Sleeping Beauty
Tom Prasada-Rao

Tom Prasada-Rao
Hear You Laughing
1997
I first heard about Tom Prasada-Rao from a friend named Tom who plays
his songs.  I got a chance to see Mr. Prasada-Rao at the Falcon
Ridge Folk festival in upstate New York in '98, and bought his CD
immediately.  The guy plays a mean guitar, with some incredible
melodic guitar and vocal parts.  This tune is my favorite from the
album, and after about five tries over eight months I finally got
it to work today.  Here it is...

P.S. I handed in my last final of my undergraduate career yesterday.
     It feels good to be done.  Harvard, here I come!

Lyrics
Chords


DADGad (low-to-high); Capo 3rd INTRO:
D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:---------------.-|-----------0-----|---------------.-|-----------------| a:---------0-----0-|---------x-0-----|---------0-----0-|-----------------| G:---------2-----2-|---------x-0-----|---------2-----2-|-----------------| D:---------2-----2-|---------x-------|---------2-----2-|-------0h2h4p2p0-| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0h2-----------| D:-0---0-----------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|-----------------| little prince... D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:---------------.-|-----------0-----|---------------.-|-----------------| a:---------0-----0-|---------x-0-----|---------0-----0-|-0-------x-------| G:---------2-----2-|---------x-0-----|---------2-----2-|-0-------x-------| D:---------2-----2-|---------x-------|---------2-----2-|-0-------x-------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-0---0-----------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
This is the verse: charming wouldn't play D D/F# Bm A7 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:-----------------|---------0-------|-------0---0---0-|---------0-------| a:---------x-------|---------0-------|-------2---2---0-|---0-----0---x---| G:---------x-------|---------4-------|-------0---0---0-|---0-----2---x---| D:---------x-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------x---| A:-5---------5-----|-4---4-----------|-2---------------|-0---0-----------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| he picked up all his toys and walked away no happy G G/F# Em A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:---------0-------|---------0-------|-------0---0---0-|-----------------| a:---------0---x---|---------0-------|-------2---2---0-|-----------------| G:---------4---x---|---------0-------|-------0---0---0-|-----------------| D:-------------x---|-----------------|-----------------|-4~~p2~~p0-------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---| D:-5---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-----------------| endings no final kiss bet you D D/F# Bm A7 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:-----------------|---------0-------|-------0---0---0-|---------0-------| a:---------x-------|---------0-------|-------2---2---0-|---0-----0---x---| G:---------x-------|---------4-------|-------0---0---0-|---0-----2---x---| D:---------x-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------x---| A:-5---------5-----|-4---4-----------|-2---------------|-0---0-----------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| never thought that you'd end up like this G G/F# Em A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:---------0-------|---------0-------|-------0---0---0-|-----------------| a:---------0---x---|---------0-------|-------2---2---0-|-----------------| G:---------4---x---|---------0-------|-------0---0---0-|-----------------| D:-------------x---|-----------------|-----------------|-4~~p2~~p0-------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---| D:-5---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-----------------| now you wait in disbelief till Bm6 C6add9 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:-------.---0-----|-------.---0-----|-------.---0-----|-------.---0-----| a:-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| G:-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-2---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| some - one sweeps you off your feet Bm6 A7 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:-----------0-----|------------0----|-----------0-----|-----------------| a:-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|---------0-------| G:-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|---------2-------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2~~p0---| A:-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
This is the chorus (very similar to verse): you can walk a million miles fake a million D D/F# Bm A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:-----------------|---------0-------|-------0---0---0-|---------0-------| a:---------x-------|---------0-------|-------2---2---0-|---------0-------| G:---------x-------|---------4-------|-------0---0---0-|---------2-------| D:---------x-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-5-------------5-|-4---4-----------|-2---------------|-0---------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| smiles in the line of duty G G/F# Em A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:---------0-------|---------0-------|-------0---0---0-|-----------------| a:---------0-------|---------0-------|-------2---2---0-|-----------------| G:---------4-------|---------0-------|-------0---0---0-|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4~~p2~~p0-------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---| D:-5---------------|-4---4-----------|-2---------------|-----------------| but you don't have to make believe cause everyone can D D/F# Bm A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:-----------------|---------0-------|-------0---0---0-|-----------------| a:---------x-------|---------0-------|-------2---2---0-|-----------------| G:---------x-------|---------4-------|-------0---0---0-|-----------------| D:---------x-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-5-------------5-|-4---4-----------|-2---------------|-0---------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-------| see you're a sleeping beauty G G/F# Em A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:---------0-------|---------0-------|-------0---0---0-|-----------------| a:---------0-------|---------0-------|-------2---2---0-|-----------------| G:---------4-------|---------0-------|-------0---0---0-|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4~~p2~~p0-------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---| D:-5---------------|-4---4-----------|-2---------------|-----------------|
This is the bridge: no sugar daddies no cavalry C6add9 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:-------.---------|-------.---0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----| a:-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| G:-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| D:-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------| A:-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| rides_______________________________ Bm6 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:-------.---0-----|-------.----0----|-------.---0-----|-------.---0-----| a:-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| G:-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| D:-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------| A:-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| no tossing and turning till love's in your C6add9 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:-------.---------|-------.---0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----| a:-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| G:-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| D:-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------| A:-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| sights______________________________________________________ Bm6 A7 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:-------.---0-----|-------.----0----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----| a:-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| G:-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| D:-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----2-----------|-----2-----------| A:-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
This is the ending (similar to intro): D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:---------------.-|-----------0-----|---------------.-|-----------------| a:---------0-----0-|---------x-0-----|---------0-----0-|-----------------| G:---------2-----2-|---------x-0-----|---------2-----2-|-----------------| D:---------2-----2-|---------x-------|---------2-----2-|-------0h2h4p2p0-| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0h2-----------| D:-0---0-----------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|-----------------| D ritard + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + d:---------------.-|-----------0-----|---------------.-|-----------------| a:---------0-----0-|---------x-0-----|---------0-----0-|-----------------| G:---------2-----2-|---------x-0-----|---------2-----2-|-----------------| D:---------2-----2-|---------x-------|---------2-----2-|-------0h2h4p2p0-| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0h2-----------| D:-0---0-----------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|-----------------| D + + + + d:-^0---------------| a:-^0---------------| G:-^2---------------| D:-^0---------------| A:-^0---------------| D:-^0---------------|
LYRICS:
play intro Little Prince Charming wouldn't play He picked up all his toys and walked away No happy ending no final kiss Bet you never thought that you'd end up like this Now you wait in disbelief Till someone sweeps you off your feet
CHORUS You can walk a million miles Fake a million smiles In the line of duty But you don't have to make believe 'Cause everyone can see You're a sleeping beauty Yeah... play intro
Beautiful dreamer awake You've been dancing 'round your dreams at heaven's gate All the right steps all the right moves So what you want and what you got to prove All those demons in the dark Will scatter when you wake your heart
CHORUS
BRIDGE No sugar daddies no cavalry rides No tossing and turning till love's in your sights
CHORUS play ending

CHORDS:
D 000200 or 002200 D/F# x4x400 Bm x2x020 A x02200 G 5xx400 G/F# 4xx000 Em 2xx020 C6add9 x30000 Bm6 x20000 To learn more about chord theory, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 5-15-99 by Daniel E. Smith.