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Dreams of Children

The Jam
Tab
★4.7(3)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

heliocentric@breathe.com

24th July 2001.

THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN by THE JAM

Written by Paul Weller

Chords used:

E5: x799xx

B: 799877

C#m: 9-11-11-9-9-9

A: 577655

B7: 797877

F#m11: 2x220x

G#m7: 4x440x

E: x7999x or 022100

(Backwards intro)

Then the riff is something like:

Fig.1:

E5

------------------|
------------------|
-----9------7--9--|
-------7h9-----9--|
--7---------------|
------------------|

B C#m

I sat alone with the dreams of children

B C#m

Weeping willows and tall dark buildings and,

B C#m

I've caught a vision from the dreams of children,

B C#m

But woke up sweating to this modern nightmare and,

B C#m B E C#m

I was alo - ne, no one was there,

B C#m B E

I was alo - ne, no one was

Fig. 2:

A B7 E5

--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|------|
--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|------|
--------------|--------------|----------------|-----9-----7-9--|------|
-----7------7-|-----7------7-|-----9-----7-9--|-------7h9---9--|------|
--------------|--------------|-------7h9------|--7-------------|------|
--5-----5-5---|--5-----5-5---|--7-------------|----------------|------|

there.

---------------|--|
---------------|--|
-----9-----7-9-|--|
-------7h9---9-|--|
--7------------|--|
---------------|--|

B C#m

I caught a glimpse from the dreams of children

B C#m

I got a feeling of optimism

B C#m

But woke up to a grey and lonely picture

B C#m

The streets below left me feeling dirty and,

B C#m B E C#m

I was alo - ne, no one was there

B C#m B E

I was alo - ne, no one was there

Fig.3:

A F#m7

--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|------|
--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|------|
--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|------|
-----7------7-|-----7------7-|----------------|----------------|------|
--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|------|
--5-----5-5---|--5-----5-5---|--2-------------|----------------|------|

there. something's gonna crack up your

G#m7

Dreams tonight

F#m11 G#m7

Something's gonna crack up your dreams tonight

F#m11 G#m7

You're gonna gonna crak on your dreams tonight

F#m11 G#m7

You will crack on your dreams tonight

F#m11 G#m7

Something's gonna crack on your dreams tonight

F#m7 G#m7 A (w/fig.2)

You will crack on your dreams toni - ght.

E (inst.)

A B7 E5 (w/fig.2)

B C#m

I fell in love with the dreams of children

B C#m

I saw a vision of all the happy days

B C#m

I've caught up fashion from the dreams of children

B C#m

But woke up sweating from this modern nightmare and

B C#m B E C#m

I was alo - ne, no one was there

B C#m B E A (w/fig.3)

I was alo - ne, no one was there

F#m11 G#m7

Something's gonna crack up your dreams tonight

F#m11 G#m7

Something's gonna crack up your dreams tonight

F#m11 G#m7

Something's gonna crack on your dreams tonight

F#m11 G#m7

You will crack on your dreams tonight

F#m11 G#m7

Something's gonna crack up your dreams tonight

F#m11 G#m7

You will choke on your dreams tonight

F#m11 G#m7

Something's gonna crack on your dreams tonight

F#m11 G#m7

You will choke on your dreams tonight

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