A power ballad dedicated to the solar eclipse – what more could you want? Enjoy the letter notes for ‘Sleeping Sun’ by Nightwish 🙂
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G    G  G   A – A   G-F#-G
The sun is sleeping quietly
GÂ Â Â Â Â G-AÂ Â A Â G-F#-G
Once upon a century
G – G    A – A    G    F#   G
Wistful oceans calm and red
G  –  G   G-B-B   A  G   E
Ardent caresses laid to rest…
Â
GÂ Â Â GÂ Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â AÂ Â GÂ Â F# Â Â G
For my dreams I hold my life
G   G – G  B  B – A   G   E
For wishes I behold my night
EÂ Â Â Â Â EÂ Â Â Â G Â G Â Â F# Â EÂ Â Â C
The truth at the end of time
C – C    D     E    D   E
Losing faith makes a crime…
Â
C  E   F#   G    G  –  A
I wish for this night-time
B  ^E ^E ^D  B – G
To last for a lifetime
A-B  ^C – B    A – G    E
The darkness around me
B-AÂ Â Â Â GÂ D Â DE-GF# B
Shores of a  solar  sea
D Â Â Â EÂ Â F#Â Â F#Â GÂ Â AÂ Â ^EÂ Â Â ^EÂ Â Â ^DÂ Â A
Oh how I wish to go down with the sun
^D – B     A – F#
Sleeping, weeping
D Â Â Â Â D-E
With you….