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Key: C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C#-  x46664
 F#-  244322
 Ebm- x68876
Intro: C#-F#-Ebm-F#- x2
Verse 1:
  C#It’s getting F#to that
Ebmtime of F#night Where
we  C#brace ourF#selves
for the Ebmsun to F#rise
It’s C#3 aF#m and Ebmall
of our F#friends  C#fell
AsF#leep sitting Ebmup
in the F#backseat
  C#We play the F#radio
the Ebmradio F#soft
We  C#sing as F#loud
as Ebmloud as we F#want
I C#feel it in my F#bones
I Ebmfeel it in my F#lungs
That Ebmmaybe just this F#once
Chorus 1:
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh The
Ebmdream’s not F#dead
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh It
was Ebmjust sleeF#ping
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh The
Ebmdream’s not F#dead
But EbmI have been
          F#   C#   F#   Ebm   F#x2
up all night
Verse 2:
  C#What we F#have might
Ebmnot be F#nice We’ve
got a  C#car that
sF#tarts most Ebmof the
F#time A full C#tank
of F#gas some failures
Ebmon our F#backs  C#But
that’s eF#nough to
  Ebmdrive   F#    C#Sometimes
we F#make eveEbmrything
F#worse  C#Sometimes we
sF#leep unEbmtil it F#hurts
I’ve been in C#bed too
F#long I forEbmgot what
I F#want   EbmBut now
                 F#(hold)
it’s time to get up
Chorus 2:
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh The
Ebmdream’s not F#dead
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh It
was Ebmjust sleeF#ping
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh The
Ebmdream’s not F#dead
But EbmI have been
F#up all night
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh The
Ebmdream’s not F#dead
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh It
was Ebmjust sleeF#ping
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh The
Ebmdream’s not F#dead
But EbmI have been
F#up all night
Interlude: Acoustic
C#--F#--Ebm--F#--
Bridge:
The C#dream’s not dead
it was F#only sleeping
When I Ebmclose my eyes
So F#I can see it The
C#dream’s not dead it
was F#only sleeping
but  Ebmoh oh oh oh
While I have
been F#up all night
Chorus 3:
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh The
Ebmdream’s not F#dead
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh It
was Ebmjust sleeF#ping
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh The
Ebmdream’s not F#dead
But EbmI have been
F#up all night
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh The
Ebmdream’s not F#dead
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh It
was Ebmjust sleeF#ping
  C#Oh Oh Oh F#Oh The
Ebmdream’s not F#dead
But EbmI have been
F#up all night
C#up all F#nightEbm  F#  
     C#     F#   Ebm   F#  C#(hold)
up all night

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The Dreams Not Dead

by Candy Hearts

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm

Key: C#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x46664

- 244322

Ebm

- x68876

C# F# Ebm F#

Intro: ---- x2

Verse 1:

C# F#

It’s getting to that

Ebm F#

time of night Where

C# F#

we brace ourselves

Ebm F#

for the sun to rise

C# F# Ebm

It’s 3 am and all

F# C#

of our friends fell

F# Ebm

Asleep sitting up

in the backseat

C# F#

We play the radio

Ebm F#

the radio soft

C# F#

We sing as loud

Ebm F#

as loud as we want

C# F#

I feel it in my bones

Ebm F#

I feel it in my lungs

Ebm F#

That maybe just this once

Chorus 1:

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh The

Ebm F#

dream’s not dead

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh It

Ebm F#

was just sleeping

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh The

Ebm F#

dream’s not dead

Ebm

But I have been

F# C# F# Ebm F#

up all night

Verse 2:

C# F#

What we have might

Ebm F#

not be nice We’ve

got a car that

F# Ebm

starts most of the

F# C#

time A full tank

of gas some failures

Ebm F# C#

on our backs But

that’s enough to

Ebm F# C#

drive Sometimes

F# Ebm

we make everything

F# C#

worse Sometimes we

F# Ebm F#

sleep until it hurts

I’ve been in bed too

F# Ebm

long I forgot what

F# Ebm

I want But now

(hold)

it’s time to get up

Chorus 2:

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh The

Ebm F#

dream’s not dead

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh It

Ebm F#

was just sleeping

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh The

Ebm F#

dream’s not dead

Ebm

But I have been

up all night

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh The

Ebm F#

dream’s not dead

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh It

Ebm F#

was just sleeping

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh The

Ebm F#

dream’s not dead

Ebm

But I have been

up all night

Interlude: Acoustic

C# F# Ebm F#

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Bridge:

The dream’s not dead

it was only sleeping

Ebm

When I close my eyes

So I can see it The

dream’s not dead it

was only sleeping

Ebm

but oh oh oh oh

While I have

been up all night

Chorus 3:

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh The

Ebm F#

dream’s not dead

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh It

Ebm F#

was just sleeping

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh The

Ebm F#

dream’s not dead

Ebm

But I have been

up all night

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh The

Ebm F#

dream’s not dead

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh It

Ebm F#

was just sleeping

C# F#

Oh Oh Oh Oh The

Ebm F#

dream’s not dead

Ebm

But I have been

up all night

C# F# Ebm F#

up all night

C# F# Ebm F# C#

(hold)

up all night

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