Biography:
The Flatlanders is an American country band from Lubbock, Texas, founded in 1972 by Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock.
The fact that all that these Texas music titans, on their first go-round as The Flatlanders in 1972, were completely rejected by the country music establishment is surprising in retrospect but, ultimately, poetic. That each went on to have formidable solo careers is a testament to their talent and determination. Add to this their diverse yet complimentary styles - Joe the street-wise rocker
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- Bhagavan Decreed
- Dallas
- Go To Sleep Alone
- I Think Too Much Of You
- Keeper Of The Mountain
- My Wildest Dreams Grow Wilder Every Day
- One Day At A Time
- One Road More
- Rose From The Mountain
- South Wind Of Summer
- Tonight I Think Im Gonna Go Downtown
- Wavin My Heart Goodbye
- Wishing For A Rainbow
- Youve Never Seen Me Cry
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Go To Sleep Alone By the Flatlanders (sung by Joe
Ely - Jimmie Dale Gilmore does a
version also and in the same key). The Dm could be a D, but I'm not sure. Feel free to
tell me what you hear. Enjoy. Thanks!
C G
Well you may dance the night away and laugh among the stars
G C
And you may spill the Milky Way and dance among the bars
C F Dm
And you may wake the rafters and break the heart of stone
G C
But you got to go to sleep alone
Chorus
F C
You’ve got to go to sleep alone
F C
You’ve got to go to sleep alone
F C
And even if you’re lying with (2nd chorus – “to”) somebody
G C
Still you’ve got to go to sleep alone
Well you may climb the golden stairs when we’re past Jacob ’s Ladder
And you may put on golden airs and make the rich get sadder
You may learn the golden rule and sit on a golden throne
But you got to go to sleep alone
Chorus
Well you may wake up in the night and wonder if you’re dreaming
And referee the fights between the being and the seeming
And when the victor holds your hand up to the great unknown
You got to go back to sleep alone
Chorus
You’ve got to go to sleep alone
You’ve got to go to sleep alone
F C Am
Even if you’re lying with somebody you really love
G C
Still you’ve got to go to sleep alone
Ely - Jimmie Dale Gilmore does a
version also and in the same key). The Dm could be a D, but I'm not sure. Feel free to
tell me what you hear. Enjoy. Thanks!
C G
Well you may dance the night away and laugh among the stars
G C
And you may spill the Milky Way and dance among the bars
C F Dm
And you may wake the rafters and break the heart of stone
G C
But you got to go to sleep alone
Chorus
F C
You’ve got to go to sleep alone
F C
You’ve got to go to sleep alone
F C
And even if you’re lying with (2nd chorus – “to”) somebody
G C
Still you’ve got to go to sleep alone
Well you may climb the golden stairs when we’re past Jacob ’s Ladder
And you may put on golden airs and make the rich get sadder
You may learn the golden rule and sit on a golden throne
But you got to go to sleep alone
Chorus
Well you may wake up in the night and wonder if you’re dreaming
And referee the fights between the being and the seeming
And when the victor holds your hand up to the great unknown
You got to go back to sleep alone
Chorus
You’ve got to go to sleep alone
You’ve got to go to sleep alone
F C Am
Even if you’re lying with somebody you really love
G C
Still you’ve got to go to sleep alone
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