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Intro:
E   F#  A E A E  F#  E
I'd rEather be dreaming than living
Living's just too hard to doF#  
It's chAances not choicEes
NAoises not voicEes
A day's just a thing to get thrF#ough
LEiving's just too hard to do
I'd rEather be dreaming than talking
There's nothing to hear or to F#say
With eAars covered mouth clEosed
The wAorld is opposEed
Nothing gets in or awF#ay
There's nEothing to hear or to say
E   F#  A E A E  F#  E
I'd rEather be dreaming than thinking
Thoughts are small comfort to mF#e
DreAams might be pretEend
But Aat least dreams Eend
And I just can't stop thinking you sF#ee
ThoEughts are small comfort to me
I'd rEather be dreaming than sleeping
Just sleeping you're just as well F#dead
In drAeams I can flEy
In drAeams I don't dEie
That's why I lie here in this bF#ed
Just sleeping you're jEust as well dead
I'd rEather be dreaming

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Dreaming

by Loudon Wainwright III

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Intro:

E F# A E A E F# E

I'd rather be dreaming than living

Living's just too hard to do

A E

It's chances not choices

A E

Noises not voices

A day's just a thing to get through

Living's just too hard to do

I'd rather be dreaming than talking

There's nothing to hear or to say

A E

With ears covered mouth closed

A E

The world is opposed

Nothing gets in or away

There's nothing to hear or to say

E F# A E A E F# E

I'd rather be dreaming than thinking

Thoughts are small comfort to me

A E

Dreams might be pretend

A E

But at least dreams end

And I just can't stop thinking you see

Thoughts are small comfort to me

I'd rather be dreaming than sleeping

Just sleeping you're just as well dead

A E

In dreams I can fly

A E

In dreams I don't die

That's why I lie here in this bed

Just sleeping you're just as well dead

I'd rather be dreaming

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