Dreaming Chords by Loudon Wainwright Iii

Tempo:
161.75 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

F#

Em

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Loudon Wainwright III - "Dreaming" chords
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[C#m] [E]
[F#]
[G] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#]
[F#m]
[Em] [E]
I'd rather be dreaming than living
100%  ➙  162BPM
E
2311
A
1231
F#
134211112
Em
121
F#m
123111112
E
2311
A
1231
F#
134211112
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Let's start jamming Loudon Wainwright Iii - Dreaming chords, practice the chord sequence F#, A, E, A, F#, Em and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 80 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 162. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Major.

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[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 _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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