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Something of a Dreamer

Mary Chapin Carpenter
Chords & TabKeyACapoFret 2advanced

Chords in this song10

capo 2 — sounds 2 semitones higher

intro; see tab at end for details

A - Asus4/F# A - E A - Asus4/F# A - E

Verse 1

She used to watch him from afar
She used to dream about him
And she'd wish upon a star
That one day he'd want her for his own
Throw caution to the wind
And with a grin he'd take her home

Chorus

She's something of a dreamer
Something of a fool
Something of a heartbreak
When she gives her heart to you

Verse 2

And she used to hear his voice at night
A sweet whisper from the shadows
Dancing with the back porch light
And she used to feel him in the wind
His warm breath upon her neck
And goosebumps up and down her skin

Chorus

She's something of a dreamer
Something of a fool
Something of a heartbreak
When she gives her heart to you

Bridge

She should have known by now
But that's the foolish part of her
She should have seen somehow
But a dreamer's never cured
When heartbreak fast approaches
When a love ain't truly love
He promised wine and roses
And she thought that was enough

Chorus

She's something of a dreamer
Something of a fool
Something of a heartbreak
When she gives her heart to you

Chorus

She's something of a dreamer
Something of a fool
Something of a heartbreak
When she gives her heart to you

Chorus

She's something of a dreamer
Something of a fool
Something of a heartbreak
When she gives her heart to you
INTRO (MCC's part):
[This tab is assuming that she uses normal tuning (capo on the 4th fret).]
        
E ----------------|------0---------|----------------|------0---------|
B ----------------|------------0---|----------------|------------0---|
G ------2-------2-|----2-------1---|------2-------2-|----2-------1---|
D ----2-------2---|------------2---|----2-------2---|------------2---|
A 0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E --------0=2-----|--------0-------|--------0=2-----|--------0-------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
GUITAR SOLO (John Jennings):
    
E ------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ------|----------------|------------1---|1---------------|----------------|
G ------|----0-0-----0-2-|----------2---4-|--4-0-----------|----------------|
D ----0-|2-4-------4-----|------0-4-------|------0-----0-4-|2=0-------------|
A 2=3---|----------------|----------------|--------2=3-----|----3-----------|
E ------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
. ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
     
E --------0-2=3-3-|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----1-3---------|------3---------|--------0-1-3-0-|1---------------|
G --0-------------|----------2/4---|----0-2---------|--2---0---------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----4-----3---2-|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

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