The Dreamer
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Intro: G#m C#m Amaj7 (x4)
G#m
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
C#m Amaj7
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
G#m
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
C#m Amaj7
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
G#m
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
C#m Amaj7
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
verse 1
Amaj7 G#m
I'm on my fifth brew and my rent's due
C#m
Sixth and west roof
Amaj7
I can see it all
G#m
Hold on to my hand, that's my little dude
C#m Amaj7
Look at Kenzo, swagging like his paw
G#m
One for the occasion and get ya good suit
C#m
Fuck your reservation
Amaj7
Bitch, I brought 'em all
G#m
Look at where you came from, Californication
C#m Amaj7
Since a little baby skating in boogie boards
G#m
And raiding your cookie jar, my radio analog
C#m
I wanted them Nike's
Amaj7
Mama got me Lugz
[Refrão]
G#m
This one's for all the little dreamers
C#m Amaj7
And the ones who never gave a fuck
G#m
I'm a product of the tube and the free lunch
C#m Amaj7
Living room, watching old reruns
G#m
And who cares your daddy couldn't be here?
C#m Amaj7
Mama always kept the cable on
G#m
I'm a product of the tube and the free lunch
C#m Amaj7
Living room, watching old reruns
verse 2
Amaj7
One for the occasion
G#m
Fuck your reservation
C#m Amaj7
Call up all the haters, It's official
G#m
Californication, Ever since a baby
C#m
Radio and the cable
Amaj7
I got the dish, too
[Refrão]
G#m
This one's for all the little dreamers
C#m Amaj7
And the ones who never gave a fuck
G#m
I'm a product of the tube and the free lunch
C#m Amaj7
Living room, watching old reruns
G#m
And who cares your daddy couldn't be here?
C#m Amaj7
Mama always kept the cable on
G#m
I'm a product of the tube and the free lunch
C#m Amaj7
Living room, watching old reruns
Interlude
G#m
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
C#m Amaj7
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
G#m
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
C#m Amaj7
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
G#m
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
C#m Amaj7
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
G#m
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
C#m Amaj7
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
[Refrão]
G#m C#m
This one's for all the little dreamers
Amaj7 G#m C#m
I'm a product of the tube and the free lunch
Amaj7 G#m C#m
And who cares your daddy couldn't be here?
Amaj7 G#m C#m
I'm a product of the tube and the free lunch
verse 3
Amaj7
This is the music that you gotta feel
G#m C#m
Gave you the truth before I got a deal
Amaj7
No rabbit in a hat. It ain't no magic, ain't no Copperfield
G#m C#m
More like a panther, Huey Newton, Bobby Seale
Amaj7
Word to the free lunch. Who knew what we would become?
G#m C#m Amaj7
Who would be defunct? Which rumours would be debunked?
G#m
Yeah, this is the music that you gotta feel
C#m Amaj7
Yeah, gave you the truth before I got a deal
G#m
No rabbit in a hat. It ain't no magic, ain't no Copperfield
C#m Amaj7
More like a panther, Huey Newton, Bobby Seale
G#m
Word to the free lunch. Who knew what we would become?
C#m Amaj7
Who would be defunct? Which rumours would be debunked?
G#m
Used to be scared of all my fears
C#m Amaj7
'Till I woke up from this nightmare
Amaj7
Now what become of a dream deferred
C#m
Now until we leave this earth
G#m
The music make your speakers burst
Amaj7
I always put my people first
Amaj7
It's deep how when I speak they say
G#m
I'm preaching like I lead a church
C#m Amaj7
No proper opposition, competition gonna need a nurse
G#m
My job as an artist is making miracles
C#m Amaj7
To show you how to struggle poetic and make it lyrical
G#m
Crystallize the thought to make it clear to you
C#m Amaj7
And make the revolution irresistable
[Refrão]
G#m
This one's for all the little dreamers
C#m Amaj7
And the ones who never gave a fuck
G#m
I'm a product of the tube and the free lunch
C#m Amaj7
Living room, watching old reruns
G#m
And who cares your daddy couldn't be here?
C#m Amaj7
Mama always kept the cable on
G#m
I'm a product of the tube and the free lunch
C#m Amaj7
Living room, watching old reruns
Outro
G#m
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
C#m Amaj7
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
G#m
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
C#m Amaj7
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
G#m
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
C#m Amaj7
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
G#m
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
C#m Amaj7
Don't stop now, keep dreaming
How to play The Dreamer
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G#m. 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.