I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open

I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open

Key

Flatt & Scruggs

Chords you’ll need to know

A D G

Chord Chart

Verse

DD

DD

DD

DD

DD

DD

AA

AA

DD

DD

DD

DD

DD

AA

DD

DD

Chorus

GG

GG

DD

DD

DD

DD

AA

AA

DD

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DD

AA

DD

DD

Lyrics

I just found out today the little game you play I've been sleeping all my life away You've been stepping so they say between midnight and day So I'm gonna sleep with one eye open from now on

From now on (from now on) all night long (all night long) You won't have a chance to treat your daddy wrong You've been stepping so they say between midnight and day So I'm gonna sleep with one eye open from now on

There's a honky tonk down the road just about a mile or so I understand that's where you spend your time Baby I got news for you your little game is through From now on baby you're gonna toe the line You thought you were being wise running around with other guys And leaving me to spend my time alone But you'll find out today it don't work out that way You started a little game that two can play

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About This Song

I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open is Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs brought bluegrass to mainstream audiences and defined its sound.. It's typically played in D. With just 3 chords, it's one of the more accessible tunes in the bluegrass repertoire.

Standard verse-chorus structure. The chord progression changes between sections, so practice the transitions.