standard tuning
hearts in the cage, hearts in the cage
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|--55555555--5h-5h-5h-p--555555-555555-7-888888-8888-?-?--------| (softly)
you, you flipped the page, and slipped away. Never thought you were G|---------------------------------------------------------------| someone to say D|---------------------------------------------------------------| things you didn't mean A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-555555-555555-7/888888-8888-?-?--555555-555555--7/888888------|
CHORUS
you didn't even call to wish me, G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
sweet dreams, really thought we made a sweet team. But don't cry... G|----------------------------------------------------| consider this a D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|-8888888888888888/5555555555555555/8888888888888888-|
lullaby, bye sweet dreams, dreams
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A|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------|
E|-/1212121212121212/101010101010----| |---555555-555555/7/8888888-|
(These are twelves and tens)
Ticking clocks on the wall, waiting for your
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-888888888--555555-555555/77/888888-88888888-------------------|
call oh, but that cuckoo bird, won't sing at all, never thought that you would G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---778888--?-?--555555-55555/77/888888-8888--?-?---------------|
Take everything we had and up and leave. You didn't even call to wish me
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-555555-5555555/77/888888--------------------------------------|
CHORUS+
sweet dreams, really thought we made a sweet team... can't you see that you're a G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|-8888888888888888/5555555555555555/8888888888888888-|
a love of mine,
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1212121212121212/101010101010--------------------------------|
(cool pause thing)
sweet dreams, always thought you were the sweetest thing G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|8888888888888888/5555555555555555---------------------------------==--|
(uh-huh×3)
But don't cry, consider this a lullaby, bye G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----8888888888888888-1212121212121212/101010101010------------|
and, sweet dreams sweet dreams sweet dreams G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---8888888888888888/5555555555555555/8888888888888888----------|
oh sweet dreams G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|--1212121212121212/10101010---------------------------|
| / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note