The Dreams Not Dead
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Intro: C#-F#-Ebm-F#- x2
verse 1:
C# F#
It’s getting to that
Ebm F#
time of night Where
C# F#
we brace ourselves
Ebm F#
for the sun to rise
C# F# Ebm
It’s 3 am and all
F# C#
of our friends fell
F# Ebm
Asleep sitting up
F#
in the backseat
C# F#
We play the radio
Ebm F#
the radio soft
C# F#
We sing as loud
Ebm F#
as loud as we want
C# F#
I feel it in my bones
Ebm F#
I feel it in my lungs
Ebm F#
That maybe just this once
Chorus 1:
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh The
Ebm F#
dream’s not dead
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh It
Ebm F#
was just sleeping
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh The
Ebm F#
dream’s not dead
Ebm
But I have been
F# C# F# Ebm F# x2
up all night
verse 2:
C# F#
What we have might
Ebm F#
not be nice We’ve
C#
got a car that
F# Ebm
starts most of the
F# C#
time A full tank
F#
of gas some failures
Ebm F# C#
on our backs But
F#
that’s enough to
Ebm F# C#
drive Sometimes
F# Ebm
we make everything
F# C#
worse Sometimes we
F# Ebm F#
sleep until it hurts
C#
I’ve been in bed too
F# Ebm
long I forgot what
F# Ebm
I want But now
F#(hold)
it’s time to get up
Chorus 2:
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh The
Ebm F#
dream’s not dead
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh It
Ebm F#
was just sleeping
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh The
Ebm F#
dream’s not dead
Ebm
But I have been
F#
up all night
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh The
Ebm F#
dream’s not dead
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh It
Ebm F#
was just sleeping
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh The
Ebm F#
dream’s not dead
Ebm
But I have been
F#
up all night
Interlude: Acoustic
C# F# Ebm F#
Bridge:
C#
The dream’s not dead
F#
it was only sleeping
Ebm
When I close my eyes
F#
So I can see it The
C#
dream’s not dead it
F#
was only sleeping
Ebm
but oh oh oh oh
While I have
F#
been up all night
Chorus 3:
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh The
Ebm F#
dream’s not dead
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh It
Ebm F#
was just sleeping
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh The
Ebm F#
dream’s not dead
Ebm
But I have been
F#
up all night
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh The
Ebm F#
dream’s not dead
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh It
Ebm F#
was just sleeping
C# F#
Oh Oh Oh Oh The
Ebm F#
dream’s not dead
Ebm
But I have been
F#
up all night
C# F# Ebm F#
up all night
C# F# Ebm F# C#(hold)
up all night
How to play The Dreams Not Dead
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#. 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.