C  |  C  |  C  | G
 G  |  G  |  G# | C
 C  |  C  |  C  | G
 G  |  G  |  G  | C

[Verse]
              C               C       C                G
Here's to the kids with no parents to sing them sleepy songs
        G                    G              G#                 C
No lullabies, but  don't you cry, your nightmares will soon be gone
C              C                  C              G
  I wrote this song for you, I'll sing it too so be at ease
G        G              G             C
  A surrogate imaginary pet so listen please

[Pre-Chorus]
Am       G                             F       Dm
blankets old cigarette holes are  your stars tonight

[Chorus]
          F             C                 G             C
well it's hard to go to sleep when you're living on the street
         F                  C             G            C
and it's hard to close your eyes when you know no lullabies

[Verse]
              C               C       C                G
Here's to the kids with no parents to sing them sleepy songs
        G                    G              G#                 C
No lullabies, but  don't you cry, your nightmares will soon be gone
C              C                  C              G
  I wrote this song for you, I'll sing it too so be at ease
G        G              G             C
  A surrogate imaginary pet so listen please

[Pre-Chorus]
Am       G                             F       Dm
blankets old cigarette holes are  your stars tonight

[Chorus]
          F             C                 G             C
well it's hard to go to sleep when you're living on the street
         F                  C             G            C
and it's hard to close your eyes when you know no lullabies
          F             C                 G             C
well it's hard to go to sleep when you're living on the street
         F                  C             G            C
and it's hard to close your eyes when you know no lullabies


[Repeat Intro 1x, note: second half is played in staccato]
 C  |  C  |  C  | G
 G  |  G  |  G# | C
 C  |  C  |  C  | G
 G  |  G  |  G  | C

[Pre-Chorus]
Am       G                             F       Dm
blankets old cigarette holes are  your stars tonight

[Chorus]
          F             C                 G             C
well it's hard to go to sleep when you're living on the street
         F                  C             G            C
and it's hard to close your eyes when you know no lullabies
          F             C                 G             C
well it's hard to go to sleep when you're living on the street
         F                  C             G            C
and it's hard to close your eyes when you know no lullabies

[Lead guitar]
E|----------------|-----12---------|-10\8-----------|-----10--8------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------12--------|
G|-------------9/-|-12-------------|---------9------|--9---------9/--|--12---------9/-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----12---------|-10\8-----------|---------8b-----|--r-------------|
G|-12-------------|----------4-----|--4/5-----------|------------9/--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|-----12---------|-10\8-----------|-----10--8------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|------12--------|
G|-12-------------|---------9------|--9---------9/--|--12---------9/-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----12---------|--10\8----------|----------10/12-|-13-------------|
G|-12-------------|-------------4--|--4/5-----9-/11-|-12-------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------7-/9--|-10-------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


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| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| ~   Vibrato
| +   Harmonic
| x   Dead note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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