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When I Dream Of Michelangelo

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Standard tuning (capo 2nd fret)
Intro:   G-  D-   C(x4)
Well, you Gknow i don't like you but you Dwanna be my Cfriend
          (C)                              D                  C  G  
There are bodies on the ceiling and they're fluttering their wings
     (G)                                 D  C  
It's ok, i'm angry but you'll never understand
         (C)                       D                 C  G  
When you dream of Michelangelo they hang above your hands
And i Amknow that she is not my Dfriend
And i Amknow cause there she goes Cwalking on my Dskin again
And i Gcan't see why you Dwanna talk to Cme
          (C)                 D                 C  G  
When your vision of America is crystalline and clean
        (G)                                           D  C  
I want a white bread life, just something ignorant and plain
             (C)                      D            C  G  
But from the walls of Michelangelo i'm dangling again
And i Amknow that she is not my Dfriend
And i Amknow cause there she goes Cwalking on my Dskin again and aGgain
CSaturn on a line...a Dsun afire strings and wires to 
Cspin above my head and make it Gright
But Cany time you like you can Dcatch a sight of angel eyes
all Cemptiness and Dinfinite
And i Gdream of Michelangelo when i'm Dlying in my Cbed
      (C)                        D            C  G  
I see God upon the ceiling, i see angels overhead
       (G)                                 D  C  
And it seems so close as he reaches out his hand
           (C)                           D             C  G  
But we are never quite as close as we are led to understand
And i Amknow that she is not my Dfriend
And i Amknow cause there she goes Cwalking, walking, Dwalking
And i Amknow that she is not my Dfriend
And i Amknow cause there she goes Cwalking on my Dskin again and aGgain
On my Cmind...oh Lord Gno...
Yes she's Cwalking on my Dskin again and agGain

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When I Dream Of Michelangelo

by Counting Crows

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard tuning (capo 2nd fret)

G D C

Intro: - - (x4)

G D C

Well, you know i don't like you but you wanna be my friend

C D C G

()

There are bodies on the ceiling and they're fluttering their wings

G D C

()

It's ok, i'm angry but you'll never understand

C D C G

()

When you dream of Michelangelo they hang above your hands

Am D

And i know that she is not my friend

Am C D

And i know cause there she goes walking on my skin again

G D C

And i can't see why you wanna talk to me

C D C G

()

When your vision of America is crystalline and clean

G D C

()

I want a white bread life, just something ignorant and plain

C D C G

()

But from the walls of Michelangelo i'm dangling again

Am D

And i know that she is not my friend

Am C D G

And i know cause there she goes walking on my skin again and again

C D

Saturn on a line...a sun afire strings and wires to

C G

spin above my head and make it right

C D

But any time you like you can catch a sight of angel eyes

C D

all emptiness and infinite

G D C

And i dream of Michelangelo when i'm lying in my bed

C D C G

()

I see God upon the ceiling, i see angels overhead

G D C

()

And it seems so close as he reaches out his hand

C D C G

()

But we are never quite as close as we are led to understand

Am D

And i know that she is not my friend

Am C D

And i know cause there she goes walking, walking, walking

Am D

And i know that she is not my friend

Am C D G

And i know cause there she goes walking on my skin again and again

C G

On my mind...oh Lord no...

C D G

Yes she's walking on my skin again and again

About When I Dream Of Michelangelo Chords by Counting Crows

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