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Dream Time

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Song

DREAM TIME
(Paul Weller)
From the LP 'Sound Affects', 1980.
Worked out and transcribed by Shaun Hand, Birmingham
8th September 2000, 19:57pm
E-mail at Heliocentric@breathe.com
Chords used:
C = 8-10-10-9-8-8 and x32010 (in the chorus)
Bb = 688766
D = x5777x and 10-12-12-11-10-10 (interlude)
G5 = 355xxx
A5 = 577xxx
B7 = 7-9-7-8-10-7
B13 = 797897
C7 = 8-10-8-9-11-8
C13 = 8-10-8-9-10-8
D7 = 10-12-10-11-13-10
D13 = 10-12-10-11-12-10
E7 = x-7-9-7-9-10
Fmaj7 = xx3210
F = 133211
C/Bb = x12010
Am = 577555
Bm = 799777
F6sus2 = 1x303x

Intro

(Backwards guitar etc.)

Verse 1

Streets I ran in this whole town
Backstreets and all, I wanted to leave there,
But no matter how fast I ran
My feet were glued, I just couldn't move there

Pre-Chorus 1

I saw the hate and lots of people, I
Heard my name called above the noise, and
I tried to speak, but my tongue was tied
Bumped into emptiness and started to cry, I said, "Oh no!"

Chorus

I saw the lights and the pretty girls, and I
Thought to myself, "What a pretty world," but there's
Something else here that puts me off,
And I'm so scared, dear, my love comes in frozen packs
Bought in a ... supermarket 
Supermarket 
Supermarket

Verse 2

Streets I ran, through wind and rain,
Around this place amongst streaming sunshine
Scared I was, sweating now
Feeling of doom, my bowels turned into water

Pre-Chorus 2

Felt hot breath whisper in my ear, I
Looked for somewhere to hide, but everywhere's closed, and
I shut my eyes, pretend not to be here, but
This feeling's much too real to ever disappear, I said, "Oh no!"

Chorus

I saw the lights and the pretty girls, and I
Thought to myself, "What a pretty world," but there's
Something else here that puts me off,
And I'm so scared, dear, their hate comes in frozen packs
Bought in a ... supermarket 
Supermarket 
Supermarket

Interlude

Aah... Boy! It's a tough, tough world,
But you've gotta be tough with i-it
Tough with i-it
Tough with i-it
You've gotta be tough with i-it
Tough with i-it
You've gotta be tough with i-it
Tough with i-i-it
Tough with i-it
Tough with i-it
You've gotta be tough with i-it
Tough with i-it
You've gotta be tough with i-it
Tough with i-it

Chorus

I saw the lights and the pretty girls, and I
Thought to myself, "What a pretty world," but there's
Something else here that puts me off, I
I saw the lights and the pretty girls, and I
Thought to myself, "What a pretty world," but there's
Something else here that puts me off,
And I'm so scared, dear, my love comes in frozen packs
 

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