Learn to play "Sleep When We're Dead" 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.
A# F Gm D# The night is gettin' late, the crowd's headed home A# F Gm D# It's just you and me girl on the lake shore A# F Gm D# I know I just met you but I can't let you go A# F D# Forget about your friends, baby, I'll drive you home I'll set you on the tailgate, we'll take it nice and slow I know it ain't your stop, but I won't tell a soul, no F Gm D# I know you gotta wake up for that nine to five F Gm But what's the point of livin', girl D# If you don't feel alive? Chorus: A# F We can sleep when we're dead, the night is still young Gm D# Pour another drink, turn up that song A# F 'Bout small town lovers, hot summer nights D# Midnight dancin' in the headlights A# F Gm D# Some day we might regret leavin' that love out by the lake A# F If you're gettin' tired honey, we'll put that D# thought to bed D# A# But we can sleep when we're dead Put your pretty arms around me, now get in nice and close Whisper in my ear what you'd like to know Now you can tell me 'bout your family, or tell me 'bout your day Or our lips can do the talking, let's listen baby, what do you say? I know it's kinda crazy for a Tuesday night But sometimes a good thing don't need time Chorus: We can sleep when we're dead, the night is still young Pour another drink, talk that song 'Bout small town lovers, hot summer nights Midnight dancin' in the headlights Some day we might regret leavin' that love out by the lake If you're gettin' tired honey, we'll put that thought to bed F Gm D# With a smile she pulled me to water F Them southern girls, man, Gm D# they just don't get any hotter F Gm I said "No girl, got on my good jeans" D# She looked at me boy like "What do you mean?" Chorus: We can sleep when we're dead, the night is still young Jump on in, let's have a little fun Small town lovers, hot summer nights Out here swimmin' in the moonlight Some day we might regret leavin' this love out by the lake But no matter what you do, don't forget what we said We can sleep when we're dead We can sleep when we're dead, aww yeah We can sleep when we're dead You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# D# F Gm 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 "Sleep When We're Dead" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sleep When We're Dead" by Morgan Wallen.