The Lemon Twigs – Rock Dreams (Guitar)

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[Intro] D C D G/D D C x2 A G A D/A A G x2 D#m7b5 B7/D# D#m7b5 D D#m7b5 C#m E D#m7b5 B7/D# D#m7b5 D D#m7b5 D [Verse 1]
D
Teaching at the school

A
Feeling like a fool

G                      D
Tell me, what did I do wrong?

G                 D
Everybody used to love my songs

     E7                     A
But now I'm just a teacher mom!
[Verse 2]
D
What a big mistake

   A
My taking in an ape

G                          D
Killed my rock and rollin' dreams

     Gm                     Dm
The boy belongs in big tall trees and me

     E7           A
Well I belong in MSG
[Instrumental] A G A D/A A [Pre-Chorus]
D               F#m
Maybe I'll play rock

    A              G  G7 D G7 D C B A
And that'll pay a lot

G7          D    G7 D C B A
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
 D           A
Wake up the kid!

      Bm             F#m
Good morning, it's breakfast!

  G             A           A#   C
I know how you like your bananas

    D              A
Quit with the screeching!

     Bm         F#m
School's in an hour!

      G             A
While my dreams are dying

G              A
You'll be multiplying

G             A#          D
You're gonna like your new school!
[Instrumental] D C D G/D D C x2 A G A D/A A G x2 D#m7b5 B7/D# D#m7b5 D D#m7b5 C#m E D#m7b5 B7/D# D#m7b5 D D#m7b5 D [Verse 3]
D
Shane he doesn't know

     A
That very long ago

     G                          D
When Dad and I were still quite thin

 Gm                 D
Oh, we came upon a baby chimp

   E7                     A
Decided that we'd take it in
[Verse 4]
   D
Forgetting all our dreams

   A
We took him and it seemed

   G                 D
We had a little family

    Gm                         Dm
For seven hundred bucks a week, I teach

         E7                  A          G A D/A A
And it pays for all the food Shane eats
And he eats a lot! [Pre-Chorus]
D               F#m
Maybe I'll play rock

    A              G  G7 D G7 D C B A
And that'll pay a lot

G7          D    G7 D C B A
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
 D           A
Wake up the kid!

      Bm             F#m
Good morning, it's breakfast!

  G             A           A#   C
I know how you like your bananas

    D              A
Quit with the screeching!

     Bm         F#m
School's in an hour!

      G             A
While my dreams are dying

G              A
You'll be multiplying

G             A#          D
You're gonna like your new school!
[Instrumental] D C D G/D D C x2 A G A D/A A G x2 D#m7b5 B7/D# D#m7b5 D D#m7b5 C#m E G A D A x8 [Pre-Outro]
                         D
Well, it could have been me

            A
Up on the stage!

                         D
Yeah, it could have been me

                      A
If it weren't for the chimp in the cage!

                       D
Oh, it could have been me

            A
Up on the stage

                         D
Yeah, it could have been me

                      A
If it weren't for the chimp in the cage

                       D
Oh, it could have been me

           A
Upon the stage

                   D
It could have been me
[Instrumental] D A x3 B G A D