I Go To Sleep

The Kinks

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(A)(A)(C)(C)(A)(A)

(C)When I look up from my (C/B)pillow I dream you are (Am)there (G)with (Am)me.
(C)Though you are far away (C/B)I know you'll always be (Am)near (G)to (Am)me.
I go to (Em)sleep, (Bm)sleep, and (Am)imagine that you're there (G)with (Am)me.
I go to (Em)sleep, (Bm)sleep, and (Am)imagine that you're there (G)with (Am)me.

(C)I look around me and (C/B)feel you are ever so (Am)close (G)to (Am)me.
(C)Each tear that flows from my (C/B)eyes brings back memories of (Am)you (G)to (Am)me.
I go to (Em)sleep, (Bm)sleep, and (Am)imagine that you're there (G)with (Am)me.
I go to (Em)sleep, (Bm)sleep, and (Am)imagine that you're there (G)with (Am)me.

(G#)I was wrong, I will cry, I will love you to the (D#)day I die.    
You alone, you alone and no one (G#)else, were meant for (G)me.

(C)When morning comes once more (C/B)I have the loneliness (Am)you (G)left (Am)me.
(C)Each day drags by until (C/B)finally night time des(Am)cends (G)on (Am)me.
I go to (Em)sleep, (Bm)sleep, and (Am)imagine that you're there (G)with (Am)me.
I go to (Em)sleep, (Bm)sleep, and (Am)imagine that you're there (G)with (Am)me.

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van I Go To Sleep van The Kinks op Gitaartabs en ontdek deze alternatieve rockhit op je eigen tempo. Dit nummer uit 1965 van het album Kinda Kinks (Deluxe) biedt een perfecte introductie in de gitaarkunde, met een arrangement dat je snel onder de vingers krijgt en toch authentiek blijft.

Met een beginner-niveau (2 uit 10) is I Go To Sleep ideaal om je akkoordkennis uit te breiden. Je werkt met Am, G, C, C/B, Em en Bm – een solide basisset die je in veel nummers terugvindt. Het akkoorden-format maakt het eenvoudig om mee te spelen; pak je gitaar en begin vandaag nog met dit klassieke nummer.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord Bm
Bm is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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Practise the change: Bm ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.