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Yo La Tengo
Dreaming
Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs: 1985–2003
(A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities 1986–2002)
A great cover of Sun Ra by Yo La Tengo.
Eb
EbDreaming, dreaming,
here I am dreaming Fagain.
Dreaming, dreaming,
I'm in a deep dream Ebagain.
Sleeping, sleeping,
it's time for me to wake Abup.
AbmOh no matter how I Ebdream, Abit always Bbmakes me Ebcry.
EbIf you live in fables then you'll know what I mean
for that Bis a world where things aren't what they Bbseem.
AbmOh no matter how I Ebdream, Abit always Bbmakes me Ebcry.
EbDreaming, dreaming,
here I am dreaming Fagain.
Dreaming, dreaming,
though you make my dreams Ebcome true.
Sleeping, sleeping,
it's time for me to wake Abup.
AbmOh no matter how I Ebdream, Abit always Bbmakes me Ebcry.
[solo] [verse chords]
EbIf you live in fables then you'll know what I mean
for that Bis a world where things aren't what they Bbseem.
AbmOh no matter how I Ebdream, Abit always Bbmakes me Ebcry.
EbDreaming, dreaming,
here I am dreaming Fagain.
Dreaming, dreaming,
I'm in a deep dream Ebagain.
Sleeping, sleeping,
it's time for me to wake Abup.
AbmOh no matter how I Ebdream, Abit always Bbmakes me Ebcry.
AbmOh no matter how I Ebdream, Abit always Bbmakes me Ebcry.
EbDreaming, dreaming,
Dreaming, dreaming,
Dreaming, dreaming 
solo:
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------8---------------------|-------8---------------------|
D|--8-10--10--8-10-8-10-8-10---|--8-10--10--8-10-8-10-8-10---|
A|--------------------------8--|--------------------------10-|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------8-|------8-11-8------8-8-11-8-------|
G|------8-----8-8-8------8-|--8-10------10-8-----------10-8--|
D|-8-10--10--8------10-8---|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chords Used:
        EADGBe
Eb:     668888 
F:      8810101010    
Ab:     466544 
Abm:    466444 
B:      799877 
Bb:     688766 
by Artylandia.

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Dreaming

by Yo La Tengo

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Abm

Yo La Tengo

Dreaming

Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs: 1985–2003

(A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities 1986–2002)

A great cover of Sun Ra by Yo La Tengo.

Dreaming, dreaming,

here I am dreaming again.

Dreaming, dreaming,

I'm in a deep dream again.

Sleeping, sleeping,

it's time for me to wake up.

Abm Eb Ab Bb Eb

Oh no matter how I dream, it always makes me cry.

If you live in fables then you'll know what I mean

B Bb

for that is a world where things aren't what they seem.

Abm Eb Ab Bb Eb

Oh no matter how I dream, it always makes me cry.

Dreaming, dreaming,

here I am dreaming again.

Dreaming, dreaming,

though you make my dreams come true.

Sleeping, sleeping,

it's time for me to wake up.

Abm Eb Ab Bb Eb

Oh no matter how I dream, it always makes me cry.

[solo] [verse chords]

If you live in fables then you'll know what I mean

B Bb

for that is a world where things aren't what they seem.

Abm Eb Ab Bb Eb

Oh no matter how I dream, it always makes me cry.

Dreaming, dreaming,

here I am dreaming again.

Dreaming, dreaming,

I'm in a deep dream again.

Sleeping, sleeping,

it's time for me to wake up.

Abm Eb Ab Bb Eb

Oh no matter how I dream, it always makes me cry.

Abm Eb Ab Bb Eb

Oh no matter how I dream, it always makes me cry.

Dreaming, dreaming,

Dreaming, dreaming

solo:

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

G|-------8---------------------|-------8---------------------|

D|--8-10--10--8-10-8-10-8-10---|--8-10--10--8-10-8-10-8-10---|

A|--------------------------8--|--------------------------10-|

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

e|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|-----------------------8-|------8-11-8------8-8-11-8-------|

G|------8-----8-8-8------8-|--8-10------10-8-----------10-8--|

D|-8-10--10--8------10-8---|---------------------------------|

A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

Chords Used:

EADGBe

Eb: 668888

F: 8810101010

Ab: 466544

Abm: 466444

B: 799877

Bb: 688766

by Artylandia.

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