Dissolving Dream
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(From the EP Hoots Mon)
Transcribed by Andrew Loch (a.loch@mailbox.uq.edu.au)
Intro:
B5, C#5, D5, G5
B5, C#5, D5
B5, C#5, D5, G5
B5
Verse 1
B5 C#5 D5 G5
Disrespected and discarded
B5 C#5 D5
You're feeling like a castaway
B5 C#5 D5 G5 B5
Living in a dissolving dream
B5 C#5 D5 G5
I'm the rubbish at your feet
B5 C#5 D5
The trash you wish would go away
B5 C#5 D5 G5 B5
Living in a dissolving dream
Chorus 1
D5
The pile is always getting higher
A5
Building up on the street
D5
As we walk on a tightrope wire
A5
Between slumming hope and healthy greed
Gb5 D5
Deceptive as the past
Gb5 D5
Deceptive as reality
Gb5 D5
Is it what you're dreaming of?
Gb5 D5 E5 (7th fret)
This is your dissolving dream
Watch it wash away
Verse 2
B5 C#5 D5 G5
Can we gain a voice in culture
B5 C#5 D5
One that laughs and one that bleeds?
B5 C#5 D5 G5 B5
Living in a dissolving dream
B5 C#5 D5 G5
Can we ever really be sure
B5 C#5 D5
What you say is what you mean?
B5 C#5 D5 G5 B5
Living in a dissolving dream
Chorus 2
D5
Do we bite the hand that feeds us
A5
Rather than beg for sympathy?
D5
'Cause the world is a minefield
A5
Can I trust you not to destroy me?
How to play Dissolving Dream
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The first identified chord is B5. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.