Sleep Through The Static Jack Johnson

Sleep Through The Static

Jack Johnson

RiffRyder

234
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: C
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| C | Am |

[Verse 1]
Em F    C
    Trouble travels fast
                                        Am
When you're specially designed for crash  testing
                                  Em
Or wearing wool sunglasses in the afternoon
                                F
Come on and tell us what you're trying to prove
              C
'Cause it's a battle when you dabble in war
                        Am
You store it up, unleash  it,
then you piece it together
                       Em
Whether the storm drain  running rampant just stamp it
                   F
And send it to somebody who's pretending to care
         C
Just cash in your blanks for little toy tanks
             Am
Learn how to use them,
then abuse them and choose them
             Em
Over conversations relationships are overrated
  F
I hated everyone said the sun
              C
And so I will cook all your books
You're too good looking and mistooken
          Am
You could watch it instead
                                     Em
From the comfort of your burning beds
                                 F G
Or you can sleep through the static

[Chorus]
C         G/B             Am
Who needs sleep when we've  got love?
F         G              C
Who needs keys when we've got clubs?
          G/B              Am
Who needs please when we've  got guns?
F         G               C
Who needs peace when we've gone above
           G/B                  Am
But beyond where we should have gone?
          F    G                    C
We went beyond where we should have gone

[Verse 2]
     C
Stuck between channels my thoughts all quit
           Am
I thought about them too much,
allowed them to touch
                        Em
The feelings that rained  down on the plains all dried and
cracked
       F
Waiting for things that never came
          C
Shock and awful thing to make somebody think
                         Am
That they have to choose pushing for peace supporting the
troops
                      Em
And either you're weak  or you'll use brut forcefeed
                F
The truth is we say not what we do
       C
We say anytime, anywhere,
just show your teeth and strike the fear
   Am
Of God wears camouflage,
cries at night and drives a Dodge
Em
Pick up the beat and stop hogging the feast
          F
That's no way to treat an enemy
             C
We'll mighty mighty appetite
We just eat 'em up and keep on driving
Am
Freedom can be freezing take a picture from the pretty side
Em
  Mind your manners wave your banners
                      F                       G
What a wonderful world that this angle can see

[Chorus]
    C            G/B     Am
But who needs to see what  we've done?
F         G                C
Who needs please when we've got guns?
          G/B            Am
Who needs keys when we've  got clubs?
F         G               C
Who needs peace when we've gone above
           G/B                  Am
But beyond where we should have gone?
  F    G                    C
Beyond where we should have gone
               G/B                  Am
We went beyond where we should have gone
  F    G                    C
Beyond where we should have gone

[Guitar Solo]
| C | Am | Em | F |
| C | Am | Em | F |
| C |

Bars

[Intro]
| C | Am |

[Verse 1]
             | Em - | F - |
| C - | Am - | Em - | F - |
| C - | Am - | Em - | F - |
| C - | Am - | Em - | F - |
| C - | Am - | Em - | F G |

Trouble travels fast
When you're specially designed for crash  testing
Or wearing wool sunglasses in the afternoon
Come on and tell us what you're trying to prove
'Cause it's a battle when you dabble in war
You store it up, unleash  it,
then you piece it together
Whether the storm drain  running rampant just stamp it
And send it to somebody who's pretending to care
Just cash in your blanks for little toy tanks
Learn how to use them,
then abuse them and choose them
Over conversations relationships are overrated
I hated everyone said the sun
And so I will cook all your books
You're too good looking and mistooken
You could watch it instead
From the comfort of your burning beds
Or you can sleep through the static

[Chorus]
| C G/B Am - | F G C - | - G/B Am - | F G C - |
| - G/B Am - | F G C - | - -  

Who needs sleep when we've  got love?
Who needs keys when we've got clubs?
Who needs please when we've  got guns?
Who needs peace when we've gone above
But beyond where we should have gone?
We went beyond where we should have gone

[Verse 2]
                 C | - Am |
| - Em | - F | - C | - Am |
| - Em | - F | - C | - Am |
| - Em | - F | - C | - Am |
| - Em | - F | G

Stuck between channels my thoughts all quit
I thought about them too much,
allowed them to touch
The feelings that rained  down on the plains all dried and
cracked
Waiting for things that never came
Shock and awful thing to make somebody think
That they have to choose pushing for peace supporting the
troops
And either you're weak  or you'll use brut forcefeed
The truth is we say not what we do
We say anytime, anywhere,
just show your teeth and strike the fear
Of God wears camouflage,
cries at night and drives a Dodge
Pick up the beat and stop hogging the feast
That's no way to treat an enemy
We'll mighty mighty appetite
We just eat 'em up and keep on driving
Freedom can be freezing take a picture from the pretty side
Mind your manners wave your banners
What a wonderful world that this angle can see

[Chorus]
                             C G/B | Am - F G |
| C - - G/B | Am - F G | C - - G/B | Am - F G |
| C - - G/B | Am - F G | C - - -   | -  - - - |

But who needs to see what  we've done?
Who needs please when we've got guns?
Who needs keys when we've  got clubs?
Who needs peace when we've gone above
But beyond where we should have gone?
Beyond where we should have gone
We went beyond where we should have gone
Beyond where we should have gone

[Guitar Solo]
| C | Am | Em | F |
| C | Am | Em | F |
| C |

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