------------------3--3--3--3------|
Playing twister in a bubble
again
e-------------------------------| B-------------------------------| G-4-4~--5-5~--6-6-9-9-8-8~------| D-4-4~--5-5~--6-6-9-9-8-8~------| A-2-2~--3-3~--4-4-7-7-6-6~------| E-------------------------------|
Interlude
I need a breath a wind so pure
e-------------------------------| B-------------------------------| G-------------------------------| D-------------------------------| A-------------------------------| E-8-8---10-5--------10---10-11--|
To dry up the mud over me
e----------------------------------| B----------------------------------| G----------------------------------| D----------------------------------| A--10--10-12--8---8-10-7-10-8------| E------------------------------8-7-|
To be reborn not born again
e-------------------------------| B-------------------------------| G-------------------------------| D--5-5--6-0--------5----7-8-----| A-------------------------------| E-------------------------------|
Erase my regret from the start
e--------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------| A--10--10--12-8---8-----10-7-10-8------| E----------------------------------8-7-|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/silverchair/if_you_keep_losing_sleep_tab.html )
Interlude 2
Shot the model
e----5----------5---------------| B----5----------5---------------| G----5----------5---------------| D----7----------7---------------| A----7----------7---------------| E--5-5--------5-5---------------|
Flaking temporary skin you're no burden
e---6------------0---------3------------1---| B---6------------0---------3------------1---| G---6------------0---------4------------2---| D---8------------2---------5------------3---| A---8------------2---------5------------3---| E-6-6--------0---0----3----3---------1--1---|
You're no burden
e---3---------3--2------------------| B---5---------5--4------------------| G---5---------5--4------------------| D---5---------5--4------------------| A-3-3---------3--2------------------| E-----------------------------------|
such reduction
e----5---------5---------------| B----5---------5---------------| G----5---------5---------------| D----7---------7---------------| A----7---------7---------------| E--5-5------5--5---------------|
such seductive silent wine hop scotch true regard
e---6--------------0-----------3-----------------1---| B---6--------------0-----------3-----------------1---| G---6--------------0-----------4-----------------2---| D---8--------------2-----------5-----------------3---| A---8--------------2-----------5-----------------3---| E-6-6-------0------0------3----3-----------1-----1---|
trigger
e---3---------3--2~-----------------| B---5---------5--4~-----------------| G---5---------5--4~-----------------| D---5---------5--4~-----------------| A-3-3---------3--2~-----------------| E-----------------------------------|
Verse 3
(no guitar plays)
[Am]If you keep losing sleep over other lovers
[Am]If you keep losing me are you gonna be
[Am]If you're up chimney sweep under rubble covers
[Am]If you keep losing me
Bridge 1
[Em] [F5] [Em] [E5] [F5]
e---0--------- ----------| B---0--------- ----------| G---0--------- ----------| D---2----3---- --2-2-3-3-| A---2----3----x3--2-2-3-3-| E-0-0--0-1-0-- --0-0-1-1-|
* * * *
Chorus
[C5] [E5]
e------------------------------------| B------------------------------------| G--------5--5--5--5-------9--9--9--9-| D--------5--5--5--5-------9--9--9--9-| A--------3--3--3--3-------7--7--7--7-| E------------------------------------|
You're a tombstone in the mud
[C5] [G5]
e------------------------------------| B------------------------------------| G--------5--5--5--5------------------| D--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------| A--------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5------| E--------------------3--3--3--3------|
Playing twister in a bubble
again
e-------------------------------| B-------------------------------| G-4-4~--5-5~--6-6-9-9-8-8~------| D-4-4~--5-5~--6-6-9-9-8-8~------| A-2-2~--3-3~--4-4-7-7-6-6~------| E-------------------------------|
Verse 4
[Am]If you keep losing sleep over other lovers
[Am]If you keep losing me you're [Bb5]gonna be
[Am]If you keep losing sleep over other lovers
[Am]If you keep losing me[Bb5]
Outro - same as intro
[Am]Am Bb5 (hit twice, staccato)
[Am]
[Am] [Bb5]
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