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Dear Mr Fantasy

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Dear Mr. Fantasy
Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton Live @ Madison Square Garden
1 Beat Drum Fill
e|---------------------13\-|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---5/7---7/9----7--------|             (Intro Riff)
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
D       A
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------0-------------|              (Guitar Fill)
A|------0-3---3--0--------|
E|--0h3-------------------|
ADear Mister FantasGy, play us a tune,
Dsomething to make us all Ahappy
(Guitar Fill)
ADo anything at thGe sound of this gloom
SDing a song, play guitar,
make it Asnappy
(Guitar Fill)
AYou are the one who can make us Gall laugh,
but Ddoing that you break out in Atears
(Guitar Fill)
APlease don't be sad if it was a stGraight mind you had,
we Dwouldn't have known you all these Ayears
F#m   A                         (Eric's Solo)
F#m   A
F#m   A
F#m   G    E7
(Guitar Fill)
ADear Mister FantasGy, play us a tune,
Dsomething to make us all Ahappy
(Guitar Fill)
ADo anything take uGs out of this gloom
DSing a song, play guitar,
make it Asnappy
(Guitar Fill)
A       G       D       A (x4)           (Eric's Solo)
A
(Intro Riff)
D       A
(Guitar Fill)
ADear Mister FantasGy, play us a tune,
Dsomething to make us all Ahappy
(Guitar Fill)
ADo anything at thGe sound of this gloom
SDing a song, play guitar,
make it Asnappy
(Guitar Fill)
AYou are the one who caGn make us all laugh,
but Ddoing that you break out in Atears
(Guitar Fill)
A                                G                      (Building with Chunky Power Chords)
Please don't be sad if it was a straight mind you had,
we Dwouldn't have known you all these Ayears
A       G       D       A             (Loud Open Power Chords)
A       G       D       A       (x9)            (Steve's Solo)
A (x8)                  (Building)
A                               (Bob Down Beat)(Steve's Solo)
A                               (Bob Down Beat)(Eric's Solo)
A                               (Bob Down Beat)(Steve's Solo)
A                               (Bob Down Beat)(Eric's Solo)
A       A       A       G
A       A       A       G
A       A       A       G
A       A       A       G
       A         A         A         G(Slow Down)
A

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Dear Mr Fantasy

by Steve Winwood

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F#m

Dear Mr. Fantasy

Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton Live @ Madison Square Garden

1 Beat Drum Fill

e|---------------------13\-|

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

G|-------------------------|

D|---5/7---7/9----7--------| (Intro Riff)

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

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

D A

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

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

G|------------------------|

D|----------0-------------| (Guitar Fill)

A|------0-3---3--0--------|

E|--0h3-------------------|

A G

Dear Mister Fantasy, play us a tune,

D A

something to make us all happy

(Guitar Fill)

A G

Do anything at the sound of this gloom

Sing a song, play guitar,

make it snappy

(Guitar Fill)

A G

You are the one who can make us all laugh,

D A

but doing that you break out in tears

(Guitar Fill)

A G

Please don't be sad if it was a straight mind you had,

D A

we wouldn't have known you all these years

F#m A (Eric's Solo)

F#m A

F#m G E7

(Guitar Fill)

A G

Dear Mister Fantasy, play us a tune,

D A

something to make us all happy

(Guitar Fill)

A G

Do anything take us out of this gloom

Sing a song, play guitar,

make it snappy

(Guitar Fill)

A G D A (x4) (Eric's Solo)

(Intro Riff)

D A

(Guitar Fill)

A G

Dear Mister Fantasy, play us a tune,

D A

something to make us all happy

(Guitar Fill)

A G

Do anything at the sound of this gloom

Sing a song, play guitar,

make it snappy

(Guitar Fill)

A G

You are the one who can make us all laugh,

D A

but doing that you break out in tears

(Guitar Fill)

A G (Building with Chunky Power Chords)

Please don't be sad if it was a straight mind you had,

D A

we wouldn't have known you all these years

A G D A (Loud Open Power Chords)

A G D A (x9) (Steve's Solo)

A (x8) (Building)

A (Bob Down Beat)(Steve's Solo)

A (Bob Down Beat)(Eric's Solo)

A (Bob Down Beat)(Steve's Solo)

A (Bob Down Beat)(Eric's Solo)

A A A G

(Slow Down)

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