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Sleeping With The Television On Chords

Music by: Billy Joel · 1980
Genre Pop Tone D major BPM 150 Views 143
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[Intro 1]
[G][A][D][A]
[G][A][D][A]
[G][A][D][A]
[G][A]
[D]

[Verse 1]
For I've been [A]watching you
[Bm]waltz [G]all night [D]Diane
[G]Nobody's fou[D]nd a way behin[Bm]d your def[A]enses
[D]They never not[A]ice the zap[Bm] gun [G]in you[D]r hand
[G]Until you're poi[D]nting it and
[Bm]stunning their [F#m]senses
[Bm]All

[Chorus 1]
[A]night [G]long, all [D]night [Em]long
[G]You'll shoot 'em dow[D]n
because you're [Bm]waiting for [A]somebody
[Bm]good to [A]come [G]on (All [D]night [Em]long)
But you'll be [G]sleeping with the [A]television

[Interlude 1]
[G](on)[A][D][A]
[G][A][D][A]
[G][A][D][A][G][A]
[D]

[Verse 2]
You say you're [A]looking for
[Bm]someone [G]solid her[D]e
[G]You can't be bot[D]hered with those
[Bm]'just for the [A]night' boys
[D]Tonight unles[A]s you take
[Bm]some[G]kind of chan[D]ces dear
[G]Tomorrow mor[D]ning you'll wake
[Em]up with a wh[F#]ite noise
[Bm]All

[Chorus 2]
[A]night [G]long, all [D]night [Em]long
[G]You're only sta[D]nding there 'cause
[Bm]somebody [A]once did
[Bm]somebody [A]wro[G]ng (All nig[D]ht lon[Em]g)
But you'll be [G]sleeping with the [A]television [Bm]on

[Bridge 1]
You're eyes are saying [G]talk to me,
But your attitude is [Bm]"don't waste my time"
(Your eyes are saying [G]talk to me talk to me)
But you won't hear hear a word 'cause it just
[Bm]might be the s[A]ame old [G]line[A]

[Verse 3]
[D]This isn't eas[A]y for me [Bm]to sa[G]y Dian[D]e
[G]I know you don[D]'t need anybod[Bm]y's protec[A]tion
[D]I really wis[A]h I was les[Bm]s of [G]a thi[D]nking man
[G]And more a foo[D]l who's not afra[Em]id of rejec[F#m]tion
[Bm]All

[Chorus 3]
[A]night [G]long, all [D]night [Em]long
[G]I'll just be sta[D]nding here 'cause
[Bm]I know I don[A]'t have the gu[Bm]ts to co[A]me on[G]
(All [D]night [Em]long)
And I'll be [G]sleeping with the [A]television [Bm]on

[Bridge 2]
You're eyes are saying [G]talk to me (talk to me)
But my attitude is
[Bm]"boy, don't waste the time"
(Your eyes are saying [G]talk to me, talk to me)
But I won't say a word 'cause it
[Bm]just might be some[A]body else's same[G] old line[A]

[Interlude 2]
[D][A][Bm][G][D]
[G][D][Bm][A]
[D][A][Bm][G][D]
[G][D][Em][F#]
[Bm]All

[Chorus 4]
[A]night [G]long, all [D]night [Em]long
[G]We'll just be sta[D]nding here 'cause
[Bm]somebody [A]might do [Bm]somebody [A]wro[G]ng
(All night long, all [D]night [Em]long)
And we'll be [G]sleeping with the [A]television

[Outro 1]
[G](on)
(Sleeping with the te[A]le vi[D]sion)
Sleeping with the te[A]le vi[G]sion
Sleeping with the te[A]le vi[D]sion [A]on
[G][A][D][A]
[G]Sleeping with the[A] television on[D]
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