Only A Dream Chords by The Kinks
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [D]
Standing by the elevator, feeling gloomy and down,
waiting for the flashing light to lift me up from the ground.
Then the elevator opened and I saw her standing there.
She [G] had to be a young executive.
She looked so corporate and clean.
And I [D] thought I'd seen her somewhere before on the cover of a magazine.
I didn't [A] think she'd even look at me or [G] bother to glance my way.
But she [D] actually smiled at me and said, hiya, handsome.
Have a good day.
I must be dreaming if she looks at me.
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it a fantasy?
Now I've [G] got positive emotion.
Buzzing round, never more left human [D] than me.
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it reality?
[A] But over and over, I [G] end up remembering.
Was it [D] real?
Or only a dream?
La, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
[C] Was it my imagination?
[G]
Playing [D] tricks on me when she looked my way.
[C]
Maybe she took me [G] for somebody else.
Whatever [A] it was, it made my day.
[D] I wake up in the morning smiling with anticipation.
Suddenly I'm feeling like it's a world with expectation.
[G] I must be dreaming.
It's just a smile upon my face.
[D] I gotta be dreaming.
This world is a better place.
Was [A] it my imagination?
[G] Playing tricks on me.
Was [D] it real?
Or only a dream?
[C] I see a great [G] big sunset where only [D]
clouds
used to be.
Was [C] it all an [G] illusion?
Is it fantasy?
[A] If it's just a dream, it's good enough for me.
Yeah, yeah.
[D] I must be dreaming if she looks at me.
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it insanity?
Now I've [G] got positive emotions.
As if there was another molecule in [D] me.
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it a reality?
[A] Over and over I [G] rewrite memory.
Was it [D] real?
Or only a dream?
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
Was it [C] all an [G] illusion?
Was [D] it real?
Or only a dream?
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
Standing by the elevator, feeling gloomy and down,
waiting for the flashing light to lift me up from the ground.
Then the elevator opened and I saw her standing there.
She [G] had to be a young executive.
She looked so corporate and clean.
And I [D] thought I'd seen her somewhere before on the cover of a magazine.
I didn't [A] think she'd even look at me or [G] bother to glance my way.
But she [D] actually smiled at me and said, hiya, handsome.
Have a good day.
I must be dreaming if she looks at me.
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it a fantasy?
Now I've [G] got positive emotion.
Buzzing round, never more left human [D] than me.
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it reality?
[A] But over and over, I [G] end up remembering.
Was it [D] real?
Or only a dream?
La, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
[C] Was it my imagination?
[G]
Playing [D] tricks on me when she looked my way.
[C]
Maybe she took me [G] for somebody else.
Whatever [A] it was, it made my day.
[D] I wake up in the morning smiling with anticipation.
Suddenly I'm feeling like it's a world with expectation.
[G] I must be dreaming.
It's just a smile upon my face.
[D] I gotta be dreaming.
This world is a better place.
Was [A] it my imagination?
[G] Playing tricks on me.
Was [D] it real?
Or only a dream?
[C] I see a great [G] big sunset where only [D]
clouds
used to be.
Was [C] it all an [G] illusion?
Is it fantasy?
[A] If it's just a dream, it's good enough for me.
Yeah, yeah.
[D] I must be dreaming if she looks at me.
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it insanity?
Now I've [G] got positive emotions.
As if there was another molecule in [D] me.
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it a reality?
[A] Over and over I [G] rewrite memory.
Was it [D] real?
Or only a dream?
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
Was it [C] all an [G] illusion?
Was [D] it real?
Or only a dream?
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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[N] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Standing by the elevator, _ feeling gloomy and down,
_ _ waiting for the flashing light to lift me up from the ground.
Then the elevator opened and I saw her standing there.
She [G] had to be a young executive. _
She looked so corporate and clean.
And I [D] thought I'd seen her somewhere before on the cover of a magazine.
I didn't [A] think she'd even look at me or [G] bother to glance my way.
But she [D] actually smiled at me and said, hiya, handsome.
Have a good day.
_ _ I must be dreaming if she looks at me. _ _ _
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it a fantasy?
Now I've [G] got positive _ _ emotion.
Buzzing round, never more left human [D] than me.
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it reality? _ _
_ [A] But over and over, I [G] end up _ remembering.
Was it [D] real?
_ Or only a dream?
_ _ _ _ _ La, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la.
_ _ _ La, la.
_ La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
_ [C] Was it _ my imagination?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Playing [D] tricks on me when she looked my _ way.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
Maybe _ she took me [G] for somebody else.
_ Whatever [A] it was, _ _ it made my _ day.
_ _ [D] I wake up in the _ morning smiling with _ anticipation.
_ _ _ Suddenly I'm feeling like it's a world with _ expectation. _
[G] I must be dreaming.
It's just a smile upon my face.
[D] I gotta be dreaming.
This world is a better place.
Was [A] it my _ _ imagination?
_ _ [G] Playing tricks on me.
Was [D] it real?
Or only a dream? _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ I see a great [G] big sunset _ where only [D] _ _
_ _ clouds
used to _ be.
_ _ Was [C] it all _ _ _ an [G] illusion? _ _
Is it fantasy?
[A] _ _ _ If it's just a dream, _ it's good enough for _ me.
Yeah, yeah.
[D] I must be dreaming if she looks at me.
_ _ I gotta be dreaming.
Is it insanity?
Now I've [G] got positive _ _ _ emotions.
As if there was another molecule in [D] me.
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it a reality? _ _ _
[A] Over and over I [G] rewrite _ memory.
Was it [D] real?
_ Or only a dream? _
_ _ _ _ La, la, la, la, _ _ _ la, la, la, la, la.
_ _ _ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
Was it [C] all _ an _ [G] illusion?
_ _ _ Was [D] it real?
Or only a _ dream?
_ _ _ _ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Standing by the elevator, _ feeling gloomy and down,
_ _ waiting for the flashing light to lift me up from the ground.
Then the elevator opened and I saw her standing there.
She [G] had to be a young executive. _
She looked so corporate and clean.
And I [D] thought I'd seen her somewhere before on the cover of a magazine.
I didn't [A] think she'd even look at me or [G] bother to glance my way.
But she [D] actually smiled at me and said, hiya, handsome.
Have a good day.
_ _ I must be dreaming if she looks at me. _ _ _
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it a fantasy?
Now I've [G] got positive _ _ emotion.
Buzzing round, never more left human [D] than me.
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it reality? _ _
_ [A] But over and over, I [G] end up _ remembering.
Was it [D] real?
_ Or only a dream?
_ _ _ _ _ La, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la.
_ _ _ La, la.
_ La, la, la, la, la, la, la.
_ [C] Was it _ my imagination?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Playing [D] tricks on me when she looked my _ way.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
Maybe _ she took me [G] for somebody else.
_ Whatever [A] it was, _ _ it made my _ day.
_ _ [D] I wake up in the _ morning smiling with _ anticipation.
_ _ _ Suddenly I'm feeling like it's a world with _ expectation. _
[G] I must be dreaming.
It's just a smile upon my face.
[D] I gotta be dreaming.
This world is a better place.
Was [A] it my _ _ imagination?
_ _ [G] Playing tricks on me.
Was [D] it real?
Or only a dream? _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ I see a great [G] big sunset _ where only [D] _ _
_ _ clouds
used to _ be.
_ _ Was [C] it all _ _ _ an [G] illusion? _ _
Is it fantasy?
[A] _ _ _ If it's just a dream, _ it's good enough for _ me.
Yeah, yeah.
[D] I must be dreaming if she looks at me.
_ _ I gotta be dreaming.
Is it insanity?
Now I've [G] got positive _ _ _ emotions.
As if there was another molecule in [D] me.
I gotta be dreaming.
Is it a reality? _ _ _
[A] Over and over I [G] rewrite _ memory.
Was it [D] real?
_ Or only a dream? _
_ _ _ _ La, la, la, la, _ _ _ la, la, la, la, la.
_ _ _ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
Was it [C] all _ an _ [G] illusion?
_ _ _ Was [D] it real?
Or only a _ dream?
_ _ _ _ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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