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Dream Song

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Capo 1st
[Intro]
F#m D A B7 F#m D A
[Verse]
F#mHe's been waking all Dthrough the night
And Apacing 'round in the B7moonlight
'Cause F#mthese same dreams won't Dlet him beA  
Their F#mcameras photograph Deverything
That Ahe's been burying B7down beneath
And F#mshow him what he don't Dwanna seeA  
[Chorus]
He counts the Dhours creeping by
His thoughts racing, Aeyes stuck open wide
Tossing and Dturning through the night every AnightC#  
[Verse]
He F#mhas this one where he's Dbeing pursued
Aby every woman he B7ever knew
but F#mat first grasp he Dwakes in gaspsA  
He F#mwatches her laying there Dsound asleep
And Awonders who's chasing her B7through her dreams
And F#mwhen they do if it Dscares her tooA  
[Chorus]
He counts the Dhours creeping by
His thoughts racing, Aeyes stuck open wide
Tossing and Dturning through the night every Anight
And oh how he Dneeds to get some sleep
But who Bwaits down there so deep
Leaves him F#mshaking at the knees, it C#7seems
[Bridge]
Oh DAD/D#aaahhC#hhhC#/Fhh  ODooD/D#h  AhBhhC#hhh
[Interlude]
F#m D A B7 F#m D A
[Chorus]
He counts the Dhours creeping by
His thoughts racing, Aeyes stuck open wide
Tossing and Dturning through the night every Anight
And oh how he Dneeds to get some sleep
But who B7waits down there so deep
Leaves him F#mshaking at the knees, it C#7seems  OooF#mh

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Dream Song

by Benjamin Gibbard

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#7

D/D#

C#/F

Capo 1st

[Intro]

F#m D A B7 F#m D A

[Verse]

F#m D

He's been waking all through the night

A B7

And pacing 'round in the moonlight

F#m D A

'Cause these same dreams won't let him be

F#m D

Their cameras photograph everything

A B7

That he's been burying down beneath

F#m D A

And show him what he don't wanna see

[Chorus]

He counts the hours creeping by

His thoughts racing, eyes stuck open wide

D A C#

Tossing and turning through the night every night

[Verse]

F#m D

He has this one where he's being pursued

A B7

by every woman he ever knew

F#m D A

but at first grasp he wakes in gasps

F#m D

He watches her laying there sound asleep

A B7

And wonders who's chasing her through her dreams

F#m D A

And when they do if it scares her too

[Chorus]

He counts the hours creeping by

His thoughts racing, eyes stuck open wide

D A

Tossing and turning through the night every night

And oh how he needs to get some sleep

But who waits down there so deep

F#m C#7

Leaves him shaking at the knees, it seems

[Bridge]

D D/D# C# C#/F D D/D# B C#

Oh Aaaahhhhhhh Oooh Ahhhhhh

[Interlude]

F#m D A B7 F#m D A

[Chorus]

He counts the hours creeping by

His thoughts racing, eyes stuck open wide

D A

Tossing and turning through the night every night

And oh how he needs to get some sleep

But who waits down there so deep

F#m C#7 F#m

Leaves him shaking at the knees, it seems Oooh

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