Sleep Come Free Me Chords & Lyrics - James Taylor

[INTRO]

[Em] [D/E] [Em] [D/E]

[VERSE 1]
Well, I've been l[Em]ying in [D/E]this dungeon since I [D/A]was eight[A]een
[D]Ten lonely y[B7]ears of my life t[C]aken
[F#m7] I've been [G]living in the p[D]ages of a [D/A]magazin[A]e
It breaks my hear[B7]t to awak[Em]en [D/F#] [G]

[CHORUS]

[E/G#]Set me f[D/A]ree, [A] [D] [B7] sleep come fre[Em]e me [D/E] [Em] [D/F#] [G]
[E/G#]Set me f[D/A]ree, [A] [D] [B7] set me fre[Em]e [D/E] [Em] [D/E]

[VERSE 2]
Now the state of [Em]Alabama s[D/E]ays I ki[D/A]lled a m[A]an
[D]The jury rea[B7]ched the same con[C]clusion
[F#m7]I remember I [G]was there, h[D]ell, with a tire [D/A]iron in my h[A]and
The rest is a[B7]ll confusion[Em] [D/F#] [G]

[CHORUS]

[E/G#]Set me f[D/A]ree, [A] [D] [B7] sleep come fre[Em]e me [D/E] [Em] [D/F#] [G]
[E/G#]Set me f[D/A]ree, [A] [D] [B7] set me fre[Em]e [D/E] [Em] [D/E]

[VERSE 3]
More like an a[Em]nimal [D/E]and less l[D/E]ike a [A]man
[D]What they l[B7]eave you ain't w[C]orth keeping
[F#m7]Brother let me[G] tell you, I [D]got a cl[D/A]ock with no [A]hands
The only way [B7]out is through sleeping[Em] [D/F#] [G]

[CHORUS]

[E/G#]Set me f[D/A]ree, [A] [D] [B7] sleep come fre[Em]e me [D/E] [Em] [D/F#] [G]
[E/G#]Set me f[D/A]ree, [A] [D] [B7] set me fre[Em]e [D/E] [Em] [D/E]

[VERSE 4]
You get to w[Em]here you u[D/E]sed to be, wh[D/E]oever you c[A]laim
[D]It's ope[B7]n to inte[C]rpretation
[F#m7]Just remember[G] your n[D]umber and a[D/A]bandon your [A]name
And hold on t[B7]o your imagination oh n[Em]o n[D/F#]o [G]

[CHORUS]

[E/G#]Set me f[D/A]ree, [A] [D] [B7] sleep come fre[Em]e me [D/E] [Em] [D/F#] [G]
[E/G#]Set me f[D/A]ree, [A] [D] [B7] set me fre[Em]e [D/E] [Em] [D/E]
Set me free[D/E] [Em] [D/E] [Em] [D/E] [Em] [D/E] [Em] [D/E] [Em] [D/E]