Everything Everything - We Sleep In Pairs
This song is originally recorded in a drop tuning. These are the chords when the song is transposed into
standard tuning.
Chords:
C# G#/C A#m Fm F# A#m7/F G#7/C G#7 B D#m
e|-------------------1-------1-------2-------1---------------4---------------------|
B|---6-------4-------2-------1-------2-------2-------4-------4-------4-------7-----|
G|---6-------5-------3-------1-------3-------1-------5-------5-------4-------8-----|
D|---6-------6-------3-------3-------4-------3-------4-------4-------4-------8-----|
A|---4-------3-------1-------3-------4---------------3-------6-------2-------6-----|
E|---------------------------1-------2-------1---------------4---------------------|
Verse 1 (a capella):
Each night I lay beneath the Earth
I am tired of feeling powerless
With no edge and no reflected light
There is something in the way of us
F# A#m7/F Fm G#7/C
Verse 2:
C# G#/C A#m Fm
Don't cry now all the wheels will turn
F# A#m7/F Fm G#7/C
There'll be bluebirds over you and I
C# G#/C A#m Fm
With black brains they'll come to save our lives
F# A#m7/F Fm G#7
As our flesh becomes electrified
Pre-Chorus:
F# G# A#m G#7/C
We sleep in pairs, just waiting
Chorus:
C# G#/C A#m F#
Can you take me away?
C# G#/C A#m B
Can you stop with the lies?
F# D#m
Are you desperate? Yes I think I'm desperate
B F#
What's my best bet on your death bed?
D#m B
Yes I'm on my last legs, and you're desperate
C# G#/C A#m Fm F# A#m7/F Fm G#7/C
Verse 3:
C# G#/C A#m Fm
Blaze over me bird of paradise
F# A#m7/F Fm G#7/C
Don't be fearful, don't you close your eyes
C# G#/C A#m Fm
Oh sister keep the hope alive
F# A#m7/F Fm G#7
We can run before they realise
Pre-Chorus:
F# G# A#m G#7/C
I'm asking it to heal me
Chorus:
C# G#/C A#m F#
Can you take me away?
C# G#/C A#m B
Can you stop with the lies?
F# D#m
Are you desperate? Yes I think I'm desperate
B F#
What's my best bet on your death bed?
D#m B
Yes I'm on my last legs, and you're desperate
C# G#/C A#m F#
Can you take me away?
C# G#/C A#m B
Can you stop with the lies?
Outro:
F# D#m B [x4]
C# G#/C A#m Fm F# A#m7/F Fm G#7
F# A#m7/F Fm G#7
C#
