Smashing Pumpkins - In The Arms Of Sleep

song : in the arms of sleep
artist : the smashing pumpkins
album : mellon collie and the infinite sadness
released : 1995

### disclaimer : i haven’t seen a tab out there yet which gives the correct tuning ,
and therefore the correct chord voicings , for this song according to the actual
album music . however , this is probably because it’s really weird and annoying to
play it “by the book” , and you can get a very similar sounding cover with some
simple modifications . i will give both the album version , and a simplified version
i picked up years ago . ( i know i just made a big stink about proper nomenclature ,
but i won’t be giving the technically correct chord names for my simplified
version . . . please don’t judge me! )

album version : simplified version :

tuning : D# G# C# G * A# D# tuning : E A D G B E

chords : chords :

G#m : 46600x G#m : 466400
F#sus : 24400x F# : 244200
E : 022000 E : 022100
Amaj9 : 577000 Asus : 577600
B : 7997xx Bsus : 799800
F#7sus2 : 244000

* the G string tuning is ’natural’ in the album version , and thus one 1/2 step
( semi – tone ) higher than all other strings

time signature = 6/8 , played slowly @ 64

intro .

slow upward strum of the G#m chord , starting on the B string , as a pick up to the first bar

G#m ( 2 bars )
F#sus ( 2 bars )
repeat

verse 1

G#m F#sus G#m
sleep will not come to this tired body now

F#sus E
peace will not come to this lonely he – – – – art

Amaj9 G#m
there are some things i live without

E
but i want you to know

Amaj9 G#m F#sus
that i need you right now i need you tonight

E ( 2 bars )

G#m ( 2 bars )
F#sus ( 2 bars )
repeat

verse 2

G#m F#sus G#m
i steal a kiss from her sleeping shadow moves

F#sus E
cause i’ll always miss her where ever she goes

Amaj9 G#m E
and i’ll always need her more than she could ever need me

Amaj9 G#m
i need someone to ease my mind

Amaj9 B
but sometimes a someone is so – oo hard to fi – – ind

chorus

Amaj9 B
and i’ll do anything to keep her here tonight

Amaj9 B
and i’ll say anything to make her feel alright

Amaj9 E Amaj9 G#m
and i’ll be anything to keep her here tonight

E Amaj9 G#m
cause i want you to stay with me

F#7sus2 ( 2 bars ) E ( 2 bars )
i need you tonight

verse 3

G#m F#sus G#m
she comes to me like an angel out of time

F#sus E
as i play the part of a saint on my knees

Amaj9 G#m E
there are some things i live without but i want you to know

Amaj9 G#m
that i need you right now – – oow – – oow

outro

Amaj9 G#m Amaj9 G#m Amaj9 G#m E
suffer my desire , suffer my desire , suffer my desire for you

Amaj9 G#m Amaj9 G#m Amaj9 G#m E
suffer my desire , suffer my desire , suffer my desire for you

Amaj9 G#m E
for you – oo

E
Amaj9 G#m foooor you

end

thanks very much! i hope this has helped someone . either way , it was cathartic for me : )