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Nightmares

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Great song from their fourth studio album "3".
You can see Gordon using these chords in the music video for this song, sounds correct to me.
Listen to the song for corresponding rhythm. Enjoy playing!
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VERSE 1:
It Dseems that the problem is very deep
'Cause every time I try to sleep
I have Gnightmares          
Thinking about getting together with Dyou
Oh, Dit seems that the problem is very deep
'Cause every time I go to sleep
I have Gnightmares          
Thinking about getting together with Dyou
GThinking about getting back together again with Dyou
CHORUS:
BmNo, no, I wouldn't say so
I would Dnot call it a Acurse
But Bmwhat worries me then
Is when I Dwake up if it Amight be worse
VERSE 2:
Oh, Devery time I take my sleeps
Then you come and you give me the creeps
In my Gnightmares
Thinking about getting together with Dyou
Oh, Deverytime I fall asleep
Then you come there I'd like to creep
In my Gnightmares
Thinking about getting together with Dyou
GThinking 'bout getting back together again with Dyou
CHORUS:
BmNo, no, I wouldn't say so
I would Dnot call it a Acurse
But Bmwhat worries me then
Is when I Dwake up if it Amight be worse
SOLO: It's basically the verse + chorus
VERSE 3:
Oh, Dit seems that the problem is very deep
'Cause every time I go to sleep
I have Gnightmares          
Thinking about getting together with Dyou
GThinking about getting back together again with Dyou
                           G                       A      D   G   D(stop)
Thinking about getting back together again with you
(short pause)
OUTRO:
GNightmareDs (in my)
GNightmareDs (in my)
etc.

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Nightmares

by Violent Femmes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Great song from their fourth studio album "3".

You can see Gordon using these chords in the music video for this song, sounds correct to me.

Listen to the song for corresponding rhythm. Enjoy playing!

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VERSE 1:

It seems that the problem is very deep

'Cause every time I try to sleep

I have nightmares

Thinking about getting together with you

Oh, it seems that the problem is very deep

'Cause every time I go to sleep

I have nightmares

Thinking about getting together with you

G D

Thinking about getting back together again with you

CHORUS:

No, no, I wouldn't say so

D A

I would not call it a curse

But what worries me then

D A

Is when I wake up if it might be worse

VERSE 2:

Oh, every time I take my sleeps

Then you come and you give me the creeps

In my nightmares

Thinking about getting together with you

Oh, everytime I fall asleep

Then you come there I'd like to creep

In my nightmares

Thinking about getting together with you

G D

Thinking 'bout getting back together again with you

CHORUS:

No, no, I wouldn't say so

D A

I would not call it a curse

But what worries me then

D A

Is when I wake up if it might be worse

SOLO: It's basically the verse + chorus

VERSE 3:

Oh, it seems that the problem is very deep

'Cause every time I go to sleep

I have nightmares

Thinking about getting together with you

G D

Thinking about getting back together again with you

G A D G D

(stop)

Thinking about getting back together again with you

(short pause)

OUTRO:

G D

Nightmares (in my)

G D

Nightmares (in my)

etc.

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