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Cast Away Dreams

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This song is in open G tuning, tuned down a half-step (Db-Gb-Db-Gb-Bb-Db). I will refer 
the chord names as if the song were being played in G major. The lowest string isn't 
G: x00000
Em: x99980
Am: x22210
C: x55555
D: x77777
Bm: x44430
A: x22222
Verse:
(G) (Em) Holy light
(Am) Visionary sight
(C) There's been a change in (D) plans
(G) (Em) Going away
(Am) No I cannot stay
(Bm) I hope you'll (C) under (G) stand
Chorus:
(G) I won't (Bm) be (Em) home (Bm) to (Em) night
(Am) I'll (G) just (Bm) slip (Am) out (G) of (C) sight
(Am) Lay (Em) down (Bm) my (Am) vision (Em) 
(C) eyes
(G) Dancing on my (C) cast away (D) dreams
(G) Keep your (Bm) self (Em) out (Bm) of (Em) sight
(Am) Fare (G) well (Bm) to the (Am) wishes (G) that (C) died
(Am) Look for (Em) me (Bm) in the (Am) mor (Em) ning (C) light
(G) Dancing on my (C) cast away (G) dreams
Bridge:
(D) It would do no (G) good
(D) To drown in the (G) sea
(D) Where no one re (G) members their name
And nothing but (A) nothing is (D) free

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Cast Away Dreams

by Lindsey Buckingham

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This song is in open G tuning, tuned down a half-step (Db-Gb-Db-Gb-Bb-Db). I will refer

the chord names as if the song were being played in G major. The lowest string isn't

: x00000

: x99980

: x22210

: x55555

: x77777

: x44430

: x22222

Verse:

G Em

() () Holy light

(Am) Visionary sight

G Em

() () Going away

(Am) No I cannot stay

(Bm) I hope you'll (C) under (G) stand

Chorus:

(G) I won't (Bm) be (Em) home (Bm) to (Em) night

(Am) I'll (G) just (Bm) slip (Am) out (G) of (C) sight

Am Em Bm Am Em

() Lay () down () my () vision ()

() eyes

(G) Dancing on my (C) cast away (D) dreams

(G) Keep your (Bm) self (Em) out (Bm) of (Em) sight

(Am) Fare (G) well (Bm) to the (Am) wishes (G) that (C) died

(Am) Look for (Em) me (Bm) in the (Am) mor (Em) ning (C) light

(G) Dancing on my (C) cast away (G) dreams

Bridge:

(D) It would do no (G) good

(D) To drown in the (G) sea

(D) Where no one re (G) members their name

And nothing but (A) nothing is (D) free

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