John Lennon - How Do You Sleep?: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "How Do You Sleep?" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Am       Am/G          F7
So Sgt. Pepper took you by surprise
E7                              Am
You better see right through that mother's eyes
Am                Am/G            F7
Those freaks was right when they said you was dead
E7                       Am
The one mistake you made was in your head

Chorus:
D               Am
Ah, how do you sleep?
Ah, how do you sleep at night?

You live with straights who tell you you was king
Jump when your momma tell you anything
The only thing you done was yesterday
And since you're gone you're just another day

Chorus - x2

A pretty face may last a year or two
But pretty soon they'll see what you can do
The sound you make is muzak to my ears
You must have learned something in all those years

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

D

Guitar chord D

E7

Guitar chord E7

F7

Guitar chord F7

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "How Do You Sleep?" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "How Do You Sleep?" by John Lennon.