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Sleepwalker (acoustic) from the Breach Bonus Cd
words and music by Jakob Dylan
tabbed by Ian (ickis@new.rr.com)
standard tuning (lots of the main body is just picking around the chords)
weird chords
C*=054030
Bm7=X24242
no capo (intro)
Em
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B------------------------------------------------
G--0--0----0------------------------0------------
D-/5-----4---------------5/0-----/5----4-2p0-----
A------------------------5/0-----------------2p0-
E------------------------------------------------
Em D G
Maybe I could be the one they adore
C G D
That could be my infatuation
Em D G
It's where I'm from that makes them think I'm a whore
C G D
I'm an educated virgin
Em Am
Now sleepwalker don't be shy
D G D/F# Em
Don't open your eyes tonight
Am
You'll be the one
D
That defends my life, when I'm, dead asleep dreaming
(chorus)
C/G G D Em
Now cupid don't draw back your bow
C/G G D Em
Sam Cooke didn't know what I know
Em D/F# G C/G
Never be your valentine
C C* C
The sleepwalker in me, god only knows I've tried
(intro)
Let me in, let me drown, or let me swim
Just don't leave me at the window
I could be the one to be your next best friend
You may need someone to hold you
Sleepwalker take this knife
You may see someone tonight
You'd be the one who saved my life, when i'm, dead asleep dreaming
(chorus)
(bridge)
Bm Bm7
I'm in your movie
C G
And everyone looks sad
Bm Bm7 C G
I can't hear you, your voice in the laugh track
Am
You never saw my best scene
C D
When I sleep....sleepwalk into your dream
(intro x2)
Sleepwalker what's my life?
It's only a matter of time to die
Learn to open up my eyes when i'm, dead asleep dreaming
(chorus)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Fat Man Goz Lead Player |
#1 by Fat Man Goz at Oct 2, 2007 at 10:47 AM EST |
| but what does it mean? i love this song...but i'm kind of shaky on it's meaning...on most of the meanings of wallflower songs actually | |
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Prince Alex Lead Player |
#2 by Prince Alex at Oct 3, 2007 at 12:15 PM EST |
| The Sam Cooke reference, which I didn't get at first either, actually ties the song together. Sam Cooke wrote and sang "Cupid" ("Cupid, draw back your bow...") Dylan's reversal of this line combined with the rest of the song's lyrics amount to a recoil from, and fear of, falling in love. He is asking the sleepwalker, whoever that is, to protect him from falling in love, or falling in lust, or both. | |
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goofy Rhythm Player |
#3 by goofy at Oct 3, 2007 at 3:35 PM EST |
| Alright, what I think this song is about, is the singer is telling his story to a girl. About how he loves her, she'll never love him, until he learns to "wake up" from his state of irresponsibility, and learn to live a life on his own. She knows that he's fragile, and defenseless--"sleeping"-- and she'll watch out for him until he awakens. ..Or I could be wrong. You know. Whatever. | |
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That One Guy Musical Genius |
#4 by That One Guy at Oct 8, 2007 at 10:43 AM EST |
| The Sam Cooke lines is a brilliant bit of referential lyricism. He's actually making three references to Cook in those two short lines. The first, to Cooke's song "Cupid," was already explained by DJacques. Dylan also plays on Cooke's famous song "Wonderful World (Don't Know Much)" in which Cooke sings, "I don't know much about history ... geography ... [etc.] but I know that I love you and I know that if you love me too, what a wonderful world it would be." Dylan's effectively reverses the meaning of this song, just as he reversed "Cupid," when he sings, "Sam Cooke didn't know what I know" (I.E., that love isn't the wonderful thing Cooke claimed it was). The final, more subtle reference is to Cooke's tragic death. Cooke was shot and killed in a seedy hotel under mysterious conditions. The woman who he slept with prior to his death claimed that he tried to rape or attack her and that he was shot in self-defence, but the common belief now is that he was seduced, robbed and murdered. Dylan is probably playing on Cooke's death ("Sam Cooke didn't know what I know") in the song to imply, basically, that love kills. The rest of the song is more mysterious to me. I'll have to give it a closer look and try to disect it. | |
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Andrew Rhythm Player |
#5 by Andrew Clayton at Oct 8, 2007 at 10:21 PM EST |
| jebso, it's possible that the sleepwalker is a part of the narrator's personality, that's very true. | |
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Dr. Average |
#6 by Dr. Funkinstein at Oct 12, 2007 at 5:10 PM EST |
| i heard this song on my playlist and all of a sudden, i feel a rush of emotions. the lyrics are excellent and so true for someone who is afraid of committing into a r/s again.. i think DJacques75's interpretation makes sense and upon reading the lyrics in it, i realise just how much emotions and feelings dylan put into this song.. my fave line has got to be "Now, sleepwalker, what's my line It's only a matter of time Until I learn to open up my eyes When I'm dead asleep dreamin' .." | |
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James Wanna Be |
#7 by James Pigott at Oct 14, 2007 at 5:54 PM EST |
| You're right. It Is awesome. Definetely the best song by the wallflowers | |
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FrEAk!!! Wanna Be |
#8 by FrEAk!!! Matis at Oct 14, 2007 at 7:02 PM EST |
| I think the song is about living life like a sleepwalker drifting through the night: without a conscious purpose, without knowing what will happen next, and without any path or direction. It is this precarious and spontaneous behavior that will be a savior by getting the girl and convincing people that he is not who they think he is. | |
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