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                                             B   A     D   DR  E   AM
                                          B e n ' s  B r o t h e r 
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                   +--------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------+
                   +---------------------------------------------------------------+
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               +                                                                     +
               + Listen the song for play transitions of F/F4 Am/A9 and Dm to Dm7/C  +
               + in right mode!! Thank you, enjoy it!                                +
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Tuning: E (Standard) Capo on 3rd fret
CHORDS USED [IN ORDER OF FIRST APPEARANCE] [relative to Capo]:
e]---Fx---F4x-----Am0-----A90-----Dm1---Dm7/C--1-----Bb-----C#-----Cmx-----G73----Cx---Bbm------|
B]---1---1-----1-----0-----3-----3-----3----6----4-----3----5----2----|
G]---2---3-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3----6----5-----4----5----3----|
D]---3---3-----2-----2-----0-----------3----6----5-----3----5----3----|
A]---x---x-----0-----0-----------3-----1----4----3-----5----3----1----|
E]---1---1-----------------------X-----x----x----x-----3----x----x----|
Intro:  \\  F\\  F4\\ (2x)
Verse 1:
FWatching F4me, watching Fyou
WF4atching me touch your Amface
Touching A9me, touching Amme
With your Dmgrace
I can't sleep
Cos Dm7/Cwithout Bbyou
Life is a bad Fdream
Interlude: \\  F\\  F4\\ (2x)
Verse 2:
FNobody knF4ows how it Ffeels
To hear the F4slightest ansAmwer
From your A9lips straight to Amme
Like the flight of a Dmdancer
Born to move coz Dm7/Cwithout Bbyou
Life is a bad Fdream
Pre Chorus:
There's C#no way you can leave Cmnow in the Fnight
And I C#don't want to believe Cmnow that you G7might Cgo no
Chorus:
FSo open your eF4yes, open your Feyes
I need you F4wide awake Amnow
Come on get A9up, come on get Amup
Cos I'm hA9aving a breakDmdown
Show me your love, Dm7/Cshow me your Bblove
Tell me that you'll never leave Fme
Verse 4:
FCover my F4ears, cover my Feyes
Don't F4tell me the bad Amnews
I'll go for A9years, wondering Amwhy
Was there A9something I could dDmo?
That's not right, Dm7/Cthat's not Bbtrue
Tonight is a bad Fdream
Interlude 3 : \\ F \\ F4 \\ (2x)
Pre Chorus 2:
There's C#no way you can leave Cmnow in the Fnight
And I'm C#starting to believe Cmnow that you G7might Cgo no
Chorus 2:
FSo open your eF4yes, open your Feyes
I need you F4wide awake Amnow
Come on get A9up, come on get Amup
Cos I'm hA9aving a breakDmdown
Show me your love, Dm7/Cshow me your Bblove
Tell me that you'll never leave Fme
Bridge:
C#All I own now, Bbmall I own now
FTake F4itF  F4  
C#All I own now, Bbmall I own now
FTake F4itF  F4  
Chorus 3:
FSo open your eF4yes, open your Feyes
I need you F4wide awake Amnow
Come on get A9up, come on get Amup
Cos I'm hA9aving a breakDmdown
Show me your love, Dm7/Cshow me your Bblove
Tell me that you'll never leave Fme
Outro:
FSo open your eF4yes, open your Feyes
I need you F4wide awake Amnow
Come on get A9up, come on get Amup
Cos I'm hA9aving a breakDmdown
Show me your love, Dm7/Cshow me your Bblove
Tell me that you'll never leave Fme

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Bad Dream

by Ben's Brother

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7/C

Bbm

B A D D E A

R M

B e n ' s B r o t h e r

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+--------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------+

+---------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------+

+ +

+ Listen the song for play transitions of F/F4 Am/A9 and Dm to Dm7/C +

+ in right mode!! Thank you, enjoy it! +

+---------------------------------------------------------------------+

Tuning: E (Standard) Capo on 3rd fret

CHORDS USED [IN ORDER OF FIRST APPEARANCE] [relative to Capo]:

F F4 Am A9 Dm Dm7/C Bb C# Cm G7 C Bbm

e]---x---x-----0-----0-----1-----1---------------x-----3----x---------|

B]---1---1-----1-----0-----3-----3-----3----6----4-----3----5----2----|

G]---2---3-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3----6----5-----4----5----3----|

D]---3---3-----2-----2-----0-----------3----6----5-----3----5----3----|

A]---x---x-----0-----0-----------3-----1----4----3-----5----3----1----|

E]---1---1-----------------------X-----x----x----x-----3----x----x----|

F F4

Intro: \\ \\ \\ (2x)

Verse 1:

F F4 F

Watching me, watching you

F4 Am

Watching me touch your face

A9 Am

Touching me, touching me

With your grace

I can't sleep

Dm7/C Bb

Cos without you

Life is a bad dream

F F4

Interlude: \\ \\ \\ (2x)

Verse 2:

F F4 F

Nobody knows how it feels

F4 Am

To hear the slightest answer

A9 Am

From your lips straight to me

Like the flight of a dancer

Dm7/C Bb

Born to move coz without you

Life is a bad dream

Pre Chorus:

C# Cm F

There's no way you can leave now in the night

C# Cm G7 C

And I don't want to believe now that you might go no

Chorus:

F F4 F

So open your eyes, open your eyes

F4 Am

I need you wide awake now

A9 Am

Come on get up, come on get up

A9 Dm

Cos I'm having a breakdown

Dm7/C Bb

Show me your love, show me your love

Tell me that you'll never leave me

Verse 4:

F F4 F

Cover my ears, cover my eyes

F4 Am

Don't tell me the bad news

A9 Am

I'll go for years, wondering why

A9 Dm

Was there something I could do?

Dm7/C Bb

That's not right, that's not true

Tonight is a bad dream

Interlude 3 : \\ F \\ F4 \\ (2x)

Pre Chorus 2:

C# Cm F

There's no way you can leave now in the night

C# Cm G7 C

And I'm starting to believe now that you might go no

Chorus 2:

F F4 F

So open your eyes, open your eyes

F4 Am

I need you wide awake now

A9 Am

Come on get up, come on get up

A9 Dm

Cos I'm having a breakdown

Dm7/C Bb

Show me your love, show me your love

Tell me that you'll never leave me

Bridge:

C# Bbm

All I own now, all I own now

F F4 F F4

Take it

C# Bbm

All I own now, all I own now

F F4 F F4

Take it

Chorus 3:

F F4 F

So open your eyes, open your eyes

F4 Am

I need you wide awake now

A9 Am

Come on get up, come on get up

A9 Dm

Cos I'm having a breakdown

Dm7/C Bb

Show me your love, show me your love

Tell me that you'll never leave me

Outro:

F F4 F

So open your eyes, open your eyes

F4 Am

I need you wide awake now

A9 Am

Come on get up, come on get up

A9 Dm

Cos I'm having a breakdown

Dm7/C Bb

Show me your love, show me your love

Tell me that you'll never leave me

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