Tuning: G C E A

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dream Operator – Talking Heads --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: David Byrne From: "True Stories" (1986) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: G- or C-Tuning (baritone/soprano) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro]/[Interude] /[Middle 8] G-Tuning (baritone) Am F C 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + e|0-----------|1-----------|0-----------|--------3---| B|1-----------|1-----------|1-----------|1-----------| G|2-----------|2-----------|0-----------|------------| d|2-----------|3-----------|2-----------|----2-------| C-Tuning (soprano) Am F C 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + A|0-----------|0-----------|3-----------|------------| E|0-----------|1-----------|0-----------|----0-------| C|0-----------|0-----------|0-----------|0-----------| g|2-----------|2-----------|0-----------|--------0---| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- time signature 3/4 [Intro] (single guitar notes, faded in) | Am | F | C | % | | Am | F | C | % | | Am | F | C | % | | Am | F | C | % | (picking pattern around the notes of "e" and "c") | Am | F | C | % | | Am | F | C | % | | Am | F | C | % | | Am | F | C | % | | Am | F | C | % | (solo licks) | Am | F | C | % | | Am | F | C | % | | Am | F | C | % | | Am | F | C | % | [Verse] 1

^CWhen you were little You ^Emdreamed you were big You ^Fmust have been something A ^Freal tiny kid

[Bridge] 1

You ^Cwish you were me I ^Emwish I was you Now ^Fdon't you wake up The ^Fdream will come ^Gtrue

[Chorus]

Every ^Cdream ^Am has a ^Fname ^G And ^Cnames ^Am tell your ^Gstory This ^Csong ^Am is your ^Fdream ^G You're the ^Cdream ope^Grator

[Interude] (solo licks) | Am | F | C | % | | Am | F | C | % | [Verse] 2

^CBigger than life You ^Emknow it's all me My ^Fface is a book But it's ^Fnot what it seems

[Bridge] 2

Three ^Cangels above The ^Emwhole human race They ^Fdream us to life They ^Fdream me a ^Gface

[Chorus] 2

And every ^Cdream ^Am tells it ^Fall ^G And ^Cthi-^Amis is your sto^Gry You ^Cdream^Amed me a ^Fheart ^G You're the ^Cdream ope^Grator

[Middle 8] | Am | F | C | % | [ Am ] Shake-it-up dream | Am | F | C | % | [ Am ] Hi-di-ho dream | Am | F | C | % | [ Am ] Fix-it-up dream | Am | F | C | % | [ Am ] Look at me dream | Am | F | C | % | [ Am ] I've been waiting so long | Am | F | C | % | | Am | F | C | % | Now I am your dream [Verse] 3

^CHard to forget ^EmHard to go on When ^Fyou fall asleep You're ^Fout on your own

[Bridge] 3

Let ^Cgo of your life Grab ^Emon to my hand ^FHere in the clouds Where ^Fwe'll under^Gstand

[Chorus] 3

And ^Cyou ^Am dreamed it ^Fall ^G And ^Cthi-^Amis is your ^Gstory Do you ^Cknow ^Am who you ^Fare? ^G You're the ^Cdream ope^Grator

And ^Cyou ^Am dreamed it ^Fall ^G And ^Cthi-^Amis is your ^Gstory Do you ^Cknow ^Am who you ^Fare? ^G C | G | % | C You're the dream operator (ritardando)

Talking Heads - Dream operator