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.