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When I Dream

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[Verse 1]
DI would never lie to you
But it's Ehard when the truth is such a Dshame
I never wanted to say "I'm sorry"
But 'Esorry' is all I can Dsay
[Pre Chorus]
EIs it really all that F#mbad when I dream
Yeah, I Ddream about you
EYou know that a lot of the F#mthings you say
ADbout me, were never true
[Chorus]
DI've lost a few Egood friends lately
And I Athink it's my Efault, not F#mtheirsE  
DI was never a Efake or phoney
I just Aneeded a Echange, I F#mguessE  
DWhy does it Efeel so good to be Aself-deEstructing aF#mgain?E  D  
[One beat each]
A x2, D x8, E x4, D x12, E x4, D x4
[Verse 2]
It's Dway too cold in the winter, baby
For Eyou to be alone in your Dbed
DI don't need to know when it happens
But just Eknow that I'm still Dthere
[Pre Chorus]
EIs it really all that F#mbad when I dream
Yeah, I Ddream about you
EYou know that a lot of the F#mthings you say
ADbout me, were never true
[Chorus]
DI've lost a few Egood friends lately
And I Athink it's my Efault, not F#mtheirsE  
DI was never a Efake or phoney
I just Aneeded a Echange, I F#mguessE  
DWhy does it Efeel so good to be Aself-deEstructing aF#mgain?E  D  
[Bridge]
DI guess you're dEoing alright
I'm F#mhere for you like I Dused to do
I Enever really thought I'd get F#mthrough it;
I'm still Dhere, without you
[Chorus]
DI've lost a few Egood friends lately
And I Athink it's my Efault, not tF#mheirsE  
DI was never a Efake or phoney
I just Aneeded a Echange, I F#mguess E  
DWhy does it Efeel so good to be Aself-deEstructing aF#mgain?E  D  E  
[Outro]
Just Aself-deEstructing aF#mgainE  D  E  
Just Aself-deEstructing aF#mgainE  D  

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When I Dream

by San Cisco

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F#m

[Verse 1]

I would never lie to you

E D

But it's hard when the truth is such a shame

I never wanted to say "I'm sorry"

E D

But 'sorry' is all I can say

[Pre Chorus]

E F#m

Is it really all that bad when I dream

Yeah, I dream about you

E F#m

You know that a lot of the things you say

About me, were never true

[Chorus]

D E

I've lost a few good friends lately

A E F#m E

And I think it's my fault, not theirs

D E

I was never a fake or phoney

A E F#m E

I just needed a change, I guess

D E A E F#m E D

Why does it feel so good to be self-destructing again?

[One beat each]

A x2, D x8, E x4, D x12, E x4, D x4

[Verse 2]

It's way too cold in the winter, baby

E D

For you to be alone in your bed

I don't need to know when it happens

E D

But just know that I'm still there

[Pre Chorus]

E F#m

Is it really all that bad when I dream

Yeah, I dream about you

E F#m

You know that a lot of the things you say

About me, were never true

[Chorus]

D E

I've lost a few good friends lately

A E F#m E

And I think it's my fault, not theirs

D E

I was never a fake or phoney

A E F#m E

I just needed a change, I guess

D E A E F#m E D

Why does it feel so good to be self-destructing again?

[Bridge]

D E

I guess you're doing alright

F#m D

I'm here for you like I used to do

E F#m

I never really thought I'd get through it;

I'm still here, without you

[Chorus]

D E

I've lost a few good friends lately

A E F#m E

And I think it's my fault, not theirs

D E

I was never a fake or phoney

A E F#m E

I just needed a change, I guess

D E A E F#m E D E

Why does it feel so good to be self-destructing again?

[Outro]

A E F#m E D E

Just self-destructing again

A E F#m E D

Just self-destructing again

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