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I'm Not Falling Asleep

Andy Shauf

RockAdvanced for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

BDiagram coming soon
F#Diagram coming soon
G#Diagram coming soon
D#mDiagram coming soon
A#mDiagram coming soon
A#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro:
B      F#      G#       D#m 
B      F#      G#       D#m 
B      F#      G#       D#m 
B      F#      G#       D#m 
B      F#      G#       D#m 
B      F#      G#       D#m 
B      F#      G#       D#m 
B      F#      G#       D#m 
 
B           F#      G#          A#m 
When will I ever be safe from myself 
       B          F#           G#         A#m 
If the danger all lies between heaven and hell? 
     B          F#            G#        A# 
When I close my eyes, I'm not falling asleep 
     B       F#            G#              D#m 
I am opening drawers, I am sifting through papers 
 
Instrumental 
B       F#        G#        A#m 
B       F#        G#        D#m 
B       F#        G#        A#m 
B       F#        G#        D#m 
 
B             F#             G#         A# 
Please stay a while, I'm not falling asleep 
        B          F#           G#         A#m 
I'm not falling asleep, I'm not falling asleep 
B             F#             G#         A#m 
Please stay a while, I'm not falling asleep 
        B          F#           G#         A#m 
I'm not falling asleep, I'm not falling asleep 
 
B           F#      G#          A#m 
When will I ever be safe from myself 
       B          F#           G#         A#m 
If the danger all lies between heaven and hell? 
     B          F#            G#        A#m 
When I close my eyes, I'm not falling asleep 
        B          F#            G#        A#m 
I'm not falling asleep, I'm not falling asleep 
        B          F#            G#        A#m 
I'm not falling asleep, I'm not falling asleep  
          
 

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Chord set

B · F# · G# · D#m · A#m · A#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.