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Great Blondie tune from 1979; they played this to open the 1979 SNL fall TV season 
10/13/79 - very nicely done, and Debbie was a stunning knockout in a short green dress!
[Intro]
   D     Gx4
[Verse 1]
DWhen I met you in the Grestaurant,
Dyou could tell I was no Gdebutante.
  DYou asked me what's my Apleasure, "A movie or a Emmeasure?"
I'll have a cup of Gtea and Atell you of my...
[Chorus]
DDreaming, Gdreaming is free.
DDreaming, Gdreaming is free.
[Verse 2]
DI don't want to live on Gcharity.
DPleasure's real or is it Gfantasy?
DReel to reel is living Ararity, people stop and Emstare at me,
We just walk on Gby, Awe just keep on Ddreaming.
[Bridge]
GBeat feet, walking a two-mile,
GMeet me, meet me at the turnstile.
I Dnever met him, I'll Anever forget him.
GDream, dream, even for a little while,
GDream, dream, filling up an idle hour,
DFade away, woo, Aradiate.
[Verse 3]
DI sit by and watch the Griver flow.
DI sit by and watch the Gtraffic go.
IDmagine something of your Avery own; something you can Emhave and hold,
I'd build a road in Ggold Ajust to have some...
[Outro]
DDreaming, Gdreaming is free.
DDreaming, Gdreaming is free.
DDreaming, Gdreaming is free.
          D  Gdreaming is free.
D         G
D         G
D         G

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Dreaming

by Blondie

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Great Blondie tune from 1979; they played this to open the 1979 SNL fall TV season

10/13/79 - very nicely done, and Debbie was a stunning knockout in a short green dress!

[Intro]

D G

[Verse 1]

D G

When I met you in the restaurant,

D G

you could tell I was no debutante.

D A Em

You asked me what's my pleasure, "A movie or a measure?"

G A

I'll have a cup of tea and tell you of my...

[Chorus]

D G

Dreaming, dreaming is free.

D G

Dreaming, dreaming is free.

[Verse 2]

D G

I don't want to live on charity.

D G

Pleasure's real or is it fantasy?

D A Em

Reel to reel is living rarity, people stop and stare at me,

G A D

We just walk on by, we just keep on dreaming.

[Bridge]

Beat feet, walking a two-mile,

Meet me, meet me at the turnstile.

D A

I never met him, I'll never forget him.

Dream, dream, even for a little while,

Dream, dream, filling up an idle hour,

D A

Fade away, woo, radiate.

[Verse 3]

D G

I sit by and watch the river flow.

D G

I sit by and watch the traffic go.

D A Em

Imagine something of your very own; something you can have and hold,

G A

I'd build a road in gold just to have some...

[Outro]

D G

Dreaming, dreaming is free.

D G

Dreaming, dreaming is free.

D G

Dreaming, dreaming is free.

D G

dreaming is free.

D G

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