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2004 Fat Wreck Chords
Key: G  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Em-   022000
 C-    x32010
 G-    320033
 D-    xx0232
 Am-   x02210
 Bm-   x24432
 D/F#- 2x023x
 G/B-  x2x003
Intro: 
D--C--
Em-G-C-- x2
Verse 1:
EmWhy do I Gdaydream?C  
Oh EmWhy do I Gget my
Chopes up at all?
  EmI've been Gliving
this CWalter Mitty
Dlife For too Clong
EmSomebody Gsave Cme
  EmI'm a Gprisoner
Cof my own Emfears
GSometimes Cfantasy
is the Donly
Thought I can Cbear
Chorus 1:
  GMy mind is a Amdream
filled balEmloon
Dripping Cdreams
into my Gshoes
And I'm D/F#too
afraid to Cmove
To face the
real world
  GAnd when I Amfall
I fall down Emhard
When Cwill I ever
Glearn? Don't D/F#take
your dreams to Cheart
You'll only wind
up getting EmburnedG  C  
EmburnedG  C  
Verse 2:
  EmMaybe I'm GlazyC  
But  EmcircumsGtances
Calways knock me Emdown
So GI'll just Clie
here never get Dup
Off the Cground
But Emmaybe it's GcrazyC  
  EmTo sit and Gthink of all
the Cthings I wanna Emdo
What's the Guse in
Cdreaming when dreams
DNever Ccome true?
Guitar Solo: G-Am-Em-C-G-D/F#-C  
Chorus 2:
  GAnd when I Amfall
I fall down Emhard
When Cwill I ever
Glearn? Don't D/F#take
your dreams to Cheart
You'll only wind
           Em    G C x4 <-- Bass Solo
up getting burned
Chorus 3:
EmWhy do I Gdaydream?C  
EmWhy do I Gdaydream?C  
EmWhy do I Gbother?  C  DWhy?C  
EmWhy do I Gdaydream?C  
EmWhy do I Gdaydream?C  
EmWhy do I Gbother?  C  DWhy?C  
Chorus 4:
It's EmTime to Gget
up Coff your ass
EmPull your Ghead out
Ctake a chance
EmGrab whatGever
Cyou can grab
Cause there's
Dno such thingC  
EmTime to Gget
up Coff your ass
EmPull your Ghead out
Ctake a chance
EmGrab whatGever
Cyou can grab
Cause there's
Dno such thingC  
EmTime to Gget
up Coff your ass
EmPull your Ghead out
Ctake a chance
EmGrab whatGever
Cyou can grab
Cause there's
Dno such thing
             C  Em(hold)   
 no such thing

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Dreams

by Descendents

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G/B

2004 Fat Wreck Chords

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022000

- x32010

- 320033

- xx0232

- x02210

- x24432

D/F#

- 2x023x

G/B

- x2x003

Intro:

D--C--

Em-G-C-- x2

Verse 1:

Em G C

Why do I daydream?

Em G

Oh Why do I get my

hopes up at all?

Em G

I've been living

this Walter Mitty

D C

life For too long

Em G C

Somebody save me

Em G

I'm a prisoner

C Em

of my own fears

G C

Sometimes fantasy

is the only

Thought I can bear

Chorus 1:

G Am

My mind is a dream

filled balloon

Dripping dreams

into my shoes

D/F#

And I'm too

afraid to move

To face the

real world

G Am

And when I fall

I fall down hard

When will I ever

G D/F#

learn? Don't take

your dreams to heart

You'll only wind

Em G C

up getting burned

Em G C

burned

Verse 2:

Em G C

Maybe I'm lazy

Em G

But circumstances

C Em

always knock me down

G C

So I'll just lie

here never get up

Off the ground

Em G C

But maybe it's crazy

Em G

To sit and think of all

C Em

the things I wanna do

What's the use in

dreaming when dreams

D C

Never come true?

G Am Em C G D/F# C

Guitar Solo: ------

Chorus 2:

G Am

And when I fall

I fall down hard

When will I ever

G D/F#

learn? Don't take

your dreams to heart

You'll only wind

Em G C x4 <-- Bass Solo

up getting burned

Chorus 3:

Em G C

Why do I daydream?

Em G C

Why do I daydream?

Em G C D C

Why do I bother? Why?

Em G C

Why do I daydream?

Em G C

Why do I daydream?

Em G C D C

Why do I bother? Why?

Chorus 4:

Em G

It's Time to get

up off your ass

Em G

Pull your head out

take a chance

Em G

Grab whatever

you can grab

Cause there's

D C

no such thing

Em G

Time to get

up off your ass

Em G

Pull your head out

take a chance

Em G

Grab whatever

you can grab

Cause there's

D C

no such thing

Em G

Time to get

up off your ass

Em G

Pull your head out

take a chance

Em G

Grab whatever

you can grab

Cause there's

no such thing

C Em

(hold)

no such thing

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