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NOTE: I would suggest using Barre chords to play
      this song in place of open chords.
      difficult to make a guitar chord tab of then other 
      chord tab is true to the song and works very well.
                        THE DREAM
                    RUFUS WAINWRIGHT
CAPO: 1st FRET
INTRO:
G  G  G  G
VERSE:
The drGeam has cCmome and gGoneCm  
The eGarth lCmumbers Amon
The drGeam is bAack in spGace
BGack where it cCame fAmromAm  
VERSE:
The drGeam has gCmone awGayCm  
The eaGrth cCmould not pAmlay
The eaGrth just spAins in plGace
TGhrowing thCings aAmwayD  
VERSE:
And GI am lCmeft behGindCm  
CorrGupted cCmrushed aCnd blDind
GAll fAor a drGeam
TGhat in tEmruth 
Was nEmever really mDine
CHORUS:
But wGho Amwas the drGeam?Am  
Was it yGou or wAas it Cmme?
GI  Cmtruly Glo-Aoved
Which is Amharder to do
Than to drDeam Gof
BREAK:
DGon't get me wBmrong
I wCanted to Amgo
I wGanted to Bmsee
I wCanted to kAmnow
No, dGon't get me wBmrong
I wCanted to Amgo
I wGanted to Bmsee
I wCanted to kAmnow
I wGanted to dream
I jEmust didn't know
How hCard it would Cmbe
When the dDmream 
Had to Cgo
WDhen the dAmream hDad
CHORUS:
GWho Amwas the drGeam?Am  
Was it yGou or Amwas it Gme-Cmee?
WGho Cmwas the drGeam?Cm  
Was it yGou or Amwas it Gme-Cmee?
GI  Cmtruly Glo-Aoved
Which is hAmarder to Ddo
Yes, it's hCarder to Ddo
Yes, it's hAmarder, hDarder, hCarder to Amdo
Than to drDeam Gof G  
The drGeam has cCmome and gGone

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The Dream

by Rufus Wainwright

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

NOTE: I would suggest using Barre chords to play

this song in place of open chords.

difficult to make a guitar chord tab of then other

chord tab is true to the song and works very well.

THE DREAM

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT

CAPO: 1st FRET

INTRO:

G G G G

VERSE:

G Cm G Cm

The dream has come and gone

G Cm Am

The earth lumbers on

G A G

The dream is back in space

G C Am Am

Back where it came from

VERSE:

G Cm G Cm

The dream has gone away

G Cm Am

The earth could not play

G A G

The earth just spins in place

G C Am D

Throwing things away

VERSE:

G Cm G Cm

And I am left behind

G Cm C D

Corrupted crushed and blind

G A G

All for a dream

G Em

That in truth

Em D

Was never really mine

CHORUS:

G Am G Am

But who was the dream?

G A Cm

Was it you or was it me?

G Cm G A

I truly lo-oved

Which is harder to do

D G

Than to dream of

BREAK:

G Bm

Don't get me wrong

C Am

I wanted to go

G Bm

I wanted to see

C Am

I wanted to know

G Bm

No, don't get me wrong

C Am

I wanted to go

G Bm

I wanted to see

C Am

I wanted to know

I wanted to dream

I just didn't know

C Cm

How hard it would be

When the dream

Had to go

D Am D

When the dream had

CHORUS:

G Am G Am

Who was the dream?

G Am G Cm

Was it you or was it me-ee?

G Cm G Cm

Who was the dream?

G Am G Cm

Was it you or was it me-ee?

G Cm G A

I truly lo-oved

Am D

Which is harder to do

C D

Yes, it's harder to do

Am D C Am

Yes, it's harder, harder, harder to do

D G G

Than to dream of

G Cm G

The dream has come and gone

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