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No Time For Dreaming

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[Chorus 1]
  DmNo time for dreamin' (CDreamin', dreamin')
Gotta Gget on up (Get up!) and do my Dmthing (-wooo)
  DmNo time for dreamin' (CDreamin', dreamin')
Gotta Gget on up (Get up!) and Dmdo my thing (-and do your thing)
[Verse 1]
DmDream - while you're sleepin'
  DmTime is slowly creepin'
  DmOpen up your eyes - beDmfore it's too late (nah)
DmTry a little harder
  DmStop wastin' over yonder
DmWake up - you'll get your Dmbreak
[Chorus 2]
  DmNo time for dreaming (CDreamin', dreamin')
Gotta Gget up (Get up!) Gotta do my Dmthing (-wooo)
  DmNo time for dreamin' (CDreamin', dreamin')
Gotta Gget on up (Get up!) Gotta do my Dmthing (- gotta do yo' thing)
[Verse 2]
  DmWhile you're sleepin'
  DmSomebody's schemin'
  DmTry to get-ah(-huh!) - DmWhat I got(-nah)
DmStay alert
It's Dmgot to work
Or Dmyou'll end up - on the spDmot
[Chorus 3]
  DmNo time for dreamin' (CDreamin', dreamin')
Gotta Gget on up (Get up!) - and do my Dmthing(-wooo)
  DmNo time for dreamin' (CDreamin', dreamin')
Gotta Gget on up (Get up!) and do my Dmthing (-and do your thing) Eeaaaah!!
[Instrumental]
(4x4-bar Dm Instrumental)
 Dm   Dm   Dm   DmUh!  Dm   DmCome on.
 Dm   Dm   Dm   Dm   Dm   Dm   Dm   Dm   Dm   DmWoo-oww!
[Outro]
  DmNo time for dreamin' (CDreamin', dreamin')
Gotta make it Greal (Yeahh!) -- DmI-eyaa!
  DmNo time for sleepin' (CSleepin', sleepin') No time for creepin'
  DmGotta make it right, gotta Dmdo my thing
DmEeaaaaah!!C  
GOo-oo-oo-oooh
DmOo-oo-oo-ohhh!
  DmI-yi-yi-yi-yi-Ciyeai
  GOo-oo-ooDm-oooh
Notes:
Alt. verse chord variation
  DmNo time for dreamin' (Am7Dreamin', dreamin')
Gotta Gget on up (Get up!) and Fdo my Dmthing (-wooo)
  DmNo time for dreamin' (Am7Dreamin', dreamin')
Gotta Gget on up (Get up!) and Fdo my Dmthing (-and do your thing)
Replacing C with Am7 to first and third bar
Adding F to mid-second and mid-fourth bar (Optional)

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No Time For Dreaming

by Charles Bradley

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[Chorus 1]

Dm C

No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')

G Dm

Gotta get on up (Get up!) and do my thing (-wooo)

Dm C

No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')

G Dm

Gotta get on up (Get up!) and do my thing (-and do your thing)

[Verse 1]

Dream - while you're sleepin'

Time is slowly creepin'

Dm Dm

Open up your eyes - before it's too late (nah)

Try a little harder

Stop wastin' over yonder

Dm Dm

Wake up - you'll get your break

[Chorus 2]

Dm C

No time for dreaming (Dreamin', dreamin')

G Dm

Gotta get up (Get up!) Gotta do my thing (-wooo)

Dm C

No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')

G Dm

Gotta get on up (Get up!) Gotta do my thing (- gotta do yo' thing)

[Verse 2]

While you're sleepin'

Somebody's schemin'

Dm Dm

Try to get-ah(-huh!) - What I got(-nah)

Stay alert

It's got to work

Dm Dm

Or you'll end up - on the spot

[Chorus 3]

Dm C

No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')

G Dm

Gotta get on up (Get up!) - and do my thing(-wooo)

Dm C

No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')

G Dm

Gotta get on up (Get up!) and do my thing (-and do your thing) Eeaaaah!!

[Instrumental]

(4x4-bar Dm Instrumental)

Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm

Uh! Come on.

Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm

Woo-oww!

[Outro]

Dm C

No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')

G Dm

Gotta make it real (Yeahh!) -- I-eyaa!

Dm C

No time for sleepin' (Sleepin', sleepin') No time for creepin'

Dm Dm

Gotta make it right, gotta do my thing

Dm C

Eeaaaaah!!

Oo-oo-oo-oooh

Oo-oo-oo-ohhh!

Dm C

I-yi-yi-yi-yi-iyeai

G Dm

Oo-oo-oo-oooh

Notes:

Alt. verse chord variation

Dm Am7

No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')

G F Dm

Gotta get on up (Get up!) and do my thing (-wooo)

Dm Am7

No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')

G F Dm

Gotta get on up (Get up!) and do my thing (-and do your thing)

Replacing C with Am7 to first and third bar

Adding F to mid-second and mid-fourth bar (Optional)

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