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Key: Bb  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Gm - 355333
 D-  xx0232
 Dm- xx0231
 Cm- x35543
 Bb- x13331
F -  133211
Intro:
Silence: Gm--D--Cm--Bb-D--
Distotion: Gm--Cm-- x2
Verse 1:
  GmVanities  Cmare only charity
  GmAnd she makes doCmnations 
at the Tiffany's
  GmLife is hard wiFthout a credit 
card to get Dmby get EbbyF  
  GmShe sold her dreams  Cmfor security
  GmTo a man that Cmnow she 
hardly ever sees
  GmWith a cold martiFni in her hand
she don't Dmmind don't EbmindF  
Refrain:
  EbSo throw all your 
Gmluxuries aEbside
You can't take them 
Gmwith you when you Ebdie
Still when I Gmlook into your
BbEyes are full of Ddollar signs
Chorus 1:
Oh Gmreach into a 
pocketful of dreams
Oh Dnow before they 
fall out of the seams
Oh Cmtake a chance don't 
matter if you fail
you're Bbtoo scared to try
cause you Dmight break a nail oh
Post Chorus: Gm--Cm-- x2
Verse 2:
  GmIf you design  Cma 
plastic happiness
  GmThen climb the social 
Cmladder to the top my friend
  GmAnd don't forget to Fthank the 
piggy bank in the sDmky so EbhighF  
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1 twice)
Guitar Solo: Gm--Dm--Cm--Bb-D----
Woah-oh-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh-oh
Interlude: 
Silence: Gm--Dm--Cm--Bb-D--
Chorus 2: Silence
Oh Gmreach into a 
pocketful of dreams
Oh Dnow before they 
fall out of the seams
Oh Cmtake a chance don't 
matter if you fail
you're Bbtoo scared to try
cause you Dmight break a nail oh
(Repeat Chorus 1 twice)
Outro: Gm(hold)

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Pocketful Of Dreams

by Billy Talent

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

Gm - 355333

- xx0232

- xx0231

- x35543

- x13331

F - 133211

Intro:

Silence: Gm--D--Cm--Bb-D--

Distotion: Gm--Cm-- x2

Verse 1:

Gm Cm

Vanities are only charity

Gm Cm

And she makes donations

at the Tiffany's

Gm F

Life is hard without a credit

Dm Eb F

card to get by get by

Gm Cm

She sold her dreams for security

Gm Cm

To a man that now she

hardly ever sees

Gm F

With a cold martini in her hand

Dm Eb F

she don't mind don't mind

Refrain:

So throw all your

Gm Eb

luxuries aside

You can't take them

Gm Eb

with you when you die

Still when I look into your

Bb D

Eyes are full of dollar signs

Chorus 1:

Oh reach into a

pocketful of dreams

Oh now before they

fall out of the seams

Oh take a chance don't

matter if you fail

you're too scared to try

cause you might break a nail oh

Post Chorus: Gm--Cm-- x2

Verse 2:

Gm Cm

If you design a

plastic happiness

Then climb the social

ladder to the top my friend

Gm F

And don't forget to thank the

Dm Eb F

piggy bank in the sky so high

(Repeat Refrain)

(Repeat Chorus 1 twice)

Guitar Solo: Gm--Dm--Cm--Bb-D----

Woah-oh-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh-oh

Interlude:

Silence: Gm--Dm--Cm--Bb-D--

Chorus 2: Silence

Oh reach into a

pocketful of dreams

Oh now before they

fall out of the seams

Oh take a chance don't

matter if you fail

you're too scared to try

cause you might break a nail oh

(Repeat Chorus 1 twice)

Outro: (hold)

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