Sleep Come Free Me Chords by James Taylor

Tempo:
131.4 bpm
Chords used:

D

E

A

B

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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SLEEP COME FREE ME - JAMES TAYLOR chords
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[E]
[Em] [D]
Well, [E] I've been lying in this dungeon [A] since I was 18
[D] Ten [B] lonely years of my [C] life taken
[G] I've been living in the [D] pages of a [A] magazine
[F#] It [B] breaks my heart to awaken
[Em] [D] [G] [E] Set me [A] [D] free
[A]
[D] [B] Sleep come [E] free me
[D]
[Em] [D] [G] Set [G#] me [A] free
[D] [B]
Set me [E] free
[Bm] [Em]
[E]
Now the state of Alabama
Does [A] I killed a man
[D] The [B] jury reached the same [C] conclusion I
[G] Remember I [D] was there
[A] With a tyrant in my hand
[F#m] The [B] rest is all [Em] confusion
[D] Now [G] set [E] me [A] free
[D] [B] Sleep [E] come free me, [B]
[Em] [D] please.
[G] Please.
Please set [A] me free
[D] [B] Set me [E] free
[A]
[G]
[E]
Oh
Like an animal [A] and less like a man
[D] [B] What they leave you ain't [C] worth keeping
[G] Well, [D] let me tell you I got [A] a clock with no hands
[F#m] The only [B] way out is to [Em] sleep in
[D] [G] [E] Set me [A] free
[D] [B] Sleep come [E] free me,
[Em] [D] please.
[G] Please please [E] set me [A] free
[D] [B] Set me [E] free
Get to [D] where you used to be
[A] Whoever you claim
[D] It's open [B] to [C] Interpretation
[G] Just remember your [D] number and abandon [A] your name
[F#m] Hold on to [B]
your imagination.
[D] Oh, no, [G]
no [E] set [A] me free
[D] [B]
Sleep come [E] free me,
[Em] [D] please.
Please [G] please [E] set [A] me free
[D] [B]
Set me [E] free
[D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E]
[F#]
Key:  
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
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To start learning James Taylor - Sleep Come Free Me chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: E, A, D, B, E, G and E. A good strategy is to initiate at 65 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 131 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Well, [E] I've been lying in this dungeon _ [A] since I was 18 _ _
_ [D] _ _ Ten [B] lonely years of my [C] life taken _ _ _ _ _
[G] I've been living in the [D] pages _ of a [A] magazine _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ It [B] breaks my _ heart to awaken
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [E] Set me [A] [D] free
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ Sleep come [E] free me
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ Set [G#] me [A] free _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Set me [E] free
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now the state of Alabama _
Does [A] I killed a man _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ The [B] jury reached the same [C] conclusion I _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Remember I [D] was there _
[A] With a tyrant in my hand
[F#m] The _ _ _ [B] rest is all [Em] confusion
[D] Now _ [G] set [E] me [A] free _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ Sleep [E] come free me, _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [D] please.
[G] Please.
Please set [A] me free _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ Set me [E] free _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh
Like an _ animal [A] and less like a man _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] What they leave you ain't [C] worth keeping _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Well, [D] let me tell you I got [A] a clock with no hands _ _
_ [F#m] _ The only [B] way out is to [Em] sleep in
[D] _ _ [G] _ [E] Set me [A] free _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ Sleep come [E] free me, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [D] please.
[G] Please please [E] set me [A] free _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ Set me [E] free _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Get to [D] where you used to be
[A] _ Whoever you claim _
_ _ [D] _ It's open [B] to _ _ _ [C] Interpretation _ _ _ _
_ [G] Just remember your [D] number _ and abandon [A] your name
_ _ [F#m] _ _ Hold on to [B]
your _ imagination.
[D] Oh, no, [G]
no [E] set [A] me free _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
Sleep come [E] free me, _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] please.
Please [G] please [E] set [A] me free _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
Set me [E] free _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _

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