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Dream Time

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Worked out and transcribed by Shaun Hand, Birmingham
8th September 2000, 19:57pm
E-mail at [email protected]
Chords used:
C      = 8-10-10-9-8-8 and x32010 (in the chorus)
     Bb= 688766
D      = x5777x and 10-12-12-11-10-10 (interlude)
     G5= 355xxx
     A5= 577xxx
B7     = 7-9-7-8-10-7
    B13= 797897
C7     = 8-10-8-9-11-8
C13    = 8-10-8-9-10-8
D7     = 10-12-10-11-13-10
D13    = 10-12-10-11-12-10
E7     = x-7-9-7-9-10
  Fmaj7= xx3210
      F= 133211
   C/Bb= x12010
     Am= 577555
     Bm= 799777
 F6sus2= 1x303x
[Intro]
(Backwards guitar etc.)
[Verse 1]
  CStreets I ran in Bbthis whole town
  DBackstreets and all, I G5wanted to A5leave G5there,
  CBut no matter how Bbfast I ran
  DMy feet were glued, I G5just couldn't A5move G5there
[Pre-Chorus 1]
  B7I saw the B13hate and B7lots of B13people, I
  B7Heard my B13name called aB7bove the B13noise, and
  C7I tried to C13speak, but my C7tongue was C13tied
  D7Bumped into D13emptiness and D7started to D13cry, I said, "E7Oh no!"
[Chorus]
  CI saw the lights and the Fmaj7pretty girls, and I
  CThought to myself, "What a Fmaj7pretty world," but there's
  CSomething else here that Fmaj7puts me off,
And G5I'm so A5scared, G5dear, my G5love comes in A5frozen G5packs
FBought in a ... superCmarketC/Bb  
SuperCmarketC/Bb  
SuperGmarket
[Verse 2]
  CStreets I ran, through Bbwind and rain,
  DAround this place aG5mongst streaming A5sunG5shine
  CScared I was, Bbsweating now
  DFeeling of doom, my bowels G5turned into A5watG5er
[Pre-Chorus 2]
  B7Felt hot B13breath whisper B7in my B13ear, I
  B7Looked for B13somewhere to hide, but B7everywhere's B13closed, and
  C7I shut my C13eyes, pretend C7not to be C13here, but
  D7This feeling's D13much too real to D7ever disaD13ppear, I said, "E7Oh no!"
[Chorus]
  CI saw the lights and the Fmaj7pretty girls, and I
  CThought to myself, "What a Fmaj7pretty world," but there's
  CSomething else here that Fmaj7puts me off,
And G5I'm so A5scared, G5dear, their G5hate comes in A5frozen G5packs
FBought in a ... superCmarketC/Bb  
SuperCmarketC/Bb  
SuperGmarket
[Interlude]
C5Aah... CBoy! It's a tough, tough Amworld,
But you've gotta be Bmtough with i-Amit
GTough with i-Amit
BmTough with i-Amit
You've gotta be Gtough with i-Amit
BmTough with i-Amit
You've gotta be Gtough with i-Amit
BmTough with i-Ci-Dit
AmTough with i-Bmit
CTough with i-Dit
You've gotta be Amtough with i-Bmit
CTough with i-Dit
You've gotta be Amtough with i-Bmit
CTough with i-Dit
[Chorus]
  CI saw the lights and the Fmaj7pretty girls, and I
  CThought to myself, "What a Fmaj7pretty world," but there's
  CSomething else here that Fmaj7puts me off, I
  CI saw the lights and the Fmaj7pretty girls, and I
  CThought to myself, "What a Fmaj7pretty world," but there's
  CSomething else here that Fmaj7puts me off,
And G5I'm so A5scared, G5dear, my G5love comes in A5frozen G5packs
F6sus2

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Dream Time

by The Jam

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B13

Fmaj7

C/Bb

F6sus2

C13

D13

Worked out and transcribed by Shaun Hand, Birmingham

8th September 2000, 19:57pm

E-mail at [email protected]

Chords used:

C = 8-10-10-9-8-8 and x32010 (in the chorus)

= 688766

D = x5777x and 10-12-12-11-10-10 (interlude)

= 355xxx

= 577xxx

B7 = 7-9-7-8-10-7

B13

= 797897

C7 = 8-10-8-9-11-8

C13 = 8-10-8-9-10-8

D7 = 10-12-10-11-13-10

D13 = 10-12-10-11-12-10

E7 = x-7-9-7-9-10

Fmaj7

= xx3210

= 133211

C/Bb

= x12010

= 577555

= 799777

F6sus2

= 1x303x

[Intro]

(Backwards guitar etc.)

[Verse 1]

C Bb

Streets I ran in this whole town

D G5 A5 G5

Backstreets and all, I wanted to leave there,

C Bb

But no matter how fast I ran

D G5 A5 G5

My feet were glued, I just couldn't move there

[Pre-Chorus 1]

B7 B13 B7 B13

I saw the hate and lots of people, I

B7 B13 B7 B13

Heard my name called above the noise, and

C7 C13 C7 C13

I tried to speak, but my tongue was tied

D7 D13 D7 D13 E7

Bumped into emptiness and started to cry, I said, "Oh no!"

[Chorus]

C Fmaj7

I saw the lights and the pretty girls, and I

C Fmaj7

Thought to myself, "What a pretty world," but there's

C Fmaj7

Something else here that puts me off,

G5 A5 G5 G5 A5 G5

And I'm so scared, dear, my love comes in frozen packs

F C C/Bb

Bought in a ... supermarket

C C/Bb

Supermarket

[Verse 2]

C Bb

Streets I ran, through wind and rain,

D G5 A5 G5

Around this place amongst streaming sunshine

C Bb

Scared I was, sweating now

D G5 A5 G5

Feeling of doom, my bowels turned into water

[Pre-Chorus 2]

B7 B13 B7 B13

Felt hot breath whisper in my ear, I

B7 B13 B7 B13

Looked for somewhere to hide, but everywhere's closed, and

C7 C13 C7 C13

I shut my eyes, pretend not to be here, but

D7 D13 D7 D13 E7

This feeling's much too real to ever disappear, I said, "Oh no!"

[Chorus]

C Fmaj7

I saw the lights and the pretty girls, and I

C Fmaj7

Thought to myself, "What a pretty world," but there's

C Fmaj7

Something else here that puts me off,

G5 A5 G5 G5 A5 G5

And I'm so scared, dear, their hate comes in frozen packs

F C C/Bb

Bought in a ... supermarket

C C/Bb

Supermarket

[Interlude]

C5 C Am

Aah... Boy! It's a tough, tough world,

Bm Am

But you've gotta be tough with i-it

G Am

Tough with i-it

Bm Am

Tough with i-it

G Am

You've gotta be tough with i-it

Bm Am

Tough with i-it

G Am

You've gotta be tough with i-it

Bm C D

Tough with i-i-it

Am Bm

Tough with i-it

C D

Tough with i-it

Am Bm

You've gotta be tough with i-it

C D

Tough with i-it

Am Bm

You've gotta be tough with i-it

C D

Tough with i-it

[Chorus]

C Fmaj7

I saw the lights and the pretty girls, and I

C Fmaj7

Thought to myself, "What a pretty world," but there's

C Fmaj7

Something else here that puts me off, I

C Fmaj7

I saw the lights and the pretty girls, and I

C Fmaj7

Thought to myself, "What a pretty world," but there's

C Fmaj7

Something else here that puts me off,

G5 A5 G5 G5 A5 G5

And I'm so scared, dear, my love comes in frozen packs

F6sus2

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