I Had a Dream
Don't Be Scared (1982),
Frankenstein Love (1992)
thanks to Matthew L
I had a dream about
you
You were the queen
of quite a few
And I was there, but
you didn’t care
I didn’t matter
somehow.
The band played and
you sang a tune
And the stars fell
down from the moon
And you smiled a
smile that parted the sea
But you didn’t
notice me
No.
Your eyes filled up
the sky and they were blue
And you had a weird
monkey there with you too
And you danced a jig
and tipped his hat
And you turned
around with a grin so fat
And he was me.
There were lights
and fireworks and cannons going off in your honor
And I was worried,
But a man said
“Don’t worry, nothing can harm her”
And I grabbed the
microphone and I stood all alone
And I looked up at
you, and you looked down at me
And then you said
“Off with his head”.
I had a dream about
you
I Had A Dream
The timing of the A7…D7.. section varies from verse to verse but the chords are
the same. I’ve included several chord options – I know some people have
trouble barring (including the man himself!) so there are some easier
alternatives. Mix and match…
Chord suggestions:
Bbmaj7 X-1-3-2-3-1 (bar 1st)
6-8-7-7-6-X (either bar at 6th or grab the low string with
thumb)
X-8-7-7-6-X (a little easier)
X-X-3-2-3-1 (easier, no barring, but also no bass note)
Abmaj7 4-6-5-5-4-X (either bar at the 4th or grab the
low string
with thumb)
X-6-5-5-4-X (a little easier)
X-X-1-0-1-X (really easy, just make sure you only play
those 3 strings!)
A7 5-7-5-6-5-5
(bar 5th) or X-0-2-0-2-0
D7 X-5-7-5-7-5
(bar 5th) or X-X-0-2-1-2
G7 3-5-3-4-3-3
(bar 3rd) or 3-2-0-0-0-1
C7
X-3-2-3-1-0
I Had A Dream
Intro
Bbmaj7
Abmaj7
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|
Verse
Bbmaj7
Abmaj7
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|
Bbmaj7
Abmaj7
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 |
(slightly faster)
A7
D7
G7
C7
Abmaj7
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
| 1 2 3 4 |
I had a dream about you
You were the queen of quite a few
And I was there, but you didn’t care
I didn’t matter somehow.
The band played and you sang a tune
And the stars fell down from the moon
And you smiled a smile that parted the sea
But you didn’t notice me…no.
Your eyes filled up the sky and they were blue
And you had a weird monkey there with you too
And you danced a jig and tipped his hat
And you turned around with a grin so fat
And he was me.
(in the next verse the A7-D7-G7-C7 progression repeats before going to Abmaj7)
There were lights and cameras and fireworks going off in your honor
And I was worried,
But a man said “Don’t worry, nothing can harm her”
And I grabbed the microphone and I stood all alone
And I looked up at you, and you looked down on me
And then you said “Off with his head”.
I had a dream about you
