1 (edited by Phill Williams 2009-07-16 16:09:02)

Topic: song: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie. by Phill Williams

This is a song I wrote in 1979, I was shocked when I realised how old it is, it's called Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, because it started as a letter to an ex-girlfriend [a bit of a bunny boiler] who wouldn't let go, read on...

LET SLEEPING DOGS LIEPhill Williams


[F] YOU SAY THAT YOU'VE [Gm]LOVED ME


YOU'VE BEEN [Bb] LOVING ME ALL NIGHT [C]


[F] I CAN NEVER [Am] LOVE YOU


BUT FOR A [Bb] MOMENT OF MY TIME [Gm]


[Dm] YOU WERE JUST A [F augmented] LITTLE SWEET [Gm] EXPERIENCE IN MY LIFE [Bb]


[F] I'VE HAD YOU AND [Gm] YOU'VE HAD ME


NOW [Bb] LEAVE THAT SLEEPING DOG LIE [F]




WE ARE LITTLE CHILDREN,         (same chords for all verses)


SEARCHING FOR A HOME


INOCENT SWEET CHILDREN


IN THE DARK ALONE


I CAN'T TAKE YOU, BUT I CAN LEAVE YOU


THIS THING JUST AINT RIGHT


I'VE HAD YOU AND YOU'VE HAD ME


NOW LEAVE THIS SLEEPING DOG LIE




chorus





[Ab] I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU Bb]JUST WANT ME FOR [F] LOVING YOU [Eb]


[Ab] YOU'VE NEVER BEEN [Cm] FREE OF SIN


SO I CAN LIVE [Bb] WITHOUT YOU [F]


[Eb] LIVE WITHOUT YOU [C]




I'VE NEVER BEEN A STICKER   (THIRD VERSE CHORDS AS VERSE 1)]


I LIKE TO CHANGE SOMETIMES


I MOVE AROUND FROM PLACE TO PLACE


`COS THAT IS WHAT I'VE FOUND


KEEPS ME FEELING KIND OF HAPPY


WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE LAST NIGHT


I'VE HAD YOU AND YOU'VE HAD ME


NOW LEAVE THAT SLEEPING DOG LIE


I'VE HAD YOU AND YOU'VE HAD ME...


NOW LEAVE THAT SLEEPING DOG LIE.



If you'd prefer to play it in C, the chords are ;
VERSE C-Dm-F-G|| C-Em-F-Dm||Am7-C augmented]-Dm-F...|| F-Dm- F- C
                                                         
chorus  Eb- F- C...[Bb]|| Eb-Gm-F-C-Eb-G.

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

Re: song: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie. by Phill Williams

Good song!

But it reads to me like you were using one another for obvious reasons.

She just believed it could lead to more!

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !

Re: song: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie. by Phill Williams

yes your right, me man...ugg

she didnt realise that it wasnt there, mabe she was looking for the security i could offer but...

anyway got a gig to do
see you
phill

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.