The story behind
The Kinks recorded Just Can’t Go to Sleep as part of their album Kinks. The song has a slow rhythm, with soft guitar and a voice that moves between exhaustion and frustration. It's a night song, one of those that gets stuck in your head when you can't sleep. The lyrics speak of uncertainty, of a lack of control, of how time seems to stop when you're alone in bed. There's not much more to say, just a song that feels like a whisper in the darkness. ↓ Skip to chordsG C D7
G C D7
G7 Em A7 D7
G Em G
Em G Em A7 D7
G
Bridge
F C
Bb D7
Verse
G C D7
G7 Em A7 D7
From the album
Kinks
The Kinks · 1964 · Track 0