John Mellencamp Song:"Warmer Place To Sleep" Album:"Uh Huh" (1983) [Intro] pm B|-------7---8---7---8----8---------7---8---7--8--8-8--x-x-x---8------------| G|-------7---7---7---7----7---------7---7---7--7--7-7--x-x-x---7------------| x5 D|-------7---9---7---9----9---------7---9---7--9--9-9--x-x-x---9------------| E|-8h10------------8h10------------| [Verse] pm B|-------7---8---7---8----8---------7---8---7--8--8-8--x-x-x---8------------| G|-------7---7---7---7----7---------7---7---7--7--7-7--x-x-x---7------------| x2 D|-------7---9---7---9----9---------7---9---7--9--9-9--x-x-x---9------------| E|-8h10------------8h10------------| Well, I've been up to the mountain Seen the ashes down below I had breakfast with the wise man He told me what he thought I should know And I've been to bed with Jezebel I found the well was deep [Chorus] pm B|-------7---8---7---8----8---------7---8---7--8--8-8--x-x-x---8------------| G|-------7---7---7---7----7---------7---7---7--7--7-7--x-x-x---7------------| D|-------7---9---7---9----9---------7---9---7--9--9-9--x-x-x---9------------| E|-8h10------------8h10------------| And I'd trade in my ambitions For a warmer place to sleep There, I'd trade in my ambitions For a warmer place to sleep Kick it in one time, yeah pm B|-------7---8---7---8----8---------7---8---7--8--8-8--x-x-x---8------------| G|-------7---7---7---7----7---------7---7---7--7--7-7--x-x-x---7------------| x2 D|-------7---9---7---9----9---------7---9---7--9--9-9--x-x-x---9------------| E|-8h10------------8h10------------| [Verse] pm B|-------7---8---7---8----8---------7---8---7--8--8-8--x-x-x---8------------| G|-------7---7---7---7----7---------7---7---7--7--7-7--x-x-x---7------------| x4 D|-------7---9---7---9----9---------7---9---7--9--9-9--x-x-x---9------------| E|-8h10------------8h10------------| Well, I've seen the heart of darkness Read the writing on the wall And the voice out in the desert Was the voice I heard out in the hall And once he called me Abel And once he called me Cain pm B|-------7---8---7---8----8---------7---8---7--8--8-8--x-x-x---8------------| G|-------7---7---7---7----7---------7---7---7--7--7-7--x-x-x---7------------| x2 D|-------7---9---7---9----9---------7---9---7--9--9-9--x-x-x---9------------| E|-8h10------------8h10------------| And for forty days and forty nights I slept out in the rain [Bridge] Girl, can you share your warm bed tonight I need to find a safe retreat Someplace where they can't see my eyes I need to find a warmer place to sleep [Chorus] pm B|-------7---8---7---8----8---------7---8---7--8--8-8--x-x-x---8------------| G|-------7---7---7---7----7---------7---7---7--7--7-7--x-x-x---7------------| D|-------7---9---7---9----9---------7---9---7--9--9-9--x-x-x---9------------| E|-8h10------------8h10------------| I need to find a warmer place to sleep I need to find a warmer place to sleep [Verse] pm B|-------7---8---7---8----8---------7---8---7--8--8-8--x-x-x---8------------| G|-------7---7---7---7----7---------7---7---7--7--7-7--x-x-x---7------------| x4 D|-------7---9---7---9----9---------7---9---7--9--9-9--x-x-x---9------------| E|-8h10------------8h10------------| Well, I've rested in the devil's arms I've chased the hounds of hell I played truth or dare with the angels And as far as I can tell That a heart of gold ain't no better Than a heart torn from the streets [Chorus] pm B|-------7---8---7---8----8---------7---8---7--8--8-8--x-x-x---8------------| G|-------7---7---7---7----7---------7---7---7--7--7-7--x-x-x---7------------| D|-------7---9---7---9----9---------7---9---7--9--9-9--x-x-x---9------------| E|-8h10------------8h10------------| And I'd trade in my heart of stone For a warmer place to sleep pm B|-------7---8---7---8----8---------7---8---7--8--8-8--x-x-x---8------------| G|-------7---7---7---7----7---------7---7---7--7--7-7--x-x-x---7------------| D|-------7---9---7---9----9---------7---9---7--9--9-9--x-x-x---9------------| E|-8h10------------8h10------------| There I'd trade in my heart of stone For a warmer place to sleep Girl, can you share your warm bed tonight I need to find a safe retreat Someplace where they can't see my eyes I need to find a warmer place to sleep pm B|-------7---8---7---8----8---------7---8---7--8--8-8--x-x-x---8------------| G|-------7---7---7---7----7---------7---7---7--7--7-7--x-x-x---7------------| x6 D|-------7---9---7---9----9---------7---9---7--9--9-9--x-x-x---9------------| E|-8h10------------8h10------------| I need to find a warmer place to sleep I need to find a warmer place to sleep I need to find a warmer place to sleep I need to find a warmer place to sleep I need to find a warmer place to sleep I need to find a warmer place to sleep Gsus (xxx788) / (xxx787) Questions, comments, insults...

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque la quête d’un refuge chaleureux dans un monde souvent froid et difficile. Elle parle des luttes intérieures, des désirs de paix et de réconfort, tout en renvoyant à des expériences personnelles parfois sombres, mais aussi profondes. L'artiste partage sa recherche d'un endroit où il peut se sentir en sécurité, loin des regards et des jugements, et où il pourrait échanger ses ambitions contre un simple abri apaisant. Le contexte de cette composition est celui des années 80, une période marquée par des tensions et des défis, tant sur le plan personnel que sociétal. Dans ce monde agité, l’artiste se questionne sur la valeur des réussites matérielles par rapport à la nécessité humaine d'amour et de chaleur. La mélodie et les paroles s'entrelacent pour offrir une réflexion sur ce que signifie réellement trouver la paix intérieure.