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When I Live My Dream

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F/CWhen I live my dream I'll take you with me, riding on a golden Gm/Chorse.
We'll F/Clive within my castle with Gm/Cpeople there to F/Cserve you,
F/Chappy at the Cm7sound of your Fvoice.Gm7  C7  
FMay-be I'll sGm7lay a dragon Cfor you,Bb  
or Fbanish wicked Gm7giants from the Cland,Bb  
but Fyou will Ebadd9find-------Eb-- that Fnothing in my Bbdream can hurt you,
Cmwe will only lEbove each other, Fas forever Bbwhen I live my dFm7ream.C  C7  
F/CWhen I live my dream, I'll forgive the things you told me, and the empty Gm/Cman you left behind.
It's a F/Cbroken heart that dreams, It's a Gm/Cbroken heart you F/Cleft me,
only love cCm7an live in my dFreams.Gm7  C7  
FWish- and the tGm7hunder clouds will vCanish,Bb  
Fwish- and the sGm7torm will fCade away,Bb  
Fwish agEbadd9ain--------Eb-and Fyou will stand befBbore me while the Cmsky will
paint an Eboverture and Ftrees will play the Bbrhythm of my Fm7dream.C  C7  
F/CWhen I live my dream, please be there to meet me,let me be the Gm/Cone to understand.
F/CWhen I live my dream, I'll fGm/Corget the hurt you F/Cgave me,
then we can live Cm7in our new lFand.Gm7  C7  
FTill the day my Gm7dream cascades arCound me,Bb  
FI'm content to Gm7let you pass me Cby,Bb  
Ftill that Ebadd9day-------------------------Ebyou'll rFun to many othBber men,
but Cmlet them know it's jEbust for now, Asus4tell them that I've gCot a dream
and tDell them you're the sGtarring role,
Abtell them I'm a dDbreaming kind of Ebguy------Cm--And I'm gonna make my Abdream-----Fm  
DbTell them I will Clive my Bbdream-----------F  
FTell them they can Claugh at Bbme-----------F  
FBut don't forget your Cdate with Bbme-----------
BbmWhen I live my Abdream---Eb--------Bb---------Gb----------F-

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When I Live My Dream

by David Bowie

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F/C

Gm/C

Cm7

Gm7

Ebadd9

Fm7

Asus4

Bbm

F/C Gm/C

When I live my dream I'll take you with me, riding on a golden horse.

F/C Gm/C F/C

We'll live within my castle with people there to serve you,

F/C Cm7 F Gm7 C7

happy at the sound of your voice.

F Gm7 C Bb

May-be I'll slay a dragon for you,

F Gm7 C Bb

or banish wicked giants from the land,

F Ebadd9 Eb F Bb

but you will find--------- that nothing in my dream can hurt you,

Cm Eb F Bb Fm7 C C7

we will only love each other, as forever when I live my dream.

F/C Gm/C

When I live my dream, I'll forgive the things you told me, and the empty man you left behind.

F/C Gm/C F/C

It's a broken heart that dreams, It's a broken heart you left me,

Cm7 F Gm7 C7

only love can live in my dreams.

F Gm7 C Bb

Wish- and the thunder clouds will vanish,

F Gm7 C Bb

wish- and the storm will fade away,

F Ebadd9 Eb F Bb Cm

wish again---------and you will stand before me while the sky will

Eb F Bb Fm7 C C7

paint an overture and trees will play the rhythm of my dream.

F/C Gm/C

When I live my dream, please be there to meet me,let me be the one to understand.

F/C Gm/C F/C

When I live my dream, I'll forget the hurt you gave me,

Cm7 F Gm7 C7

then we can live in our new land.

F Gm7 C Bb

Till the day my dream cascades around me,

F Gm7 C Bb

I'm content to let you pass me by,

F Ebadd9 Eb F Bb

till that day-------------------------you'll run to many other men,

Cm Eb Asus4 C

but let them know it's just for now, tell them that I've got a dream

D G

and tell them you're the starring role,

Ab Db Eb Cm Ab Fm

tell them I'm a dreaming kind of guy--------And I'm gonna make my dream-----

Db C Bb F

Tell them I will live my dream-----------

F C Bb F

Tell them they can laugh at me-----------

F C Bb

But don't forget your date with me-----------

Bbm Ab Eb Bb Gb F

When I live my dream-------------------------------

About When I Live My Dream Chords by David Bowie

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