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Dream Gone By

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1/46

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 46Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Riff Intro / Interlude (1)]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------0--0--2-0--2--2--2-2--0--------------|
A|--2--2-----0-2-0--2-2--------------------------2------0----|
E|--------2-------------------------------------------2---2--|
[Riff Intro / Interlude (2)]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------0--0--2-0--2--2--2-2--0--2--3-2-0----|
A|--2--2-----0-2-0--2-2--------------------------------------|
E|--------2--------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
e|-------3--0---|
B|-------0--1---|
G|-----0-0--2---|
D|---3---0--3---|
A|-------2--0---|
E|-------3------|
[Verse]
GLet go all the tFmaj7ears of your life
GThe one you left Fmaj7behind
GLet the pain of Fmaj7the dream go by
GIt's overFmaj7  
GThe love is callFmaj7ing
GI'm searchingFmaj7  
GYou have gone to Fmaj7be free
[Chorus]
BmThe love is Gcalling
GI'm searching
BmYou have gone to be GfreeF#  
DWhen the light had Ggone
GAnd the night was over
BmYet the feeling will still Gexist
F#For you and me
[Riff Interlude]
[Verse]
GLet go all the tFmaj7ears of your life
GThe one you left Fmaj7behind
GLet the pain of Fmaj7the dream go by it's over
GAnd the feeling Fmaj7still exists
GFor you and meFmaj7  
GYou have gone to Fmaj7be free
BmLet go all the tears of your Glife
GThe one you left behind
BmLet the pain of the dGream go by it's F#over
DOh, and as you fly past the Gsign
GThat points to our way
BmSend your children a Gwhispered song
F#Then allow yourself away
[Riff Interlude accompanies lyrics below] 
One two I am you
You are but a show
Three four there's no mre
Your red mouth is aglow
Five six no more tricks
Now I'm feeling clean
The secret yeah it moved so fast
Had to dive into mid stream

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Dream Gone By

by Peter Murphy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

[Riff Intro / Interlude (1)]

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

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

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

D|----------------------0--0--2-0--2--2--2-2--0--------------|

A|--2--2-----0-2-0--2-2--------------------------2------0----|

E|--------2-------------------------------------------2---2--|

[Riff Intro / Interlude (2)]

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

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

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

D|----------------------0--0--2-0--2--2--2-2--0--2--3-2-0----|

A|--2--2-----0-2-0--2-2--------------------------------------|

E|--------2--------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

e|-------3--0---|

B|-------0--1---|

G|-----0-0--2---|

D|---3---0--3---|

A|-------2--0---|

E|-------3------|

[Verse]

G Fmaj7

Let go all the tears of your life

G Fmaj7

The one you left behind

G Fmaj7

Let the pain of the dream go by

G Fmaj7

It's over

G Fmaj7

The love is calling

G Fmaj7

I'm searching

G Fmaj7

You have gone to be free

[Chorus]

Bm G

The love is calling

I'm searching

Bm G F#

You have gone to be free

D G

When the light had gone

And the night was over

Bm G

Yet the feeling will still exist

For you and me

[Riff Interlude]

[Verse]

G Fmaj7

Let go all the tears of your life

G Fmaj7

The one you left behind

G Fmaj7

Let the pain of the dream go by it's over

G Fmaj7

And the feeling still exists

G Fmaj7

For you and me

G Fmaj7

You have gone to be free

Bm G

Let go all the tears of your life

The one you left behind

Bm G F#

Let the pain of the dream go by it's over

D G

Oh, and as you fly past the sign

That points to our way

Bm G

Send your children a whispered song

Then allow yourself away

[Riff Interlude accompanies lyrics below]

One two I am you

You are but a show

Three four there's no mre

Your red mouth is aglow

Five six no more tricks

Now I'm feeling clean

The secret yeah it moved so fast

Had to dive into mid stream

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