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[Verse 1]
  AmAll that I felt on the first time it happened
  FWas the feeling of something bad coming true
  GOne day I was happy, one day I was laughing
  AmThen, somewhere a chain snapped; like that, I was loose
[Verse 2]
  AmWhy don't anything give me the joy that it used to?
  FWhy don't anything feel as real as it once was?
  GI feel so sad but that ain't how I choose to
  AmIt shouldn't have to hurt so bad but it does
[Chorus]
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
FDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
GDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Verse 3]
  AmIt was a summer night when I found my religion
  FI was under the tent, I was struck by the palm
  GAnd the Holy Spirit rained down upon me a vision
  AmAnd I felt better a little while but then it was gone
[Verse 4]
  AmI went to the mountain then I went to the cavern
  FI washed myself in the river and I waited on love
  GBut I was lonely and dark as the moons around Saturn
  AmYeah, darkness for miles was all that there was
[Verse 5]
  AmIt was after the Lord and me parted ways that I found her
  FAnd she was taking pictures of people who came in to the mall
  GAnd she took my portrait as well as she could do
  AmWith someone who seemed to be not there at all
[Verse 6]
  AmI stayed with her a while and I called myself happy
  FI clung to her hands, and her hair, and her mouth
  GBut like every man who finds out he is drowning
  AmI held on to her hard until I just wore her out
[Chorus]
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
FDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
GDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Verse 7]
  AmSo I took off south like the beat of a bat wing
  FI fell in with this boat salesman and a kid
  GOne carried the nails for his own crucifixion
  AmThe other one seemed to screw up whatever he did
[Verse 8]
  AmThe kid always loved me like I was his neighbor
  FHe asked all about me and my life on the road
  GAnd the boat salesman, when he found out he wasn't a savior
  AmShot himself in the head in a Key West Payday Loan
[Verse 9]
  AmI got jobs and I lost them like the beat of a drummer
  FWho lost sleep, and got drunk, and couldn't see through his tears
  GAnd just how I survived, I cannot even remember
  AmBut I know that it lasted a couple of years
[Verse 10]
  AmI moved down deep into the jungle during those days
  FI existed on oranges and oxygen
  GBut I carried the sadness against which even the old ways
  AmReached their limits of power and could not defend
[Chorus]
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
FDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
GDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Chorus]
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
FDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
GDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Verse 11]
  AmI wandered through temples covered over with Saints' days
  FI wandered through drug labs and kidnaps and graves
  GI tried my best to meet death by the jaguar or AK
  AmBut I was covered over with grief and by this, I was saved
[Verse 12]
  AmWhen I was up, I saw the connection between all of all things
  FWhen I was up, I was so high up above
  GThat the world appeared to me electric and thrilling
  AmWith a fineness of lightning and the sweet milk of love
[Verse 13]
  AmWhen I was down, the whole world melted
  FIn burning black plastic wherever I chanced to be
  GAnd off that, I was judged with some kind of a tragic
  AmMistake that had somehow crawled out of the sea
[Verse 14]
  AmHow long until I'm free of these devils that bind me?
  FHow long until I live the life that I have?
  GCan I outstrip a creator who searches and finds me
  AmThen leaves me with the demons that I already have?
[Chorus]
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
FDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
GDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Verse 15]
  AmI went to the doctor who sent me to a doctor
  FWho sent me to a doctor who sent me to a room
  GAnd that's where I waited with the world ending around me
  AmAnd the voices in my head jangling 'round in a tomb
[Verse 16]
  AmShe gave me a bottle and I took what was in it
  FThe stuff in my bloodstream started to rattle and fizz
  GAnd I know that they're working but the devil is still down there
  AmI tell myself that it's better and sometimes it is
[Verse 17]
  AmWhat else is there to say but to tell you that I love you
  FI haven't seen much of the world but I know
  GThat there aren't any others who know me like you do
  AmAnd your comfort seems to follow me wherever I go
[Verse 18]
  AmI know you're no cure for the darkness inside me
  FBut it feels better just to know that you're near
  GAnd your patience, your joy, and your strength are astounding
  AmAnd I know that without you, I wouldn't be here
[Verse 19]
  AmAnd I know that without you, I would not be here
  FAnd I know that without you, I would not be here
  GI know that without you, I wouldn't be here
  AmI know that without you
[Chorus]
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
FDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
GDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Chorus]
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
FDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
GDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
[Chorus]
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
FDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
GDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone
AmDreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone

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Dreams

by Josh Ritter

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[Verse 1]

All that I felt on the first time it happened

Was the feeling of something bad coming true

One day I was happy, one day I was laughing

Then, somewhere a chain snapped; like that, I was loose

[Verse 2]

Why don't anything give me the joy that it used to?

Why don't anything feel as real as it once was?

I feel so sad but that ain't how I choose to

It shouldn't have to hurt so bad but it does

[Chorus]

Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone

[Verse 3]

It was a summer night when I found my religion

I was under the tent, I was struck by the palm

And the Holy Spirit rained down upon me a vision

And I felt better a little while but then it was gone

[Verse 4]

I went to the mountain then I went to the cavern

I washed myself in the river and I waited on love

But I was lonely and dark as the moons around Saturn

Yeah, darkness for miles was all that there was

[Verse 5]

It was after the Lord and me parted ways that I found her

And she was taking pictures of people who came in to the mall

And she took my portrait as well as she could do

With someone who seemed to be not there at all

[Verse 6]

I stayed with her a while and I called myself happy

I clung to her hands, and her hair, and her mouth

But like every man who finds out he is drowning

I held on to her hard until I just wore her out

[Chorus]

Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone

[Verse 7]

So I took off south like the beat of a bat wing

I fell in with this boat salesman and a kid

One carried the nails for his own crucifixion

The other one seemed to screw up whatever he did

[Verse 8]

The kid always loved me like I was his neighbor

He asked all about me and my life on the road

And the boat salesman, when he found out he wasn't a savior

Shot himself in the head in a Key West Payday Loan

[Verse 9]

I got jobs and I lost them like the beat of a drummer

Who lost sleep, and got drunk, and couldn't see through his tears

And just how I survived, I cannot even remember

But I know that it lasted a couple of years

[Verse 10]

I moved down deep into the jungle during those days

I existed on oranges and oxygen

But I carried the sadness against which even the old ways

Reached their limits of power and could not defend

[Chorus]

Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone

[Chorus]

Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone

[Verse 11]

I wandered through temples covered over with Saints' days

I wandered through drug labs and kidnaps and graves

I tried my best to meet death by the jaguar or AK

But I was covered over with grief and by this, I was saved

[Verse 12]

When I was up, I saw the connection between all of all things

When I was up, I was so high up above

That the world appeared to me electric and thrilling

With a fineness of lightning and the sweet milk of love

[Verse 13]

When I was down, the whole world melted

In burning black plastic wherever I chanced to be

And off that, I was judged with some kind of a tragic

Mistake that had somehow crawled out of the sea

[Verse 14]

How long until I'm free of these devils that bind me?

How long until I live the life that I have?

Can I outstrip a creator who searches and finds me

Then leaves me with the demons that I already have?

[Chorus]

Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone

[Verse 15]

I went to the doctor who sent me to a doctor

Who sent me to a doctor who sent me to a room

And that's where I waited with the world ending around me

And the voices in my head jangling 'round in a tomb

[Verse 16]

She gave me a bottle and I took what was in it

The stuff in my bloodstream started to rattle and fizz

And I know that they're working but the devil is still down there

I tell myself that it's better and sometimes it is

[Verse 17]

What else is there to say but to tell you that I love you

I haven't seen much of the world but I know

That there aren't any others who know me like you do

And your comfort seems to follow me wherever I go

[Verse 18]

I know you're no cure for the darkness inside me

But it feels better just to know that you're near

And your patience, your joy, and your strength are astounding

And I know that without you, I wouldn't be here

[Verse 19]

And I know that without you, I would not be here

I know that without you, I wouldn't be here

I know that without you

[Chorus]

Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone

[Chorus]

Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone

[Chorus]

Dreams a-keep a-coming but the dream done gone

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