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Dream World:The Monkees.
Album - The Birds, The Bees, And The Monkees -
#3 on BB Hot 200 on COLGEMS Records in 1968.
INTRO:  D   A   D  A  
#1.
DWalking Emaround with your Ghead in the Dclouds,
you don't Acare.Em  A  
DWhy must you Emwalk when you Gknow you're not 
Dgoing anyAwhere?Em  A  
CHORUS:
AWhy Emdon't you Dcome out of your Gbm7dream world,
Bmit's Anot Dreal.
It's Enot the Emway it Dseems to Abe.
AWhy don't you Dcome inGbmto the Bmreal world, Emcome 
Awith Dme.
DWe'll share our Emthoughts, Dforget the Adreams,
you'll Dsee.
INTERLUDE:  D   A   D  A  
#2.
DAlways Epretending that Emeverything's Dfine, when 
it's Anot.Em  A  
DWhy must you Elie when you Emknow that you Dalways 
get Acaught.Em  A  
CHORUS:
AWhy Emdon't you Dcome out of your Gbm7dream world,
Bmit's Anot Dreal.
It's Enot the Emway it Dseems to Abe.
AWhy don't you Dcome inGbmto the Bmreal world, Emcome 
Awith Dme.
DWe'll share our Emthoughts, Dforget the Adreams,
you'll Dsee.
INTERLUDE:  D   A   DA..D  E   Em   D   A   Em  A  
CHORUS:
AWhy Emdon't you Dcome out of your Gbm7dream world,
Bmit's Anot Dreal.
It's Enot the Emway it Dseems to Abe.
AWhy don't you Dcome inGbmto the Bmreal world, Emcome 
Awith Dme.
DWe'll share our Emthoughts, Dforget the Adreams,
you'll Dsee.
OUTRO:
You'll Dsee..A....you'll Dsee..A..D...
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Dream World

by The Monkees

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Gbm7

Gbm

Dream World:The Monkees.

Album - The Birds, The Bees, And The Monkees -

#3 on BB Hot 200 on COLGEMS Records in 1968.

D A D A

INTRO:

#1.

D Em G D

Walking around with your head in the clouds,

A Em A

you don't care.

D Em G

Why must you walk when you know you're not

D A Em A

going anywhere?

CHORUS:

A Em D Gbm7

Why don't you come out of your dream world,

Bm A D

it's not real.

E Em D A

It's not the way it seems to be.

A D Gbm Bm Em

Why don't you come into the real world, come

A D

with me.

D Em D A

We'll share our thoughts, forget the dreams,

you'll see.

D A D A

INTERLUDE:

#2.

D E Em D

Always pretending that everything's fine, when

A Em A

it's not.

D E Em D

Why must you lie when you know that you always

A Em A

get caught.

CHORUS:

A Em D Gbm7

Why don't you come out of your dream world,

Bm A D

it's not real.

E Em D A

It's not the way it seems to be.

A D Gbm Bm Em

Why don't you come into the real world, come

A D

with me.

D Em D A

We'll share our thoughts, forget the dreams,

you'll see.

D A D E Em D A Em A

INTERLUDE: A..D

CHORUS:

A Em D Gbm7

Why don't you come out of your dream world,

Bm A D

it's not real.

E Em D A

It's not the way it seems to be.

A D Gbm Bm Em

Why don't you come into the real world, come

A D

with me.

D Em D A

We'll share our thoughts, forget the dreams,

you'll see.

OUTRO:

D A D A D

You'll see......you'll see.......

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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