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intro:
Dm  E7    Cm     Ebm  D D7
BbmAs I lay down Fdying,   Fma floor for my Ebbed  
BbmAnd a bundle of Fnewspaper Fmunder my hEbead  Cm7  
       Ebm7           B               Ab7  Cm/G  
I dreamed a dream, as strange as could be  
     Cdim  Bbm/  Db                 C   Fmbass:  F   E   F       G  
Concerning myself,  and somebody like me  
    Ab    Eb   Ab   Gm  Eb,Bb/D,Dbdim  
BbmWe were in some ciFty,   Fmthe stranger and Ebme  
BbmThe houses were Fopen, Fmand the streets eEbmpty  Cm7  Ebm  
                     B/  A                Ab  Cm  
The windows were bare, and the pavements dirty  
F#o               Bbm                C7   Fm(Bass F,E,F,G)
I asked where I was;    my companion ignored me  
Ab  F/A  Bbm
                        Bbm  F#m7/A  
We entered a graveyard and searched for a tombstone  
The gE/G#raves were disturbed, F#mand the coffins wide open  
                          E  Bm/                    D  
And the corpses were rotten,   yet each one was living  
Their C#meyes were alive with maggots Bmcrawling  A  G  F#5  
                 Bbm  F#m7/   A  
I cried out in fear,       but my voice had left me  
My lE/G#egs were deformed,              F#myet I moved quite freely  
             Ebass(E,F#,G#,A,B,C#) Bm/                   D          E  
 My head was on fire,                  yet my hands were icy  
Bass:E,F#,G,A,E,F#,G,A  
AC#mnd everywhere light, yet darkness engBmulfed me  
A G F#5
solo on:   Dm      E       Cm  D5  
BbmI managed to scFream and woFmke from my slEbumber  
BbmI thought of my Fdream and Fmlay there Eband wondered  Cm7  Ebm7  
Where had I bBeen? AbWhat could it mCmean?  
F#dimIt was dark in the dBbmeathroom 
as I slithered under 

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Dead Mans Dream

by Procol Harum

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm

Bbm

Cm7

Ebm7

Ab7

Cdim

Bb/D

Dbdim

intro:

Dm E7 Cm Ebm D D7

Bbm F Fm Eb

As I lay down dying, a floor for my bed

Bbm F Fm Eb Cm7

And a bundle of newspaper under my head

Ebm7 B Ab7 Cm G

I dreamed a dream, as strange as could be

Cdim Bbm Db C Fm F E F G

/ bass:

Concerning myself, and somebody like me

Ab Eb Ab Gm Eb Bb/D Dbdim

Bbm F Fm Eb

We were in some city, the stranger and me

Bbm F Fm Eb Cm7 Ebm

The houses were open, and the streets empty

B A Ab Cm

The windows were bare, and the pavements dirty

Bbm C7 Fm F E F G

F#o (Bass ,,,)

I asked where I was; my companion ignored me

Ab F/A Bbm

Bbm F#m7 A

We entered a graveyard and searched for a tombstone

E/G# F#m

The graves were disturbed, and the coffins wide open

E Bm D

And the corpses were rotten, yet each one was living

C#m Bm A G F#5

Their eyes were alive with maggots crawling

Bbm F#m7 A

I cried out in fear, but my voice had left me

E/G# F#m

My legs were deformed, yet I moved quite freely

E E F# G# A B C# Bm D E

bass(,,,,,) /

My head was on fire, yet my hands were icy

E F# G A E F# G A

Bass:,,,,,,,

C#m Bm

And everywhere light, yet darkness engulfed me

A G F#5

Dm E Cm D5

solo on:

Bbm F Fm Eb

I managed to scream and woke from my slumber

Bbm F Fm Eb Cm7 Ebm7

I thought of my dream and lay there and wondered

B Ab Cm

Where had I been? What could it mean?

F#dim Bbm

It was dark in the deathroom

as I slithered under

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