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Dream Operator

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Aminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Tuning: Standard
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[Intro] / [Interlude] / [Middle 8]
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B|1-----------|1-----------|1-----------|------------|
G|2-----------|2-----------|0-----------|--------0---|
D|2-----------|3-----------|2-----------|----2-------|
A|0-----------|3-----------|3-----------|3-----------|
E|------------|1-----------|------------|------------|
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CHORDS
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[Intro]
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(picking pattern around E and C)
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[Verse 1]
CWhen you were little
You Emdreamed you were big
You Fmust have been something
A Freal tiny kid
[Bridge 1]
You Cwish you were me
I Emwish I was you
Now Fdon't you wake up
The Fdream will come Gtrue
[Chorus]
Every Cdream  Amhas a FnameG  
And Cnames  Amtell your Gstory
This Csong  Amis your FdreamG  
You're the Cdream opeGrator
[Interlude](solo licks)
|  Am|  F|  C| % |
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[Verse 2]
CBigger than life
You Emknow it's all me
My Fface is a book
But it's Fnot what it seems
[Bridge 2]
Three Cangels above
The Emwhole human race
They Fdream us to life
They Fdream me a Gface
[Chorus 2]
And every Cdream  Amtells it FallG  
And Cthi-Amis is your stoGry
You CdreamAmed me a FheartG  
You're the Cdream opeGrator
|  Am|  F| C* | % |       Am  
              Shake-it-up dream
|  Am|  F| C* | % |    Am  
              Hi-di-ho dream
|  Am|  F| C* | % |     Am  
              Fix-it-up dream
|  Am|  F| C* | % |      Am  
              Look at me dream
|  Am|  F| C* | % |                Am  
              I've been waiting so long
|  Am|  F| C* | % |        |  Am|  F| C* | % |
              Now I am your dream
[Verse 3]
CHard to forget
EmHard to go on
When Fyou fall asleep
You're Fout on your own
[Bridge 3]
Let Cgo of your life
Grab Emon to my hand
FHere in the clouds
Where Fwe'll underGstand
[Chorus 3]
And Cyou  Amdreamed it FallG  
And Cthi-Amis is your Gstory
Do you Cknow  Amwho you Fare?G  
You're the Cdream opeGrator
And Cyou  Amdreamed it FallG  
And Cthi-Amis is your Gstory
Do you Cknow  Amwho you Fare?G  
                  C|  G| % | C  
You're the dream operator
                    (ritardando)

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Dream Operator

by Talking Heads

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard

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[Intro] / [Interlude] / [Middle 8]

[Am [F [C

1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +

e|0-----------|1-----------|0-----------|------------|

B|1-----------|1-----------|1-----------|------------|

G|2-----------|2-----------|0-----------|--------0---|

D|2-----------|3-----------|2-----------|----2-------|

A|0-----------|3-----------|3-----------|3-----------|

E|------------|1-----------|------------|------------|

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-E

C* x-3-2-0-1-3

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[Intro]

Am F C

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Am F C

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Am F C

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Am F C

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(picking pattern around E and C)

Am F C

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Am F C

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Am F C

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Am F C

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Am F C

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Am F C

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Am F C

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Am F C

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Am F C

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[Verse 1]

When you were little

You dreamed you were big

You must have been something

A real tiny kid

[Bridge 1]

You wish you were me

I wish I was you

Now don't you wake up

F G

The dream will come true

[Chorus]

C Am F G

Every dream has a name

C Am G

And names tell your story

C Am F G

This song is your dream

C G

You're the dream operator

[Interlude](solo licks)

Am F C

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Am F C

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[Verse 2]

Bigger than life

You know it's all me

My face is a book

But it's not what it seems

[Bridge 2]

Three angels above

The whole human race

They dream us to life

F G

They dream me a face

[Chorus 2]

C Am F G

And every dream tells it all

C Am G

And thi-is is your story

C Am F G

You dreamed me a heart

C G

You're the dream operator

Am F C Am

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Shake-it-up dream

Am F C Am

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Hi-di-ho dream

Am F C Am

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Fix-it-up dream

Am F C Am

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Look at me dream

Am F C Am

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I've been waiting so long

Am F C Am F C

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Now I am your dream

[Verse 3]

Hard to forget

Hard to go on

When you fall asleep

You're out on your own

[Bridge 3]

Let go of your life

Grab on to my hand

Here in the clouds

F G

Where we'll understand

[Chorus 3]

C Am F G

And you dreamed it all

C Am G

And thi-is is your story

C Am F G

Do you know who you are?

C G

You're the dream operator

C Am F G

And you dreamed it all

C Am G

And thi-is is your story

C Am F G

Do you know who you are?

C G C

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You're the dream operator

(ritardando)

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