If You Keep Losing Sleep Tab

Song: If You Keep Losing Sleep
Artist: silverchair
Album: Young Modern
Track #: 3
tabbed by Diggi Schrader
diggischrader@hotmail.co.uk
 
Standard Tuning
Capo on fret 2
(tab relative to capo - ie 3=5 without the capo)
 
~ = let ring
* = staccato
 
Intro
Am
Am Bb5 (hit twice, staccato)
Am
Am Bb5
 
 
Verse 1 (same as intro)
Am
If you keep losing sleep over other lovers
Am                           Bb5      Em (see below)
If you keep losing me you're gonna be bored
 
 
Bridge 1
 Em      F5 Em   E5   F5
e---0---------  ----------|
B---0---------  ----------|
G---0---------  ----------|
D---2----3----  --2-2-3-3-|
A---2----3----x3--2-2-3-3-|
E-0-0--0-1-0--  --0-0-1-1-|
                  * * * *
 
Verse 2
Am
If you're up chimney sweep under rubble covers
Am                             Bb5   Em (see below)
If you keep counting sheep and being adored
 
 
Bridge 2
 Em      F5 Em    Bb A  G
e---0---------  ----------|
B---0---------  ----------|
G---0---------  ----------|
D---2----3----  ----------|
A---2----3----x3----------|
E-0-0--0-1-0--  --6--5--3-|
 
 
Chorus
        C5               E5
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--------5--5--5--5-------9--9--9--9-|
D--------5--5--5--5-------9--9--9--9-|
A--------3--3--3--3-------7--7--7--7-|
E------------------------------------|
You're a tombstone in the mud
 
         C5         G5
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--------5--5--5--5------------------|
D--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
A--------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5------|
E--------------------3--3--3--3------|
Playing twister in a bubble
 
  again
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-4-4~--5-5~--6-6-9-9-8-8~------|
D-4-4~--5-5~--6-6-9-9-8-8~------|
A-2-2~--3-3~--4-4-7-7-6-6~------|
E-------------------------------|
 
 
Interlude
  I need a breath a wind so pure
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|
E-8-8---10-5--------10---10-11--|
 
To dry up the mud over me
e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A--10--10-12--8---8-10-7-10-8------|
E------------------------------8-7-|
 
  To be reborn not born again
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D--5-5--6-0--------5----7-8-----|
A-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|
  Erase my regret from the start
e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--10--10--12-8---8-----10-7-10-8------|
E----------------------------------8-7-|
 
 
Interlude 2
     Shot the model
e----5----------5---------------|
B----5----------5---------------|
G----5----------5---------------|
D----7----------7---------------|
A----7----------7---------------|
E--5-5--------5-5---------------|
 
    Flaking temporary skin you're no burden
e---6------------0---------3------------1---|
B---6------------0---------3------------1---|
G---6------------0---------4------------2---|
D---8------------2---------5------------3---|
A---8------------2---------5------------3---|
E-6-6--------0---0----3----3---------1--1---|
 
    You're no burden
e---3---------3--2------------------|
B---5---------5--4------------------|
G---5---------5--4------------------|
D---5---------5--4------------------|
A-3-3---------3--2------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
 
 
     such reduction
e----5---------5---------------|
B----5---------5---------------|
G----5---------5---------------|
D----7---------7---------------|
A----7---------7---------------|
E--5-5------5--5---------------|
 
    such seductive silent wine hop scotch true regard
e---6--------------0-----------3-----------------1---|
B---6--------------0-----------3-----------------1---|
G---6--------------0-----------4-----------------2---|
D---8--------------2-----------5-----------------3---|
A---8--------------2-----------5-----------------3---|
E-6-6-------0------0------3----3-----------1-----1---|
 
    trigger
e---3---------3--2~-----------------|
B---5---------5--4~-----------------|
G---5---------5--4~-----------------|
D---5---------5--4~-----------------|
A-3-3---------3--2~-----------------|
E-----------------------------------|
 
 
Verse 3
(no guitar plays)
Am
If you keep losing sleep over other lovers
Am
If you keep losing me are you gonna be
Am
If you're up chimney sweep under rubble covers
Am
If you keep losing me
 
Bridge 1
 Em      F5 Em   E5   F5
e---0---------  ----------|
B---0---------  ----------|
G---0---------  ----------|
D---2----3----  --2-2-3-3-|
A---2----3----x3--2-2-3-3-|
E-0-0--0-1-0--  --0-0-1-1-|
                  * * * *
 
Chorus
        C5               E5
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--------5--5--5--5-------9--9--9--9-|
D--------5--5--5--5-------9--9--9--9-|
A--------3--3--3--3-------7--7--7--7-|
E------------------------------------|
You're a tombstone in the mud
 
         C5         G5
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--------5--5--5--5------------------|
D--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
A--------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5------|
E--------------------3--3--3--3------|
Playing twister in a bubble
 
  again
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-4-4~--5-5~--6-6-9-9-8-8~------|
D-4-4~--5-5~--6-6-9-9-8-8~------|
A-2-2~--3-3~--4-4-7-7-6-6~------|
E-------------------------------|
 
 
Verse 4
Am
If you keep losing sleep over other lovers
Am                           Bb5
If you keep losing me you're gonna be
Am
If you keep losing sleep over other lovers
Am                   Bb5
If you keep losing me
 
Outro - same as intro
Am
Am Bb5 (hit twice, staccato)
Am
Am Bb5
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