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Red Brick Dream

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Intro =     E    E6     E/      E     E6  E  
ERed E6brick Edre----am.  WinE6dows Escre---am.
EAs   E6the   Erusting north E6star Eshines above. 
E6And dErops it’s  irE6on   Ebeams.
ECrashing Bdown upon the Bbroofs of ASwindon Etow-----n.E6  E  
EI heard the engines dieing breath.E6  E  
ECastles and kings who starved to death.E6  E  
EI dropped the coronation cup (chhh).E6  
                      B        Bb           A            E     E6   E/      E     E6  E  
Please don’t wake them up from red brick dre-----am.
ERed E6brick Edre----ams.     ButE6tons Egle----am.
EBy   E6the  lEight of E6the  Efurnace pouE6ring Emouton memoriesE6.E  
ESplashing Bdown upon the Bbroofs of ASwindon Etow-----nE6.E  
EThe men of muscle fix the rot.  E6  E  
EWho forms the losses all forgot.E6  E  
EThey made the Thomas and the Jane’s.E6  
BSleeping it remBbains in Ared brick Edreams.
 E6= 042100
 NOT TO SURE ABOUT THESE LINES. A LITTLE HARD TO MAKE OUT CORRECTIONS APPRECIATED :)

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Red Brick Dream

by XTC

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E E6 E E E6 E

Intro = /

E E6 E E6 E

Red brick dre----am. Windows scre---am.

E E6 E E6 E

As the rusting north star shines above.

E6 E E6 E

And drops it’s iron beams.

E B Bb A E E6 E

Crashing down upon the roofs of Swindon tow-----n.

E E6 E

I heard the engines dieing breath.

E E6 E

Castles and kings who starved to death.

E E6

I dropped the coronation cup (chhh).

B Bb A E E6 E E E6 E

Please don’t wake them up from red brick dre-----am.

E E6 E E6 E

Red brick dre----ams. Buttons gle----am.

E E6 E E6 E E6 E E6 E

By the light of the furnace pouring mouton memories.

E B Bb A E E6 E

Splashing down upon the roofs of Swindon tow-----n.

E E6 E

The men of muscle fix the rot.

E E6 E

Who forms the losses all forgot.

E E6

They made the Thomas and the Jane’s.

B Bb A E

Sleeping it remains in red brick dreams.

= 042100

NOT TO SURE ABOUT THESE LINES. A LITTLE HARD TO MAKE OUT CORRECTIONS APPRECIATED :)

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