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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