Originally in D, I play in A
Highest note that matters is the 5
Intro, loosely, or just skip this
| B/F# | G#m7 | Bsus4 | Bsus4 |
| x 2 |
Vox on 2 2 3 5 6 on “i could stay awake”, up to the higher 3 on “hear”
| A | E/G# | F#m7 | |
| I could | stay awake | just to hear you | breathin’ |
| D | C#m | Bm7 | |
| Watch you | smile while you are | sleepin’, while you’re | far away and dreamin’ |
| A | E/G# | F#m7 | |
| I could | spend my life | in this sweet surr | ender |
| D | A/C# | Bm7 | |
| I could | stay lost in this | moment, for | ever |
| C#m7 | Dmaj7 | Esus4 | |
| Every moment | spent with | you is a moment I | treasure |
| A | E/G# |
| I don’t want to | close my eyes |
| Bm7 | D |
| I don’t want to fall asleep ‘cause I’d | miss you baby |
| E | A | |
| And I don’t want to | miss a th | ing |
| E/G# | |
| ‘Cause even when I | dream of you |
| Bm7 | D |
| The sweetest dream would never do, I’d still | miss you baby |
Hang the last chord in this line
| D | E | A | E/G# | Bm7 | |
| And I d | on’t want to | miss a th | ing |
| A | E/G# | F#m7 | |
| Lyin’ c | lose to you feelin | g your heart beat | ing |
| D | A/C# | |
| And I’m wo | nderin’ what you’re | dreaming |
| Bm7 | |
| Wonderin’ | if it’s me you’re seein’ |
| A | E/G# | F#m7 | |
| Then I k | iss your eyes and | thank God we’re to | gether |
| C#m7 | Dmaj7 | Esus4 | |
| I just want to | stay with | you in this moment for | ever, forever and ever |
| A | E/G# |
| I don’t want to | close my eyes |
| Bm7 | D |
| I don’t want to fall asleep ‘cause I’d | miss you baby |
| E | A | |
| And I don’t want to | miss a th | ing |
| E/G# | |
| ‘Cause even when I | dream of you |
| Bm7 | D |
| The sweetest dream would never do, I’d still | miss you baby |
| D | E | A | |
| And I d | on’t want to | miss a th | ing |
Bridge
| G | D/F# | |
| I don’t want to | miss one smile, I don’t want to | miss one kiss |
| F | C/E | |
| I just want to | be with you right here with you, | just like this |
| G | D/F# | |
| I just want to | hold you close, feel your heart so | close to mine |
| Am7 | Esus4 | |
| And just | stay here in this moment, for all the | rest of time |
Yeah, yeah, yeaaaah
| A | E/G# |
| I don’t want to | close my eyes |
| Bm7 | D |
| I don’t want to fall asleep ‘cause I’d | miss you baby |
| E | A | |
| And I don’t want to | miss a th | ing |
| E/G# | |
| ‘Cause even when I | dream of you |
| Bm7 | D |
| The sweetest dream would never do, I’d still | miss you baby |
| D | E | A | |
| And I d | on’t want to | miss a th | ing |
| A | E/G# |
| I don’t want to | close my eyes |
| Bm7 | D |
| I don’t want to fall asleep ‘cause I’d | miss you baby |
One-off minor chord
| D | E | F#m | |
| And I d | on’t want to | miss a th | ing |
| E/G# | |
| ‘Cause even when I | dream of you |
| Bm7 | D |
| The sweetest dream would never do, I’d still | miss you baby |
| D | E | A | |
| And I d | on’t want to | miss a th | ing |