Song: Sleeping In Band: The Postal Service Album: Give Up Tabbed by: Ben Fico (ben_fico@yahoo.com) Intro: Mute the strings at A for that Jimi Hendrix sound. e---------5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5--- B---------5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5--- G---------6-6-6---------6-6-6---------6-6-6---------6-6-6--- D---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7--- A---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7--- E---12s10-5-5-5---12s10-5-5-5---12s10-5-5-5---12s10-5-5-5--- Verse: Chord sequence: A C F G A# A C F G A# A(up an octave) Play the verses in E-barre chords. This way you can slide back two frets from the fret that is 8 frets higher than the root note (see intro). The last A is played up an octave. e----------------------------- B---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--- G---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--- D---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--- A----------------------------- E----------------------------- Chorus: Chord sequence: C/G G Am F Am F Fm C/G G Am F Am F Fm C/G End riff: e---5-------------------------------- B------5----------------------------- G---------7s9---5(5)-----4----------- D----------------------------7------- A--------------------------------5--- E------------------------------------ This is played over the chord sequence for the verses. Arrangement: Intro - Verse 1 - Chorus - Verse 2 - Chorus - End riff A C F 1. Beetlebum, what you done? G She's a gun, what you done? A# A Beetlebum C F Get nothing done, you beetlebum G Just get numb, now what you done A# A(up an octave) Beetlebum C/G Chorus: And when she lets me slip away G Am F She turns me on and all my violence gone Am F Fm Nothing is wrong, I just slip away C/G And I am gone G Am Nothing is wrong F Am She turns me on F Fm C/G I just slip away and I am gone A C F 2. Beetlebum, because your young G She's a gun, now what you done? A# A Beetlebum C F She'll suck your thumb, she'll make you come G She's your gun, now what you done? A# A(up an octave) Beetlebum C/G Chorus: And when she lets me slip away G Am F She turns me on and all my violence gone Am F Fm Nothing is wrong, I just slip away C/G And I am gone G Am There's nothing wrong F Am She turns me on F Fm I just slip away and I am... A C 3. He saw, he saw, he saw me F He saw, he saw, he saw me G He saw, he saw, he saw me A# A He saw, he saw, he saw me...