Biography:
Chris Thile is a renowned mandolin player and a founding member of the progressive bluegrass trio Nickel Creek with Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins.
Thile began recording his first solo album in 1993, with most songs of his own composition. After two more solo albums of all original material, he teamed with mandolin master Mike Marshall for a stunning album of duets called Into the Cauldron, which included forays into jazz, world music, and Bach. In 2004 Chris released Deceiver
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Other songs:
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Calvin And The Ghosties
- Cold Rain And Snow
- Here And Heaven
- How To Grow A Woman From The Ground
- If I Should Wander Back Tonight
- Im Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open
- It Takes One To Know One
- Set Me Up With One Of Your Friends
- Stay Away
- Thanks For Listening
- Waltz For Dewayne Pomeroy
- Youre An Angel And Im Gonna Cry
- Youre Running Wild
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I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open – Capo 3rd Fret
Intro () (D) ()
(D) I just found out today
The little game you play
While I been sleepin' all my life a-(A)-way
You been (D) steppin' so they say
Between midnight and day
So I'm gonna sleep with one eye (A) open from now (D) on
Chorus
*From now (G) on (from now on), all night (D) long (all night long)
*You won't have a chance
*To treat your DADDY (A) wrong
*You been (D) steppin' so they say
*Between midnight and day
So I'm gonna sleep with one eye (A) open from now (D) on
Instrumental break 1 – Follow pattern of first verse
(D) There's a honky-tonk down the road
Just about a mile or so
And I understand that's where you spend your (A) time
Baby, (D) I got news for you
Your little game is through
Yeah, from now on baby
You (A) better tow the (D) line
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental break 2 – Follow pattern of first verse
(D) You thought you were bein' wise
hangin out with other guys
And leavin' me to spend my time a-(A)-lone
Well (D) you'll find out today
It just don't work that way
You've started a little (A) game that two can (D) play
Repeat first five lines of Chorus* and end with next two lines
So you better sleep with one eye (A) open from now (D) on
Well I’m gonna sleep with one eye (A) open from now (D) on
Intro () (D) ()
(D) I just found out today
The little game you play
While I been sleepin' all my life a-(A)-way
You been (D) steppin' so they say
Between midnight and day
So I'm gonna sleep with one eye (A) open from now (D) on
Chorus
*From now (G) on (from now on), all night (D) long (all night long)
*You won't have a chance
*To treat your DADDY (A) wrong
*You been (D) steppin' so they say
*Between midnight and day
So I'm gonna sleep with one eye (A) open from now (D) on
Instrumental break 1 – Follow pattern of first verse
(D) There's a honky-tonk down the road
Just about a mile or so
And I understand that's where you spend your (A) time
Baby, (D) I got news for you
Your little game is through
Yeah, from now on baby
You (A) better tow the (D) line
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental break 2 – Follow pattern of first verse
(D) You thought you were bein' wise
hangin out with other guys
And leavin' me to spend my time a-(A)-lone
Well (D) you'll find out today
It just don't work that way
You've started a little (A) game that two can (D) play
Repeat first five lines of Chorus* and end with next two lines
So you better sleep with one eye (A) open from now (D) on
Well I’m gonna sleep with one eye (A) open from now (D) on
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