Too Drunk To Dream Chords by The Magnetic Fields

Tempo:
65.75 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

G

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Magnetic Fields - Too Drunk To Dream chords
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Sober, life is a prison.
Shit face, it is a blessing.
Sober, nobody wants you.
Shit face, they're all unbreasting.
How sober, it's ever darker.
Shit face, the moon is nearer.
Sober, you're old and ugly.
Shit face, who needs a mirror?
How sober, you're a grown [E] man now.
Shit face, you're a married father.
Sober, you [B] never show your shit.
I gotta [C] get too drunk to dream, [D] cause dreaming [F] only makes me blue.
[A] I gotta get too drunk to dream, [F] because I only [D] dream of you.
I [C] gotta get too pissed to miss you, [F] or I'll never get to sleep.
[G] I gotta drink one up to find who you, [F] and God knows that [D] ain't cheap.
I know you think I'm insane, [C#] I know it's [Gm] not appealing.
[Gm] But till I'm feeling [G] no pain, guess what I'll be feeling.
I gotta [C] get too drunk to dream, cause dreaming [F] only makes me blue.
I gotta [G] get too drunk to dream, [F] because I only [C] dream of you.
I gotta get too high to cry, or [F] I'll keep crying all night long.
I [G] gotta get too high to sigh, oh my [F] God, where did I [C] go wrong?
[G] So why do I get [C] plastered, [A] and why am [G] I so lonely?
[A#] It's you, you [D] heartless bastard.
[G] You're not one and only.
I [C] [D] [F]
[A] [F] [C]
gotta get too drunk to dream, cause [F] dreaming only makes me blue.
I [G] gotta get too drunk to dream, because [F] I only dream of you.
I gotta [C] get too pissed to miss you, or [F] I'll never get to sleep.
I [G] gotta drink one up to find who [F] you, and God knows that ain't cheap.
And God [G] knows that [C] ain't cheap.
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To learn The Magnetic Fields - Too Drunk To Dream chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, C, F, C, F, G and F. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 32 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 66 BPM. With the song's key of C Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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Sober, life is a prison.
Shit face, it is a blessing.
Sober, nobody wants you.
Shit face, they're all unbreasting.
How sober, it's ever darker.
Shit face, the moon is nearer.
Sober, you're old and ugly.
Shit face, who needs a mirror?
How sober, you're a grown [E] man now.
Shit face, you're a married father.
Sober, you [B] never show your shit. _
I gotta [C] get too drunk to dream, [D] cause dreaming [F] only makes me blue.
[A] I gotta get too drunk to dream, [F] because I only [D] dream of you.
I [C] gotta get too pissed to miss you, [F] or I'll never get to sleep.
[G] I gotta drink one up to find who you, [F] and God knows that [D] ain't cheap.
I know you think I'm insane, [C#] I know it's [Gm] not appealing.
[Gm] But till I'm feeling [G] no pain, guess what I'll be feeling.
I gotta [C] get too drunk to dream, cause dreaming [F] only makes me blue.
I gotta [G] get too drunk to dream, [F] because I only [C] dream of you.
I gotta get too high to cry, or [F] I'll keep crying all night long.
I [G] gotta get too high to sigh, oh my [F] God, where did I [C] go wrong?
[G] So why do I get [C] plastered, [A] and why am [G] I so lonely?
[A#] It's you, you [D] heartless bastard.
[G] You're not one and only.
I [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
gotta get too drunk to dream, cause [F] dreaming only makes me blue.
I [G] gotta get too drunk to dream, because [F] I only dream of you.
I gotta [C] get too pissed to miss you, or [F] I'll never get to sleep.
I [G] gotta drink one up to find who [F] you, and God knows that ain't cheap.
And God [G] knows that [C] ain't cheap. _ _ _

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It's Stephin Merritt who authored this song.

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