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Secondhand Dreaming

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  Intro --  G   D   G   D   G   A  D  
GUp again watching late nighDt TV
GWhen I should be Dasleep
GGotta work in the mornDing
Wish I was Gthere
Next to Letterman's Dchair
GOr waiting backstage, Aready to Dplay
Oh, 'cause I'm Gthere in every single Ddream
That's ever crossed my Aheart
And I'm ready to start
DSecondGhand dreaming
DI swear, I'm Gbarely breathing
AI wanna know, Dis this for Greal
'Cause I'm DsecondGhand dreaming
DI swear, I'm Gbarely breathing
AI wanna know, Dis this for Greal
GNow, I wanna Dbe what you want
GWanna Ddo what you want
GWanna Dbe only yours
'Cause I Ggive you Dall that I am
GGive you Dall that I was
GGive you Dall that I'm supAposed to be
GSomethings Dgonna have to Agive
DI can't keep on living off these Gdreams
With the faces that I've Aseen
Oh, G'cause I'm there every single Ddream
That's ever crossed my Aheart
And I'm ready to start
DSecondGhand dreaming
DI swear, I'm Gbarely breathing
AI wanna know, Dis this for Greal
'Cause I'm DsecondGhand dreaming
DI swear, I'm Gbarely breathing
AI wanna know, Dis this for Greal
DSecondGhand dreaming
DI swear, I'm Gbarely breathing
AI wanna know, Dis this for Greal
'Cause I'm DsecondGhand dreaming
DI swear, I'm Gbarely breathing
AI wanna know, Dis this for Greal

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Secondhand Dreaming

by Ruth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G D G D G A D

Intro --

G D

Up again watching late night TV

G D

When I should be asleep

G D

Gotta work in the morning

Wish I was there

Next to Letterman's chair

G A D

Or waiting backstage, ready to play

G D

Oh, 'cause I'm there in every single dream

That's ever crossed my heart

And I'm ready to start

D G

Secondhand dreaming

D G

I swear, I'm barely breathing

A D G

I wanna know, is this for real

D G

'Cause I'm secondhand dreaming

D G

I swear, I'm barely breathing

A D G

I wanna know, is this for real

G D

Now, I wanna be what you want

G D

Wanna do what you want

G D

Wanna be only yours

G D

'Cause I give you all that I am

G D

Give you all that I was

G D A

Give you all that I'm supposed to be

G D A

Somethings gonna have to give

D G

I can't keep on living off these dreams

With the faces that I've seen

G D

Oh, 'cause I'm there every single dream

That's ever crossed my heart

And I'm ready to start

D G

Secondhand dreaming

D G

I swear, I'm barely breathing

A D G

I wanna know, is this for real

D G

'Cause I'm secondhand dreaming

D G

I swear, I'm barely breathing

A D G

I wanna know, is this for real

D G

Secondhand dreaming

D G

I swear, I'm barely breathing

A D G

I wanna know, is this for real

D G

'Cause I'm secondhand dreaming

D G

I swear, I'm barely breathing

A D G

I wanna know, is this for real

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