'Sleepwalker' by Wallflowers - Guitar Tutorial

            Name: Chris C.

Tabs: Author/Artist: The Wallflowers 
Title: Sleepwalker 
Album: Breach 
Transcribed by: Chris Charette
Email: mocharette@mail.com 

 

Standard tuning

Ok this is the main guitar picking. 

Guitar1 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B------------13------------------------------13--------------------------------- 
G--12-11--------11-12-------------12-11----------11-12-------------------------- 
D-------12------------12----------------12--------------12----------------------- 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                              ^                                   
Guitar2       ^ 
      ^ 
When the 13th note is played for the second time, guitar2 comes with 
this quick play. 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
A---------------------------------------------10-10-9-9-7-5-0-2---------------- 
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                                                                               



The basic verse chords are : 	Em 	022000
				G	320033
				C	032010	
				C/B	X20003
				D 	000212
				G/F#	2X0003	
				A	003330

      Em   	                       G 
	Maybe I could be the one they adore... 

	           C         C/B    D 
	that could be my reputation . . .  


      Em				               G        
	It's where I'm from that lets them think I'm a whore,

		C	  C/B    D 
	I'm an educated virgin,




Em           Am               D                   G  G/F#      Em 
 Sleepwalker don't be shy...   Don't open your eyes....    tonight,


Em            Am                D                       D	
You'll be the one who defends my life...when I'm dead asleep dreaming,



Chorus: 

C     G          D         Em  
Cupid don't draw back your bow (clap,clap!!) 

G         C                   D      Em    
Sam Cooke didn't didn't know  what I know . . . 

C     G         D    Em                    C            D                     
Em
Never be you're valentine,  the sleepwalker in me...   god only knows 
that I tried


Guitar1 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B------------13------------------------------13--------------------------------- 
G--12-11--------11-12-------------12-11----------11-12-------------------------- 
D-------12------------12----------------12--------------12----------------------- 
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                 
Guitar2        
       
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
A--------------------------------------------10-10-9-9-7-5-0-2----------------- 
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                                                                               




Em   	                                   G 
 let me in, let me drown or learn how to swim,

	    C       C/B       D 
Just don't leave me at the window, 


Em				               G        
  I could be the one to be your next best friend,

	C	        C/B   D 
You may need someone to hold you,


Em           Am               D                  G    G/F#     Em 
 Sleepwalker take this knife,   You may see someone......      tonight,
  
	
Em                 A                  D                   D
 you'd be the one that saves my life, When I'm dead asleep dreaming,



Chorus: 

C     G          D         Em 
Cupid don't draw back your bow (clap,clap!!) 

G         C                   D      Em    
cause Sam Cooke didn't know  what I know . . . 

C     G         D    Em                             
Never be your valentine, 
	
	C                   D                     C
the sleepwalker in me...   god only knows that I tried....


D                     C                 G  
 I'm in your movie, And everyone looks sad,

D		      C			G
I can hear you,  Your voice in the laugh track,

 Em                 A                  D             D
But you never saw my best scene....   The one where I sleep,


Sleepwalk into your.... dreams


Em                 Am               D                    G        G/F#      
Em 
 Now sleepwalker, what's my line,     It's only a matter of time until 
I,

Em            A                D                 D	
Learn to open up my eyes,    When I'm dead asleep dreaming,


Chorus: 

C     G          D         Em  
Cupid don't draw back your bow (clap,clap!!) 

G         C                   D      Em    
Sam Cooke didn't didn't know  what I know . . . 

C     G         D    Em                    C           
Never be your valentine,  the sleepwalker in me... 


Now the sleepwalker in me,


Now the sleepwalker in me,


god only knows that I've tried.