Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Lennon
Vocals
George Harrison
Slide Guitar
Alan White
Drums
Klaus Voormann
Bass
Rod Lynton
Acoustic Guitar
Ted Turner
Acoustic Guitar
John Tout
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Lennon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Lennon
Producer
Yoko Ono
Producer
Phil Spector
Producer
Phil McDonald
Engineer
Eddie Klein
Engineer
Rob Stevens
Mixing Engineer
Paul Goodrich
Mixing Engineer
Ryan Smith
Mastering Engineer
Paul Hicks
Immersive Mixing Engineer
Songteksten
[Verse 1]
What?
Not so far
When we hit it
So, I want you all to get on like, bup, bup, bum, bum
Bup, bup, bum, bum
Bup, bup, bum, bum, tch
Bup, bup, bum, dum, tch
Bup, bup, bum, bum, tch
Yeah, okay, let's go from the top, then
[Verse 2]
What, who are the basic rhythm instruments?
(Rhythm guitars, bass, drums, just, you know, straight)
Yeah, yeah
(Otherwise it gets jammy)
'Kay
[Verse 3]
1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4
So Sergeant Pepper took you by surprise
You better see right through that mother's eyes
Those freaks was right when they said you was dead
The big mistake you made was in your head
[Verse 4]
Oh, how do you sleep?
Oh, how do you sleep at night?
[Verse 5]
You live with straights who tell you, you was king
Jump when your momma tell you anything
The only thing you done was yesterday
Since you've gone you're just another day
[Verse 6]
Oh, how do you sleep? (At night)
Oh, how do you sleep at night?
[Verse 7]
Hit it
[Verse 8]
No, no, no, no, no
See, you're emphasizin' then you're throwin' everybody off
So start again
I want to get us to try and do it so that I don't have to sing the solo
Do it from George's solo, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4
[Verse 9]
But pretty soon you'll see what they can do
You must have learned somethin' in all those years (Ba, da, da)
Whoa
How do you sleep?
Oh, how do you sleep at night?
[Verse 10]
A pretty face may last a year or two
But pretty soon they'll see what you can do
The sound you make is music to my ears
You must have learned somethin' all those years
[Verse 11]
Oh, how do you sleep, brother?
Oh, how do you sleep at night?
Nicky
[Verse 12]
Pretty soon they'll see what you can do
All those years
Oh, this is the fade out
How do you sleep at night?
That's me, trying to emphasize an offbeat there
I think it should go
Oh, tah
Tah
Tah
How do you sleep?
Dah, dah, duh, dah
Tch
Bah
Ooh
With me voice, you mean?
Yeah, but, I'm
(Well you could, because we got two open tracks)
Yeah, I see, I see
Oh, bah
[Verse 13]
Tad, dah
Sleep at night
Tch
Dah
Dah
Dah
Dah
Dah
Dah
Dah
Dah
Dah
Oh, dah
Dah
Dah
Dah
So, what's it sound like?
(What you been doing with it, tch, dah, was what it was)
Yeah, I know but I'm
(That's not what he's doing there now)
Yeah, do you think you can do it on the cymbal, Allen?
(I mean nobody's doing an accent on that beat) Yeah
(Going dah)
I know, I know, that's why I was hinting in the earphones
Written by: John Lennon