Beatles

I'm Only Sleeping

Composer(s) : Lennon and McCartney
Year : 1966

Alan W. Pollack 's "Notes On" I'm Only Sleeping



Bm                          Em      D       G      D         F#7
D#m                         G#m     F#      B      F#        A#7
When I wake up early in the morning/lift my head   I'm still yawning

(you get the idea...)
D#m                         G#m   F#      B     F#      B       G#m
When I'm in the middle of a dream/Stay in bed   Float upstream

F#                   G#m               A#m              G#m
Please don't wake me/no don't shake me/leave me where I am

           F#maj7      G#m  (little bass thing G#/B/D#/B somewhere)
I'm only sleeping...

(bridge part, after verses 2 and 3 I believe...)
C#m7                  D#7               G#m
Keeping an eye on the world going by my window, taking my time

2. Everybody seems to think I'm lazy/I don't mind/I think they're crazy
   Running everywhere at such a speed/'til they find/There's no need
   Please don't spoil my day/I'm miles away/and after all
   I'm only sleeping...
3. Lying there and staring at the ceiling/Waiting for/a sleepy feeling

   Please don't spoil my day/I'm miles away/And after all
   I'm only sleeping...

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   RIFF 1:     RIFF 2:
E --------- ----------2---------
B --------- ----------3---------
G --------- ----------4-------4-
D ---0-4-0- ---0-4-0--4---0-4---
A -2------- -2--------2-2-------
E --------- ----------2---------

Ook op Yesterday and Today:

Chords	Notes On
Drive My Car	Drive My Car
I'm Only Sleeping	I'm Only Sleeping
Nowhere Man	Nowhere Man
Doctor Robert	Doctor Robert
Yesterday	Yesterday
Act Naturally	Act Naturally
And Your Bird Can Sing	And Your Bird Can Sing
If I Needed Someone	If I Needed Someone
We Can Work It Out	We Can Work It Out
What Goes On	What Goes On
Day Tripper	Day Tripper

Ook op Revolver:

Chords	Notes On
Taxman	Taxman
Eleanor Rigby	Eleanor Rigby
I'm Only Sleeping	I'm Only Sleeping
Love You Too	Love You Too
Here, There and Everywhere	Here, There and Everywhere
Yellow Submarine	Yellow Submarine
She Said She Said	She Said She Said
Good Day Sunshine	Good Day Sunshine
And Your Bird Can Sing	And Your Bird Can Sing
For No One	For No One
Doctor Robert	Doctor Robert
I Want to Tell You	I Want to Tell You
Got to Get You into My Life	Got to Get You into My Life
Tomorrow Never Knows	Tomorrow Never Knows

Ook op Anthology 2:

Chords	Notes On
Real Love	Real Love
Yes It Is (Takes 2 & 14)
I'm Down (Take 1)
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Takes 1, 2 & 5)
If You've Got Trouble (Take 1)
That Means A Lot (Take 1)
Yesterday (Take 1)
It's Only Love (Takes 2 & 3)
I Feel Fine (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
Ticket To Ride (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
Yesterday (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
Help! (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (Live At Shea Stadium)
Norwegian Wood (this Bird Has Flown) Take 1
I'm Looking Through You (Take 1)
12_bar Original (Edited Take 2)
Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1)
Got To Get You Into My Life (Take 5)
And Your Bird Can Sing (Take 2)
Taxman (Take 11)
Eleanor Rigby (Strings Only)
I'm Only Sleeping (Rehearsal)
I'm Only Sleeping (Take 1)
Rock & Roll Music (Live At Nippon Budokan Hall)
She's A Woman (Live At Nippon Budokan Hall)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Home Demo)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 1)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7 + edit piece)
Penny Lane (Take 9 Horn Overdub)
A Day In The Life (Takes 1, 2, 6 & Orchestra)
Good Morning Good Morning (Take 8)
Only A Northern Song (Takes 3 & 12)
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! (Takes 1 and 2)
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!	Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Takes 6, 7 & 8)
Within You Without You (Instrumental)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) (Take 5)
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
I Am The Walrus (Take 16)
The Fool On The Hill (Demo)
Your Mother Should Know (Take 27)
The Fool On The Hill (Take 4)
Hello Goodbye (Take 16)
Lady Madonna (Takes 3 & 4)
Across The Universe (Take 2)

Ook op Anthology 2:

Chords	Notes On
Real Love	Real Love
Yes It Is (Takes 2 & 14)
I'm Down (Take 1)
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Takes 1, 2 & 5)
If You've Got Trouble (Take 1)
That Means A Lot (Take 1)
Yesterday (Take 1)
It's Only Love (Takes 2 & 3)
I Feel Fine (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
Ticket To Ride (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
Yesterday (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
Help! (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (Live At Shea Stadium)
Norwegian Wood (this Bird Has Flown) Take 1
I'm Looking Through You (Take 1)
12_bar Original (Edited Take 2)
Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1)
Got To Get You Into My Life (Take 5)
And Your Bird Can Sing (Take 2)
Taxman (Take 11)
Eleanor Rigby (Strings Only)
I'm Only Sleeping (Rehearsal)
I'm Only Sleeping (Take 1)
Rock & Roll Music (Live At Nippon Budokan Hall)
She's A Woman (Live At Nippon Budokan Hall)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Home Demo)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 1)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7 + edit piece)
Penny Lane (Take 9 Horn Overdub)
A Day In The Life (Takes 1, 2, 6 & Orchestra)
Good Morning Good Morning (Take 8)
Only A Northern Song (Takes 3 & 12)
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! (Takes 1 and 2)
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!	Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Takes 6, 7 & 8)
Within You Without You (Instrumental)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) (Take 5)
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
I Am The Walrus (Take 16)
The Fool On The Hill (Demo)
Your Mother Should Know (Take 27)
The Fool On The Hill (Take 4)
Hello Goodbye (Take 16)
Lady Madonna (Takes 3 & 4)
Across The Universe (Take 2)