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Codeine Dream

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1/67

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 67Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Colter Wall plays this with a capo on the second fret and the guitar tuned a whole step down. It's of course
possible to play it in standard tuning without the capo.
[Intro]
e|-------|-C--3-----C/G-------|-C0------C/G---------|-F-----------------|-C-------C/G---------|-C--3----C/G--------|
B|-------|-----------1----|---3---1---1-----|-1--3-----1-------|---1-------1-----|-----------1----|
G|-------|-------0-------0|---------------0-|0h2-----2---2---0-|-------0-------0-|-------0--------|
D|-------|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2---|------3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2----------|
A|---0-2-|-3--------------|-3---------------|----------3-------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E|-3-----|---------3------|---------3-------|-1----------------|---------3-------|---------3---0-2|
e|-G----------------|-C-------C/G---------|-C-----G-----------|
B|--0--------------|---1-------1-----|---1-------------|
G|-------2---0-----|-------0-------0-|-----------------|
D|-----0------0h2-0|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------0---2--|
E|-3-------3-------|---------3-------|------3----------|
[Verse]
 CPrayin' on the north wind
  FLead me to my dCoor
  CThumbing through my green backs
  GSwearin' I made more
 CSome cruel nightly cycle
 Leaves me Amcryin' on a motel floor
   CI don't cry for yGou
AnymCore
[Verse 2]
  CMany a dark hour
  FI look up to the Csky
  CMany unkind thoughts are laid
  GOn my hazy eyes
  CSometimes I get to thinkin'
  AmWhy wait around to die
 CI don't think of Gyou
 So I get Cby
[Chorus]
  FEvery day it seD7/F#ems
  CMy whole damn life's just a cFodeine dream
  CI don't dream of yGou
AnCymore
[Instrumental] (same as intro)
C  C/G  C  C/G  F
[Verse 3]
 CThe sun is gone away now
 FGreen grass turns to bCrown
 CEvery December it gets a little bit harder
 GTo lay that bottle down
 CIt's more than just the weather
 That Amplagues this prairie town
 CI won't be seeing yGou
When I come 'Cround
[Chorus]
  FEvery day it D7/F#seems
  CMy whole damn life's just a codFeine dream
  CI don't dream of yGou
  CAnymore

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Codeine Dream

by Colter Wall

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

D7/F#

Colter Wall plays this with a capo on the second fret and the guitar tuned a whole step down. It's of course

possible to play it in standard tuning without the capo.

[Intro]

C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G

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

B|-------|-----------1----|---3---1---1-----|-1--3-----1-------|---1-------1-----|-----------1----|

G|-------|-------0-------0|---------------0-|0h2-----2---2---0-|-------0-------0-|-------0--------|

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

A|---0-2-|-3--------------|-3---------------|----------3-------|-3---------------|-3--------------|

E|-3-----|---------3------|---------3-------|-1----------------|---------3-------|---------3---0-2|

G C C/G C G

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

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

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

D|-----0------0h2-0|-----2-------2---|-----------------|

A|-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------0---2--|

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

[Verse]

Prayin' on the north wind

F C

Lead me to my door

Thumbing through my green backs

Swearin' I made more

Some cruel nightly cycle

Leaves me cryin' on a motel floor

C G

I don't cry for you

Anymore

[Verse 2]

Many a dark hour

F C

I look up to the sky

Many unkind thoughts are laid

On my hazy eyes

Sometimes I get to thinkin'

Why wait around to die

C G

I don't think of you

So I get by

[Chorus]

F D7/F#

Every day it seems

C F

My whole damn life's just a codeine dream

C G

I don't dream of you

Anymore

[Instrumental] (same as intro)

C C/G C C/G F

[Verse 3]

The sun is gone away now

F C

Green grass turns to brown

Every December it gets a little bit harder

To lay that bottle down

It's more than just the weather

That plagues this prairie town

C G

I won't be seeing you

When I come 'round

[Chorus]

F D7/F#

Every day it seems

C F

My whole damn life's just a codeine dream

C G

I don't dream of you

Anymore

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