Dreaming Chords by Loudon Wainwright Iii
Tempo:
161.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] [E]
[F#]
[G] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#]
[F#m]
[Em] [E]
I'd rather be dreaming than living
Living's just too hard to [F#] do
[A] It's chances, not [E] choices
[Gm] [A] Noises, not [E] voices
A day's just a thing to get [F#] through
[E] [A] [Em] Living's just [F#m] too hard to [E] do
I'd rather be dreaming than talking
Nothing to hear or [F#] to say
With [A] ears covered, [Em] mouth closed
The [A] world is [E] opposed
Nothing gets in or [F#] away
[Em] There's nothing to [F#]
hear or to [E] say
I'd
[F#]
[G#] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#]
[A]
[E] [Em] [E]
rather be dreaming than thinking
Thoughts are small comfort [F#] to me
[G] Dreams [A] might be [Em] pretend
But [A] at least [E] dreams end
And I just can't stop thinking, [F#] you see
[Em] Thoughts are small [E] comfort to me
I'd rather be dreaming than sleeping
Just sleeping, yeah, just as [F#]
well dead
[A] In dreams I [E] can fly
[A] In dreams I [E] don't die
That's why I lie here in [F#]
this bed
[F#m] Just sleeping, [Em] yeah, [A] just as well [E] dead
I'd rather be dreaming
[F#]
[G] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#]
[F#m]
[Em] [E]
I'd rather be dreaming than living
Living's just too hard to [F#] do
[A] It's chances, not [E] choices
[Gm] [A] Noises, not [E] voices
A day's just a thing to get [F#] through
[E] [A] [Em] Living's just [F#m] too hard to [E] do
I'd rather be dreaming than talking
Nothing to hear or [F#] to say
With [A] ears covered, [Em] mouth closed
The [A] world is [E] opposed
Nothing gets in or [F#] away
[Em] There's nothing to [F#]
hear or to [E] say
I'd
[F#]
[G#] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#]
[A]
[E] [Em] [E]
rather be dreaming than thinking
Thoughts are small comfort [F#] to me
[G] Dreams [A] might be [Em] pretend
But [A] at least [E] dreams end
And I just can't stop thinking, [F#] you see
[Em] Thoughts are small [E] comfort to me
I'd rather be dreaming than sleeping
Just sleeping, yeah, just as [F#]
well dead
[A] In dreams I [E] can fly
[A] In dreams I [E] don't die
That's why I lie here in [F#]
this bed
[F#m] Just sleeping, [Em] yeah, [A] just as well [E] dead
I'd rather be dreaming
Key:
E
A
F#
Em
F#m
E
A
F#
[C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ I'd rather be dreaming _ than living _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Living's just too hard to [F#] do _ _ _ _
[A] It's chances, not [E] choices _
_ [Gm] _ [A] Noises, not [E] voices _
A day's just a thing to get [F#] through _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ [Em] Living's just [F#m] too hard to [E] do _ _ _ _ _ _
I'd rather be dreaming _ than talking _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Nothing to hear or [F#] to _ say _ _
With [A] ears covered, [Em] mouth closed
The [A] world is _ [E] opposed
_ _ _ Nothing _ gets in or [F#] away _ _ _ _
_ [Em] There's _ nothing to [F#]
hear or to [E] say _ _ _
I'd _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ rather be dreaming _ _ _ than thinking
_ _ _ _ _ Thoughts are small comfort _ [F#] to me _
_ _ _ [G] Dreams [A] might be [Em] pretend
_ But [A] at least [E] dreams end
And I just can't stop thinking, [F#] you see
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Thoughts are small [E] comfort to me _ _
_ _ _ _ I'd rather be dreaming _ _ than sleeping
_ _ _ Just _ sleeping, yeah, just as [F#]
well dead
_ _ _ [A] In dreams I [E] can fly
[A] In dreams I [E] don't die
_ That's why I lie here in [F#]
this bed
_ _ _ [F#m] Just sleeping, [Em] yeah, [A] just as well [E] _ dead _ _ _ _
I'd rather be dreaming _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ I'd rather be dreaming _ than living _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Living's just too hard to [F#] do _ _ _ _
[A] It's chances, not [E] choices _
_ [Gm] _ [A] Noises, not [E] voices _
A day's just a thing to get [F#] through _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ [Em] Living's just [F#m] too hard to [E] do _ _ _ _ _ _
I'd rather be dreaming _ than talking _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Nothing to hear or [F#] to _ say _ _
With [A] ears covered, [Em] mouth closed
The [A] world is _ [E] opposed
_ _ _ Nothing _ gets in or [F#] away _ _ _ _
_ [Em] There's _ nothing to [F#]
hear or to [E] say _ _ _
I'd _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ rather be dreaming _ _ _ than thinking
_ _ _ _ _ Thoughts are small comfort _ [F#] to me _
_ _ _ [G] Dreams [A] might be [Em] pretend
_ But [A] at least [E] dreams end
And I just can't stop thinking, [F#] you see
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Thoughts are small [E] comfort to me _ _
_ _ _ _ I'd rather be dreaming _ _ than sleeping
_ _ _ Just _ sleeping, yeah, just as [F#]
well dead
_ _ _ [A] In dreams I [E] can fly
[A] In dreams I [E] don't die
_ That's why I lie here in [F#]
this bed
_ _ _ [F#m] Just sleeping, [Em] yeah, [A] just as well [E] _ dead _ _ _ _
I'd rather be dreaming _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _