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While We Were Dreaming

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Tuning: 1/2 Step Down (D# G# C# F# A# d#)
Played on finger-plucked acoustic guitar.
CHORDS USED (standard tuning chord names used for ease):
d#|---D2-----G3-----A0----F#m-2----Em-0-----|
A#|---3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----|
F#|---2-----0-----2-----2-----0-----|
C#|---0-----0-----2-----4-----2-----|
G#|---------2-----0-----4-----2-----|
D#|---------3-----------2-----0-----|
INTRO (8 bars, one bar of 4/4 per chord shown)
D   D   G   D   G   D   A   A
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Well you Dlie on your back
And Gmill through the Dscars
So Gcareful you Dare to 
SurreAnder a thing
----
But DJesus ain't coming
So Gdon't waste your Dtime
Not Gyours and not minDe
You're only dreaAming
---
And Dwhile you were scheming
With Gsilver machiDnes
GFar above the Dleaves
I Gsnuck into your sceAne
---
Don't Dlie there, lurking
BehiGnd your troubled walDls
GWicked as they areD  
You're not deceAiving
---
D   D   G  F#m  Em   Em   D   D   G
And if I could Afind your heart
I would Dpull it from your chestG  
And Dsmash you with my fistG  
Til' it was beAating
---
  GAnd if there's a hole Ainside
DHeaven in your bedG  
'Cause the Dangel that you kissGed
Just left you bleAeding
---
I Dknow it ain't easy
To Gkeep roundin' onD  
When the Gvoices in your skullD  
Are always Ascreaming
---
Broke iDnto your prison
And Gdropped the sleeping Dguards
Painted Gflowers on the baDrs
And Asnuck you out the yard
---
DParalysed and gleaming
With Gvisions of new stDates
We're Gwrapped in our embraDce
While we were dreAaming 
---
D   D   G  F#m  Em   Em
D

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While We Were Dreaming

by Pink Mountaintops

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Tuning: 1/2 Step Down (D# G# C# F# A# d#)

Played on finger-plucked acoustic guitar.

CHORDS USED (standard tuning chord names used for ease):

D G A F#m Em

d#|---2-----3-----0-----2-----0-----|

A#|---3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----|

F#|---2-----0-----2-----2-----0-----|

C#|---0-----0-----2-----4-----2-----|

G#|---------2-----0-----4-----2-----|

D#|---------3-----------2-----0-----|

INTRO (8 bars, one bar of 4/4 per chord shown)

D D G D G D A A

***********************************************************************

Well you lie on your back

G D

And mill through the scars

G D

So careful you are to

Surrender a thing

----

But Jesus ain't coming

G D

So don't waste your time

G D

Not yours and not mine

You're only dreaming

---

And while you were scheming

G D

With silver machines

G D

Far above the leaves

G A

I snuck into your scene

---

Don't lie there, lurking

G D

Behind your troubled walls

G D

Wicked as they are

You're not deceiving

---

D D G F#m Em Em D D G

And if I could find your heart

D G

I would pull it from your chest

D G

And smash you with my fist

Til' it was beating

---

G A

And if there's a hole inside

D G

Heaven in your bed

D G

'Cause the angel that you kissed

Just left you bleeding

---

I know it ain't easy

G D

To keep roundin' on

G D

When the voices in your skull

Are always screaming

---

Broke into your prison

G D

And dropped the sleeping guards

G D

Painted flowers on the bars

And snuck you out the yard

---

Paralysed and gleaming

G D

With visions of new states

G D

We're wrapped in our embrace

While we were dreaming

---

D D G F#m Em Em

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