Crying In My Sleep
Written by Jimmy Webb ©1977

Guitar Capo 1st Fret

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D  F#m  Em  F#m  G  F#m  Em  A
(Intro)

D                          Em
  I took a walk around the yard
                               F#m
Dug the flowers til it got too hard
  F#m/A                   Bm
I smoked my first pack of cigarettes today
      G
And I watched the children play

                D                          Em
And then I went down, down to Lucy's old Cafe
                   F#m
Put a half a case away
  F#m/A                    Bm
I took a sleeping pill and tried to watch TV
             G                     F#m                              Em          A
But you know baby the leading lady looked too much like you for the likes of me

              Bm     F#m   G
And I woke up crying in my sleep
      F#m     Bm         Em     A
I was talking    to your pillow
              Bm     F#m        G    F#m
And I reached out to touch your hand
                Em            Bm
And knocked the phone off the nightstand
        F#m                   G
And the operator said, "May I help you please?"
Em                     F#m                    G
No thanks baby there's nothing you can really do for me
  A              D             A                     G
I just had a bad dream, that's all that's wrong with me
  A              D     A  G  A
I just had a bad dream

D                           Em
  Went out to loosen up the car
                                  F#m
Somehow I wound up at the rainbow bar
  F#m/A            Bm
I had a scotch and soda on the run
      G
But I didn't get too far

               D                                 Em
And then I ran down, down some friends I used to know
                            F#m
Dragged them out to see the show
  F#m/A                    Bm
I drew myself a bath and I tried to read your book
             G                 F#m                              Em           A
But you know baby this time it just didn't seem quite worth the time it took

              Bm     F#m   G
And I woke up crying in my sleep
      F#m     Bm         Em     A
I was talking    to your pillow
              Bm     F#m        G    F#m
And I reached out to touch your hand
                Em            Bm
And knocked the phone off the nightstand
        F#m                   G
And the operator said, "May I help you please?"
Em                     F#m                    G
No thanks baby there's nothing you can really do for me
  A              D             A                     G
I just had a bad dream, that's all that's wrong with me
  A              D             A                     G  A
I just had a bad dream, that's all that's wrong with me

D      A     G     A
Crying in my sleep
D      A     G     A
Crying in my sleep (I woke up crying)
D      A     G     A
Crying in my sleep (Crying trying to find her)
D      A     G     A
Crying in my sleep (I woke up crying)
D      A     G     A
Crying in my sleep (Crying trying to find her)
D      A     G     A  D
Crying in my sleep

Last Revised: 9 May 2015