Sleep With One Eye Open Chords by Shirley Brown

Tempo:
75 bpm
Chords used:

Ebm

Abm

Bb

B

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sleep With One Eye Open by Shirley Brown chords
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[Ebm]
I've got to sleep with one eye open,
[B] Lost if the man won't leave [Ebm] me alone.
I've got [Abm] to sleep with one eye open,
Lost if the man won't leave [Ebm] me alone.
He's
[Bb] [Abm] keeping me up all [Ebm] night long.
[Ab] [Bb] You better [Ebm] be careful what you ask for,
[Abm] Cause you just [Ebm] might get it when you're
[Abm] too careful.
That knew [Ebm] how to hit it.
But sometimes [Bb] I want to change my mind,
[Abm] Cause he's at me all [Ebm] the time.
[Ab] [Bb] That's why I've [Ebm] got to sleep with one eye open,
[B] Lost if the man won't leave [Ebm] me alone.
No, no.
I've [Abm] got to sleep with one eye open,
Lost if the man won't leave [Ebm] me alone.
[Bb] [D] [Abm] He's keeping me up [Ebm] all night long.
[Ab] [Bb] I've got to [Ebm] hurry up and get through cooking,
[Abm] So I can get a [Ebm] little rest.
Cause when [Abm] he comes home he'll be looking,
At [B] pulling out [Ebm] my dress.
Well, this man [Bb] is like a machine,
[Abm] But damn this thing [Ebm] will be.
[Ab] [Bb] That's why [Ebm] I've got to sleep with one eye open,
[B] Lost if the man won't leave [Ebm] me alone.
Oh, no.
[Abm] I've got to sleep with one eye open,
Lost if the man [Ebm]
won't leave me alone.
Oh, no.
He won't leave me alone.
[Bb] [Abm] Keeping me up all [Ebm] night long.
All night long, all night [Ab] long.
[Bb] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Abm] [Ebm]
[Abm]
Keeping
[Ebm]
[Bb] [Abm] me up all [Ebm] night long.
[Bb] Oh, I [Ebm] got to sleep with one eye open.
[B] This man won't leave [Ebm] me alone.
Oh, I [Abm] got to sleep with one eye open.
He won't leave [Ebm] me alone.
[Bb] He won't leave [Abm] me alone.
[Ebm] [Ab] I [Bb] got [Ebm] to sleep with one eye open.
[B] Said I [Ebm] got to sleep with one eye open.
I got [Abm] to sleep with one eye [B] open.
I'm [Ebm] gonna sleep with one eye open.
He won't leave me
[Bb] [Abm] alone.
[Ebm] He won't leave me alone.
[D] I [Ebm] got to sleep with one eye [B] open.
Said I [Ebm] got to sleep with one eye open.
[Abm] I'm gonna sleep with one eye open.
[B]
[Ebm] I'm gonna sleep with one eye open.
[Bb]
Key:  
Ebm
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Abm
123111114
Bb
12341111
B
12341112
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Abm
123111114
Bb
12341111
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To start learning Shirley Brown - (Ive Got To) Sleep With One Eye Open chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - B, Ebm, Bb, Abm, Ebm, Abm and B in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 37 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 75 BPM. Considering the song's key of Eb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've _ _ _ got to sleep with one eye open,
[B] Lost if the man won't leave [Ebm] me alone.
_ _ _ _ _ I've got [Abm] to sleep with one eye open,
Lost if the man won't leave [Ebm] me alone.
_ He's _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] keeping me up all [Ebm] night long.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ You better [Ebm] be careful what you ask for,
[Abm] _ _ Cause you just [Ebm] might get it when you're _ _ _
[Abm] _ too careful.
_ _ That knew [Ebm] how to hit it.
_ _ But sometimes [Bb] I want to change my mind,
[Abm] Cause he's at me all [Ebm] the time.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ That's why I've [Ebm] got to sleep with one eye open,
[B] Lost if the man won't leave [Ebm] me alone.
No, no.
_ I've [Abm] got to sleep with one eye open,
Lost if the man won't leave [Ebm] me alone. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [D] _ _ _ [Abm] He's keeping me up [Ebm] all night long.
_ [Ab] [Bb] I've got to [Ebm] hurry up and get through cooking,
[Abm] _ _ So I can get a [Ebm] little rest.
_ _ _ _ Cause when [Abm] he comes home he'll be looking,
At [B] pulling out [Ebm] my dress.
Well, _ _ this man [Bb] is like a machine,
[Abm] But damn this thing [Ebm] will be.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ That's why [Ebm] I've got to sleep with one eye open,
[B] Lost if the man won't leave [Ebm] me alone.
Oh, no. _ _ _
[Abm] I've got to sleep with one eye open,
Lost if the man [Ebm]
won't leave me alone.
Oh, no.
He won't leave me alone. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] Keeping me up all [Ebm] night long.
All night long, all night [Ab] long.
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
Keeping _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ me up all [Ebm] night long.
_ _ _ [Bb] Oh, I [Ebm] got to sleep with one eye open.
[B] _ This man won't leave [Ebm] me alone.
Oh, _ _ I [Abm] got to sleep with one eye open.
_ _ He won't leave [Ebm] me _ _ _ _ alone.
[Bb] He won't leave _ _ _ [Abm] _ me alone.
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] I [Bb] _ got [Ebm] to sleep with one eye open.
[B] _ _ Said I [Ebm] got to sleep with one eye open.
I got [Abm] to sleep with one eye [B] open.
I'm _ _ [Ebm] gonna sleep with one eye open.
He won't leave me _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ alone.
[Ebm] _ _ He won't leave me alone.
[D] _ I [Ebm] got to sleep with one eye [B] open.
_ _ Said I [Ebm] got to sleep with one eye open. _ _ _
[Abm] I'm gonna sleep with one eye _ _ open.
[B]
[Ebm] I'm gonna sleep with _ _ _ _ one eye open.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Zelma Redding, Otis Redding and Joe Rock, finds its place within the Woman Enough! album.

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