Sleeping With Ghosts - Placebo
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song: Sleeping With Ghosts
Artist: Placebo
Album: Sleeping With Ghosts
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Great song, i can't believe nobody tabbed it yet. Well here are the tabs.
I didn't tab all the changes because there are loads of overdubs and layers
of guitar on this song and that's fuckin hard to tab. Anyway enjoy!

Gtr1: lead, light overdrive, some echo, bridge pick up
Gtr2: rythm acoustic
Gtr3: piano like, some echo
Gtr4: keyboard

A#: x1331x
C#: x4664x

Intro

Gtr1 with piano backing
e----------------------------------------------------
B-18-18-18--18-16-16-16--16-14-14-14--14-13-13-13-13-
G---------------------------------------------------- x2
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
Gtr3
e---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------
D-10-11-----10-11----10--11----11-10----
A-------11--------11--------------------
E---------------------------------------
Gtr2
A# C#

Verse

Gtr2
A# C#
Gtr3
e---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------
D-10-11-----10-11----10--11----11-10----
A-------11--------11--------------------
E---------------------------------------

Chorus

Gtr1
e----------------------------------------------------
B-18-18-18--18-16-16-16--16-14-14-14--14-13-13-13-13-
G---------------------------------------------------- x2
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
Gtr2
A# C#
Gtr4
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G----------------8--------------------------------------
D--8-10--8-11--8----8-10--8-11--------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Verse 2

Same as chorus but without guitar 1

Bridge
e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------11-10-8----------------
D---15--13--11--10---------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------

You should be able to figure the rest by yourself it's always the same

tabbed by BoF feel free to send me feedback
and corrections at Bof_mu@caramail.com
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist : Placebo
Title : Sleeping With Ghosts
Album : Sleeping With Ghosts

Tabbed by: dustin7up
E-mail : dustin7up@gmail.com
Tuning : 1/2 Step Up {F,Bb,Eb,Ab,C,F}


May 16, 2007



{NOTE: I know this might not be 100% perfect,
and this might not be the way they play it, but
this is just how I play it. And it sounds
AWESOME! :) Hope you like it!}






Background Strumming Through the Song:
Bb Db
F|----0--0--0---0-0--0-0-0-0----------|---0--0--0---0-0--0-0-0-0----------|
C|----0--0--0---3-3--3-3-3-3----------|---0--0--0---5-5--5-5-5-5----------|
Ab|---2--2--2---2-2--2-2-2-2----------|---5--5--5---0-0--0-0-0-0----------|
Eb|---2--2--2---2-2--2-2-2-2---{x2}---|---5--5--5---5-5--5-5-5-5---{x2}---|
Bb|---0--0--0---0-0--0-0-0-0----------|---3--3--3---3-3--3-3-3-3----------|
F|----0--0--0---0-0--0-0-0-0----------|---0--0--0---0-0--0-0-0-0----------|



Intro: (00:00 - 00:11)
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----17-17-17-17---15-15-15-15--15-15---13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12--12-12---|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| {x2}
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
F|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
Ab|---4-5------4-5------4-5~---5-4~---|
Eb|--------5~-------5~----------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|



Verse 1: (00:12 - 00:57)

Guitar 2:
F|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------0~-------------------|
Ab|---4-5------4-5------4-5~--5-4~---4-5-------4~---4-5------5-4~---|
Eb|--------5~-------5~--------------------5~---5~--------5~---------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------0~-------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------|

F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------0~----------------------------|
Ab|---4-5------4-5------4-5~---4~---4-5------4-5------5-4~---|
Eb|--------5~-------5~---------5~--------5~-------5~---------|
Bb|----------------------------0~----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Bb
The sea's evaporating,

Db Bb
Though it comes as no surprise.


These clouds we're seeing,

Db Bb
They're explosions in the sky.


It seems it's written,

Db
But we can't read between the line.

Bb Db Bb
Hush. It's okay. Dry your eye. Dry your eye.



Chorus: (00:58 - 01:21)

Guitar 2:
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----17-17-17-17---15-15-15-15--15-15---13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12--12-12---|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| {x4}
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Db
Soulmate dry your eye.

Bb
Dry your eye.

Db
Soulmate dry your eye.

Bb
Cause soulmates never die.



Pre-Verse Guitar 2: (01:22 - 01:32)
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------|
Ab|---4-5------4-5------4-5~--5-4~---|
Eb|--------5~-------5~---------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|



Verse 2: (01:33 - 02:19)

Guitar 2:
F|-------------------------|
C|----0~-------------------|
Ab|---4~---4-5------5-4~---|
Eb|---5~--------5~---------| {x4}
Bb|---0~-------------------|
F|-------------------------|


Bb
This one world vision,

Db Bb
Turns us in to compromise.


What good's religion,

Db Bb
When it's each other we despise.


Damn the government,

Db
Damn their killing. Damn their lies,

Bb Db Bb
Hush. It's okay. Dry your eye. Dry your eye.



REPEAT CHORUS: (02:20 - 03:06)





Song info
Sleeping With Ghosts
Placebo
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
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