Song: Losing Sleep (Acoustic)
Artist: Charlotte Sometimes
Album: Waves and the Both of Us (2008)
Tuning: Standard, CAPO ON 2ND FRET
Tabbed by: Vikki Feggulis
Questions/Comments/Requests? Email me!: vkfeggul@utica.edu
I attempted to tab this by watching a video of her playing it live, and this is
what I came up with! It's an amazing song, and the acoustic version is gorgeous.
Rate/comment, ya know the drill :)
[The D's and U's are for strumming, D = strum down, U = strum up. Listen to the
acoustic version, the strumming will make complete sense, I swear.]
~ = let ring
P.S. I apologize for the spacing issues. If anyone has any suggestions on how to
fix them, please let me know. I've tried for literally 3 hours to figure out why
it won't space correctly and it's just frustrating me further. I've tried
retyping the tab into TextEdit (the Mac version of Windows' Notepad), with
absolutely no luck; it just kinda messed it up more and ruined my apostrophes.
So please, please, please any spacing advice, we're automatically best friends.
Intro:
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0---------------4---------------4-------|
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
1st Verse:
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0---------------4---------------4-------|
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
Be the winner you always were
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0---------------4---------------4-------|
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
Don't you, don't you dare lose
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0---------------4---------------4-------|
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
Be the humble girl you are
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0---0---|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0---0---|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6---x---|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6---4---|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x---4---|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0--------2---|
D U D U D U D U (Strum normally until intro is played again)
Don't cry in stranger's cars
e|-0----0~----------x-x-x-x-|
B|-0----0~----------x-x-x-x-|
G|-x----x~----------x-x-x-x-|
D|-4----4~----------x-x-x-x-|
A|-4----4~----------x-x-x-x-|
E|-2----2~----------x-x-x-x-|
La La, Goodnight
Chorus:
E Bsus4 C#m7 Amaj9
e|--0---------0---------0---------0-------|
B|--0---------0---------0---------0-------|
G|--1---------4---------6---------6-------|
D|--2---------4---------6---------6-------|
A|--2---------2---------4---------0-------|
E|--0---------x---------x---------0-------|
Played like this:
E
I'm awake and I've been losing sleep.
Bsus4
I've been fighting all my demons,
(Bsus4)
I've been getting weak cause I've been
C#m7 Amaj9
Trying, trying, trying to be
(Amaj9)
Anything other than me.
Back to intro:
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0---------------4---------------4-------|
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
2nd Verse:
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0---------------4---------------4-------|
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
Be the star you know you are
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0---------------4---------------4-------|
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
Don't you, don't you dare fail
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/charlotte-sometimes/263737.html ]
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0---------------4---------------4-------|
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
You can own that balance beam
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0---0---|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0---0---|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6---x---|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6---4---|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x---4---|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0--------2---|
D U D U D U D U (Strum normally until intro is played again)
Two steps forward toward make believe
e|-0----0~----------x-x-x-x-|
B|-0----0~----------x-x-x-x-|
G|-x----x~----------x-x-x-x-|
D|-4----4~----------x-x-x-x-|
A|-4----4~----------x-x-x-x-|
E|-2----2~----------x-x-x-x-|
La La, Goodnight
Chorus (play twice):
E Bsus4 C#m7 Amaj9
e|--0---------0---------0---------0-------|
B|--0---------0---------0---------0-------|
G|--1---------4---------6---------6-------|
D|--2---------4---------6---------6-------|
A|--2---------2---------4---------0-------|
E|--0---------x---------x---------0-------|
Played like this:
E
I'm awake and I've been losing sleep.
Bsus4
I've been fighting all my demons,
(Bsus4)
I've been getting weak cause I've been
C#m7 Amaj9
Trying, trying, trying to be
(Amaj9)
Anything other than me.
Bridge:
Asus2(1) Asus2(2) C#m7 Bsus4(add9)
e|--0----------0----------0----------0-------|
B|--0----------0----------0----------0-------|
G|--9----------9----------6----------x-------|
D|--9----------7----------6----------4-------|
A|--0----------0----------4----------4-------|
E|--0----------0----------x----------2-------|
Played like this:
Asus2(1)~
What a silly dream,
Asus(2)~
Oh silly, silly me,
C#m7~ Bsus4(add9)~
to think I had a handle on this
Back to intro for the rest of the bridge:
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0---------------4---------------4-------|
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
When I know, I know I lose I know, I know I lose
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0---------------4---------------4-------|
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
We both know, We both know that…
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B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0---------------4---------------4-------|
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
I know, I know I lose I know, I know I lose
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0---0-------x-x-x-x--|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0---0-------x-x-x-x--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6---4-------x-x-x-x--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6---4-------x-x-x-x--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x---2-------x-x-x-x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0------- --x-------x-x-x-x--|
D U D U D U D U (strum normally until very end)
We both know, We both know…
Chorus:
E Bsus4 C#m7 Amaj9
e|--0---------0---------0---------0-------|
B|--0---------0---------0---------0-------|
G|--1---------4---------6---------6-------|
D|--2---------4---------6---------6-------|
A|--2---------2---------4---------0-------|
E|--0---------x---------x---------0-------|
Played like this:
E
I'm awake and I've been losing sleep.
Bsus4
I've been fighting all my demons,
(Bsus4)
I've been getting weak cause I've been
C#m7 Amaj9
Trying, trying, trying to be
(Amaj9) E
Anything other than me.
Bsus4
Anything other than me,
C#m7 Amaj9
Anything other than me, yeah, oh oooooh, oh oh
Outro:
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B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0---------------4---------------4-------|
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
e|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
B|---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
G|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
D|---6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6----6--6--|
A|---x--x----x--x----x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--4-x--x----x--x--|
E|-5-------0-------5-------0---------------4---------------4-------|
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
e|-0~--|
B|-0~--|
G|-6~--|
D|-6~--|
A|-x~--|
E|-5~--|
