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                             LIFE’S A DREAM – Built to Spill
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Tuning: Standard
Dmmiles till Cdawn
Bbbut it feels so dFark till then
Dmdrowns you Cout
Bbbut you can't be Ftoo certain
Dmcommon wantCs
Bbonly fill me up wFith need
DmEvery      Cbody
Bbin this world is Fjust like me
Before going into the chorus, play one beat of F#. Rest of the verses follow the pattern 
Dm, C, Bb, F  
Glife ain't Bbnothing
Fbut a dreaGm
Bbrealistic
          F   Bbx 3 stabs,  A   G   F– listen for timing on these chord stabs
as it seems
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off

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Lifes A Dream

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LIFE’S A DREAM – Built to Spill

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Tuning: Standard

Dm C

miles till dawn

Bb F

but it feels so dark till then

Dm C

drowns you out

Bb F

but you can't be too certain

Dm C

common wants

Bb F

only fill me up with need

Dm C

Every body

Bb F

in this world is just like me

Before going into the chorus, play one beat of . Rest of the verses follow the pattern

Dm C Bb F

, , ,

G Bb

life ain't nothing

F G

but a dream

realistic

F Bb A G F

x 3 stabs, – listen for timing on these chord stabs

as it seems

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

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