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Song title:       I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms
Original Album:	  The Modern Lovers

Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright © 1976 Beserkley Records
Published by Modern Lovers Music

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Guitar Figure 1 is played for the INTRO and VERSEs. Listen carefully to get
the tempo. These are eighths, so are quite fast.

Guitar Figure 1a                       Guitar Figure 1b
 
* Dsus2

   E   *   E   *   E   *   B   *         E   *   E   *   E
|--7---x---7---x---7/--x---7---x---|   |-7---x---7---x---7////----------|
|--9---x---9---x---9/--x---7---x---|   |-9---x---9---x---9////----------|
|*-9---7---9---7---9/--7---8---7--*|   |-9---7---9---7---9////----------|
|*-9---7---9---7---9/--7---9---7--*|   |-9---7---9---7---9////----------|
|--7---7---7---7---7/--7---9---7---|   |-7---7---7---7---7////----------|
|--7---x---7---x---7/--x---7---7---|   |-7---x---7---x---7////----------|

|  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - |   | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 -|


INTRO:

[play Guitar Figure 1a]  [x4]

[play Guitar Figure 1b]

[play 1 bar of E; 1 bar of D; 1 bar of E]



VERSE:
[Guitar Figure 1a]           D   E
You know I never can relax
[Guitar Figure 1a]           D   E
I'm always stiff and tense


CHORUS:
[Guitar Figure 1a]          D                  E
I gotta sleep in your arms, wrap me up in your hands
[Guitar Figure 1a]          B              E
I'll finally feel calm, and finally just relax


VERSE:
You know the world is cold and hard
(I gotta to sleep in your arms)
You gotta keep each other warm
(I gotta to sleep in your arms)


[repeat CHORUS]


Here we go...


[play E  B  and E]

[play Guitar Figure 1a] 


VERSE:
You know I'm OK on my own
But I've been so long alone


[repeat CHORUS]


VERSE:
You know the world is cold and hard
(I gotta to sleep in your arms)
Let's dream walk hand in hand
(I gotta to sleep in your arms)


[repeat CHORUS]  [x2]


[play: E  D  B to GF1 rhythm]  [x2]

[end on E]  


CHORDS:
E     7799xx
D     5577xx
B     7998xx