Dream On
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E|--3---3-----2---2-----3---3-----2---2---|
B|--5---5-----3---3-----2---2-----1---1---|
G|----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------------|
E|--3---3-----5---5-----7---7---7~~-------|
B|--5---5-----5---5-----5---5---5~~-------|
G|----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------------|
E|--3---3-----2---2-----3---3-----2---2----|
B|--5---5-----3---3-----2---2-----1---1----|
G|----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4--|
D|------------0----------------------------|
A|----------------------4---------3--------|
E|--0--------------------------------------|
E|--3---3-----5---5-----7---7---5-3~--5---7---7----5--3~~-|
B|--5---5-----5---5-----5---5---5-5~--5---8---8----7--5~~-|
G|----4---4-----4---4-----4---4---4~--------7---7---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------0---------------|
E|--0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------5h7-5h7h8-7-8/10-|
G|--5p4-5p4-5p4-5p4--5p4---4-5h7------------------|
D|--0--------------------7------------------------|
A|----------6-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------0----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|8h10p8-7h8p7-5h7p5-3hp5-1/12--------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Every time that I look in the mirror
All these lines in my face gettin' clearer
The past is gone
It went by like dusk to dawn
E|--3---3-----2---2-----3---3-----2---2------------------------|
B|--5---5-----3---3-----2---2-----1---1------------------------|
G|----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------------------------|
Isn't that the way?
Everybody's got their dues in life to pay
|8x|
E|--3---3-----2---2-----3---3-----2---2------------------------|
B|--5---5-----3---3-----2---2-----1---1------------------------|
G|----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----5-4--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------4-4--------------|
A|--4---------2---------4---------3-----------2-2--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
I know, nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know it's everybody's sin
You got to lose to know how to win
(2X)
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
D|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7--5-5-5--3-5-5--5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------|
E|--3---3-----2---2-----3---3-----2----------------------------|
B|--5---5-----3---3-----2---2-----1---1p0----------------------|
G|----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4-----2p0------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---3-----5---5-----7---7---7~~----------------------------|
B|--5---5-----5---5-----5---5---5~~----------------------------|
G|----4---4-----4---4-----4---4--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------------------------|
Half my life's in books' written pages
Lived and learned from fools and from sages
You know it's true
All the things you do
Come back to you
E|--3---3-----2---2-----3---3-----2---2------------------------|
B|--5---5-----3---3-----2---2-----1---1------------------------|
G|----4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------0--------------------------------------|
Sing with me
Sing for the year
Sing for the laughter n' sing for the tear
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
D|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7--5-5-5--3-5-5--5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------|
Sing with me
If it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away
|8X|
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9--4-4-4---------2-2-2---5-4---|
D|-9-9-9--4-4-4--2-2-2--2-2-2---4-4---|
A|-7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3---2-2---|
E|---------------3-3-3----------------|
E|---0--0-----0---0-------7--7--7/12~~--|
B|----8--8-8---10--10-10---5--5---------|
G|--9--9--9--8---8---8---7--7-----------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------0-----|
E|--0-----------------------------------|
E|-7---7----7---------------------------|
B|---5----5---5--5-----5-7-7b-----------|
G|-----------------0--------------------|
D|-0------------------------------------|
A|--------6------7---7------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
E|---0--0-----0---0-------7--7--7/12~~--|
B|----8--8-8---10--10-10---5--5---------|
G|--9--9--9--8---8---8---7--7-----------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------0-----|
E|--0-----------------------------------|
E|-7---7----7---------------------------|
B|-5-5----5---5~~-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------------|
A|--------7-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Sing with me
Sing for the year
Sing for the laughter n' sing for the tear
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
D|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7--5-5-5--3-5-5--5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------|
Sing with me
If it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away
|8X|
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9--4-4-4---------2-2-2---5-4---|
D|-9-9-9--4-4-4--2-2-2--2-2-2---4-4---|
A|-7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3---2-2---|
E|---------------3-3-3----------------|
Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream yourself a dream comes true
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--4-4-4--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
D|-2-2-2--4-4-4--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-0--2-2-2--3-5-5--5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------10/12-10--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------12-10~-------------------|
G|-------7/9--------7/9-----------------12-9~-7------------|
D|----------------------------------------------9-8-7-5----|
A|-7-x-x-5/7--7-x-x-5/7---------------------------------7~-|
E|-0-x-x------0-x-x-------0--------------------------------|
Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream yourself a dream comes true
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--4-4-4--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
D|-2-2-2--4-4-4--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-0--2-2-2--3-5-5--5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------8---10p8---8h10-11-12~-|
G|-------7/9--------7/9---9p7---7h9---9------9-------------|
D|----------------------------9----------------------------|
A|-7-x-x-5/7--7-x-x-5/7------------------------------------|
E|-0-x-x------0-x-x-------0--------------------------------|
Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on
|8X|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--4-4-4--5-5-5--7-7-7-----------------------2-2-2--5-4-|
D|-2-2-2--4-4-4--5-5-5--7-7-7--2-2-2--4-4-4--5-5-5--2-2-2--4-4-|
A|-0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3--5-5-5--2-2-2--4-4-4--5-5-5--0-0-0--2-2-|
E|-----------------------------0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3-------------|
Sing with me
Sing for the year
Sing for the laughter n' sing for the tear
Sing with me
If it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
D|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7--5-5-5--3-5-5--5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------|
Sing with me
Sing for the year
Sing for the laughter n' sing for the tear
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
D|-9-9-9--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7--5-5-5--3-5-5--5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------|
Sing with me
If it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away
|8X|
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9--4-4-4---------2-2-2---5-4---|
D|-9-9-9--4-4-4--2-2-2--2-2-2---4-4---|
A|-7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3---2-2---|
E|---------------3-3-3----------------|
How to play Dream On
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.