Greg Lake

Watching Over You

Greg Lake


Tom: E

[intro]                [verse]
   E          E4        E           E4    E           E4    E           E4
E|------4---4-5-4| |-------4---4-5-4-|-------4---4-5-4-|-------4---4-5-4-|
B|------5---5----| |-------5---5-----|-------5---5-----|-------5---5-----|
G|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----0---0------| x4 |-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|
A|--0------------| |---0-------------|---0-------------|---0-------------|
E|-0-------------| |-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
                          Good night, good  night,          look at that moon shine so

   E           E4    F#m                                  E           E4
E|-------4---4-5-4-|-----------2-----|-----------------|--------4---4-5-4-|
B|-------5---5-----|---------2---2---|---------2-------|--------5---5-----|
G|-----------------|-------2-------2-|-------2---------|------------------|
D|-----0---0-------|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|------0---0-------|
A|---0-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|---0--------------|
E|-0---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0----------------|
   bright  and   to-night he smiles   especially for you

[verse 2]
   E           E4    E        E4    E   E4    E           E4       E     E4
E|-------4---4-5-4-|-------------|---------|--------------------|-----------|
B|-------5---5-----|-------------|---------|--------------------|-----------|
G|-----------------|-------------|---------|--------------------|-----------|
D|-----0---0-------|------| %------|----%----|---------%----------|-----%-----|
A|---0-------------|-------------|---------|--------------------|-----------|
E|-0---------------|-------------|---------|--------------------|-----------|
              Sleep tight, sleep tight, know ev'ry think is alright, and to-

   F#m                F#m9                E           E4
E|-----------2-----|--4-----------------|-------4---4-5-4-|-------4---4-5-4-|
B|-----------2-----|---4-----------------|-------4---4-5-4-|-------4---4-5-4-|
G|-------2-------2-|---2------| n.c.-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----2-----------|---2-----------------|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|
A|---2-------------|---2-----------------|---0-------------|---0-------------|
E|-2---------------|---2-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
  -night I will be here      watching over you                          for to-

   F#m        F#m7      A           A6    E                             E4
E|-------2-----------|------------------|-------4---------|-------2-0-------|
B|-------2-----------|------------------|-----5---5-------|-----0-----0-----|
G|-----2-------------|--------6---------|---4-------4---4-|---1-----------2-|
D|---2----------2-0--|------0-------0-2-|-0-----------0---|-0-----------0---|
A|------------2------|----5-----0| g2-----|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-2--------2--------|--5---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 -night I will be here, watching over you

    C                  D                    E    E/B   E/A    A/C#
E|----------0-------|------------------| |-----0-----0-----0-------------|
B|--------1---1-----|--------3---------| |-----5-----5-----5-------------|
G|------0-------0---|------2---2-------| |--------4-----2-----2----------| x3
D|----0-----------0-|----2-------2---2-| |--------0-----0-----0----------|
A|--1---------------|--3-----------3---| |--------------------2g0--------|
E|------------------|------------------| |--0--------------------4-3--2--|
  tonight I'll be here, watchin' over you

    E            E4    [verse 3]
    |.= | |   | | |      E    E4     E   E4   E    E4    E           E4
E|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0| |-----------|--------|----------|--------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0| |-----------|--------|----------|--------------------|
G|-1-1-1-1-| R-1-2-2|   |------%----|---%----|----%-----|---------%----------|
D|-0-----------0--| x3 |-----------|--------|----------|--------------------|
A|-0-----------0--| |-----------|--------|----------|--------------------|
E|-0-----------0--| |-----------|--------|----------|--------------------|
      strumming         Sweet dreams, sweet dreams, it is never as real as_it is

   E           E4    F#m             -(3)-       F#m9             E           E4
E|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2---|---4--------------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0|
B|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2---|---2--------------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0|
G|-1-1-1-1-| R-1-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2---|---2--------------|-1-1-1-1-R-1-2-2|
D|-0-----------0---|-2---------2-------------|---2--------------|-0-----------0--|
A|-0-----------0---|-2---------2-------------|---2--------------|-0-----------0--|
E|-0-----------0---|-2---------2-------------|---2--------------|-0-----------0--|
  seems, and in the  mornin' when you wake up, I will be right here

               [verse 4]
   E           E4   E    E4   E       E4   E               E4     E       E4
E|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0|---------|------------|----------------------|------------|
B|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0|---------|------------|----------------------|------------|
G|-1-1-1-1-| R-1-2-2|----%----|-----%------|---------%------------|----%-------|
D|-0-----------0--|---------|------------|----------------------|------------|
A|-0-----------0--|---------|------------|----------------------|------------|
E|-0-----------0--|---------|------------|----------------------|------------|
             Sleep on ,sleep on, for know matter how dark or_how long, it may

     F#m ___    _____     F#m9___   _____   E   E4   E  E4    F#m  ___    _____
    |.=  | |    | | |     |.= | |   | | |                     |.=  | |    | | |
E|--2-2--2-2----2-2-2---|-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-|-------|---------|-2-2--2-2----2-2-2-|
B|--2-2--2-2----2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-------|---------|-2-2--2-2----2-2-2-|
G|--2-2--2-2----2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|----| %--|----%----|-2-2--2-2----2-2-2-|
D|--2--------2----------|-2-------2-------|-------|---------|-2--------2--------|
A|--2--------2----------|-2-------2-------|-------|---------|-2--------2--------|
E|--2--------2----------|-2-------2-------|-------|---------|-2--------2--------|
  seem that your night is I will still be here,       I will  still be watching

   A                  E    ___          E4        E    ___    E4
                      |.=  | | |=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|  |.=  | |   | | |    A
E|-5-5--5-5---5-5-5-|-4-4--4-4---4-4-4--5-5-5-5-|-4-4--4-4---4-5-5-|--9--9--9--9-|
B|-5-5--5-5---5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5---5-5-5-|-10-10-10-10-|
G|-6-6--6-6---6-6-6-|-4-4--4-4---4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-4-4--4-4-| R-4-4-4-|--9--9--9--9-|
D|-5--------5-------|-0--------0--------0-------|-0------------0---|--0----------|
A|-5--------5-------|-0--------0--------0-------|-0------------0---|-------------|
E|-5--------5-------|-0--------0--------0-------|-0------------0---|-------------|
  watchig over you                                              so sleep    little

    B                     E            E4    E    E4      F#m        E      E4
E|-11-11-11-11---11-----|-4-4--4-4---4-5-5-|-0----0-| |-2----|   |----------|
B|-12-12-12-12---12-----|-5-5--5-5---5-5-5-|-0----0-| |-2----|   |----------|
G|-11-11-11-11---11-----|-4-4--4-4-| R-4-4-4-|-1----2-|    |-2----|   |----------|
D|--0-------------0-----|-0------------0---|-0-| %--0-| x7 |-2-%--|x2 |----%-----|x3
A|----------------------|-0------------0---|-0----0-| |-2----|   |----------|
E|----------------------|-0------------0---|-0----0-| |-2----|   |----------|
  darlin',       sleep on  through            solo harm.

               [verse 5]
   E            E4
E|-0-0--0-0---0-0-0-|
B|-0-0--0-0---0-0-0-|
G|-1-1--1-1-| R-1-2-2-|
D|-0------------0---| end strumming
A|-0------------0---|
E|-0------------0---|
               so be

   E           E4   E           E4    E           E4    E           E4
E|-------4---4-5-4|-------4---4-5-4-|-------4---4-5-4-|-------4---4-5-4-|
B|-------5---5----|-------5---5-----|-------5---5-----|-------5---5-----|
G|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----0---0------|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|
A|---0------------|---0-------------|---0-------------|---0-------------|
E|-0--------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
   steel       be  steel    for you know that I always  will,        to-

   F#m                F#m       (rest)   E           E4    E         E4
E|-------2--------2|----------2--------|-------4---4-5-4-|-------4---4-5-4-|
B|-------2------2--|--------2-2--------|-------5---5-----|-------5---5-----|
G|------------2----|-----2----2--------|-----------------------------------| reprise
D|-----2----2------|---2------2--------|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------| strumming
A|---2-------------|-------------------|---0-------------|---0-------------|
E|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
  -night and forever be watchin' over you                           for to-

   F#m               A                 E   E4  E       A            B
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-0---0--|-0---|--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11---11----|
B|-2---------------|-5---------------|-0---0--|-0---|-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12---12----|
G|-2---------------|-6---------------|-1---2--|-1---|--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11---11----|
D|-2---| %-----------|-5-----%---------|-0-%-0-%|-0-&-|--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0----0----|
A|-2---------------|-5---------------|-0---0--|-0---|-------------|------------------|
E|-2---------------|-5---------------|-0---0--|-0---|-------------|------------------|
  -nigt and forever  be watchin' over you         so sleep little darlin'         sleep on

   E   E4  E     A            B                       E                      E
E|-0---0--|-0---|--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11---11----|-0-0-0-0--------------|-0-| |
B|-0---0--|-0---|-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12---12----|-0-0-0-0--------------|-0-| |
G|-1---2--|-1---|--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11---11----|-1-1-1-1--------------|-1-| |
D|-0-| %-0-%|-0-&-|--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0----0----|-0--------2L0---------|-0-||
A|-0---0--|-0---|-------------|---------------------|-0------------2| L0-----|-0-||
E|-0---0--|-0---|-------------|---------------------|-0----------------4-2-|-0-| |
  through         I    will be  watchin' (rall.) over  you.                         (S.E.& O.)


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|=|=|=|=| -> 4 sixteenth
___
|.= -> 3/16+1/16
___
| | -> 1/8+1/8
n.c. -> no chords
-(3)- -> triplet - terzina
% = repeat
R = rest
g = gliding passage
L = play legato

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Greg plays this song with the pick (between thumb and forefinger) 
and the middle and ring finger for strings B and E.
In my opinion it works well even if you used only the pick.