The Jam - Dreams of children
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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
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-----9------7--9--|
-------7h9-----9--|
--7---------------|
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B I sat alone with the C#mdreams of children
B Weeping willows and C#mtall dark buildings and,
B I've caught a vision from the C#mdreams of children,
B But woke up sweating to this C#mmodern nightmare and,
B I was alC#mo - Bne, Eno one C#mwas there,
B I was alC#mo - Bne, Eno one was
Fig. 2:
A B7 E5
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--------------|--------------|----------------|-----9-----7-9--|------|
-----7------7-|-----7------7-|-----9-----7-9--|-------7h9---9--|------|
--------------|--------------|-------7h9------|--7-------------|------|
--5-----5-5---|--5-----5-5---|--7-------------|----------------|------|
there.
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-----9-----7-9-|--|
-------7h9---9-|--|
--7------------|--|
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B I caught a glimpse from the C#mdreams of children
B I got a feeling of C#moptimism
B But woke up to a grey and C#mlonely picture
B The streets below left me C#mfeeling dirty and,
B I was alC#mo - Bne, Eno one C#mwas there
B I was alC#mo - Bne, Eno one was there
Fig.3:
A F#m7
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-----7------7-|-----7------7-|----------------|----------------|------|
--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|------|
--5-----5-5---|--5-----5-5---|--2-------------|----------------|------|
there. something's gonna crack up your
G#m7Dreams tonight
F#m11Something's gonna crack up your G#m7dreams tonight
F#m11You're gonna gonna crak on your G#m7dreams tonight
F#m11You will crack on your G#m7dreams tonight
F#m11Something's gonna crack on your G#m7dreams 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 I fell in love with the C#mdreams of children
B I saw a vision of C#mall the happy days
B I've caught up fashion from the C#mdreams of children
B But woke up sweating from this C#mmodern nightmare and
B I was alC#mo - Bne, Eno one C#mwas there
B C#m B E A (w/fig.3)
I was alo - ne, no one was there
F#m11Something's gonna crack up your G#m7dreams tonight
F#m11Something's gonna crack up your G#m7dreams tonight
F#m11Something's gonna crack on your G#m7dreams tonight
F#m11You will crack on your G#m7dreams tonight
F#m11Something's gonna crack up your G#m7dreams tonight
F#m11You will choke on your G#m7dreams tonight
F#m11Something's gonna crack on your G#m7dreams tonight
F#m11You will choke on your G#m7dreams tonight