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   This file is the author's own work & represents their own
  interpretation of the song.  You may only use this file
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Date: 3rd Mar 2003     To: Majicat        From: DJ
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             I’m so sleepy  by Cat Stevens  (1967)

Intro

  C         F
| / / / / | / / / / | (x3)

Chorus
         C      F             C      G
I’m so sleepy, yeah! I’m so sleepy, yeah,
         F      G         Em       Am
I could lay my head on a piece of lead,
        F     G              C    Am
And i-magine     it was a springy bed,
             C   F    C  G7
‘Cause I’m sleep-y, sleep-y!


Verse 1
  C                   Bb  G7       C
Soon I’m gonna slip a-way in the night, 
            Bb   F   Bb F   E    A   E  A   D    G    D G
I feel it creep-ing,      creep-ing,       creep-ing!


Chorus
         C      F             C      G
I’m so sleepy, yeah! I’m so sleepy, yeah,
         F      G         Em       Am
I could lay my head on a piece of lead,
        F     G              C    Am
And i-magine     it was a springy bed,
             C   F    C  G7
‘Cause I’m sleep-y, sleep-y!


Verse 2
C                       Bb  G7       C  
I can’t keep my mind a-way from my dreams,
             Bb  F   Bb F   E   A   E A    D    G   D G
I hear them call-ing,     call-ing,       call-ing!
 

Verse 3
  C                       F#7
Soon I’m gonna slip away, soon I’m gonna slip away,
  B                   E7           A
Soon I’m gonna slip a-way in the night,
                 D7            G7
I’m gonna slip a-way, I won’t fight it, I’ll just ride it!



Chorus
         C      F             C      G
I’m so sleepy, yeah! I’m so sleepy, yeah,
         F      G         Em       Am
I could lay my head on a piece of lead,
        F     G              C    Am
And i-magine     it was a springy bed,
             C   F    C  G7   Am       Em
‘Cause I’m sleep-y, sleep-y, yeah--ea--eah!


    Em
E -----------------------|
B -----------------------|
G ---0-------------------|
D -------2---------------|
A ----------3---2--------|
E ------------------0----|



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Chords:

    C         F       G        Em       Am
  x32010   133211   320033   022000   x02210
   RM I    IRLMII   MI  RL    MR        MRI

    G7       Bb       E        A         D
  320001   113331   022100   x02220    xx0232
  RM   I   IIMRLI    RLM       MRL        IRM

    F#7      B       E7        D7
  xx4320   224442   022130   xx0212
    RMI    IIMRLI    MRIL       MIR


Left hand Fingers:  T= Thumb                
                    I= Index finger
                    M= Middle finger
                    R= Ring finger
                    L= Little finger

NB: These suggested fingerings of the chords are shown
as played with the left hand ( i.e. for a right handed player.)

Where a row of ‘I’s is shown at the same fret this indicates
a barre chord and the Index finger lays across all strings
at that fret.

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