When I Fall Asleep Chords

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When I Fall Asleep by The Head And The Heart is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Em, F, Am and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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  			Intro: C  G  C  Em 

C                     Em 
Sally walks into a bar 
                C 
Looks for a seat 
           G 
Finds a stool 
           F 
Orders a drink 
             G 
Thinks to herself 
 F                G               C 
"Everything was going fine until now" 


C   Em   C   Em 

C                     Em 
I can see it on your face 
C                   G 
You've been kicked around 
Am                   G     F 
But the world won't wait 
     G            C 
For you to come around 


C   Em   C   Em    
Am  G  F  G 
C   Em   C   Em    
Am  G  


    F 
So come on, admit it 
         G                      C    Am   C    Am 
This has nothing to do with the times,    times 
    F 
So come on, admit it 
         G                      C    Am   C    Am 
This has nothing to do with the times,    times 


Dm                          G 
   Well, I don't know if we can get around it 
Dm                   G 
   But I know we can make it 
                      C    Am  C    Am 
Make it through these times,   times 


F 
Come on, admit it 
         G 
Oh, just come on, admit it 
F 
Come on, admit it 
         G                      
This has nothing to do with the... 

C   Em   C   Em    
Am   G   
F      G 

Am       C 
Ba da ba da ba ba da ba  
Am       C 
Ba da ba da ba ba da ba 
F 
Ba da da ba, ba da da ba, ba da da ba 

Ba da ba 
(x2) 

C       Em          Am 
 Every time, every time 
      Dm 
Every time I see you I 
F 
 When I fall asleep 
        Em 
When I fall asleep 
(x2) 

C          Em 
  Ba da ba da ba ba da ba  
Am       Em 
Ba da ba da ba ba da ba 
F                        F      Em   
Ba da da ba, ba da da ba, ba da da ba 
Dm   G        C 
  Ba da ba 

C  Am  G  C 

              Am              C 
I fell off my bike when I was ten years old 
G                                 C  
Hit the ground so hard it left a dent 
                  Am     C 
My mom grabbed me by the arm 
      Am 
Said "Come with me, my son" 
G                                C 
Said "No thanks, I'd rather be alone" 


C                           Am 
Think I'll be alone until I die 
G                                 C 
Lay here on my back and watch the sky 
                                    Am 
Stars look awfully nice out but I'm cold 
G                                 C 
I guess I should have taken her advice 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante