Wilco – Dreamer In My Dreams (Guitar Tab)
Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D)
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Tabbed by: jvwald
This tab is based on this YouTube video:
If you find this tab helpful, check out the other Wilco/Tweedy tabs I've posted.
Tuning: Open G (DGDGBD)
G x00000
C x55555
D x77777
riff 1 d|-----------------| B|-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-----------------|
intro
riff 1 x4
riff 2 d|-------------------| B|-0-0-1-0-1/3-3-1-0-| G|-0-0-0-0-2/4-4-2-0-| D|-0-0-2-0-0---0-0-0-| G|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-| D|-------------------|
riff 1 riff 2
Well there's a dreamer in my dreams,
C
Swing from the beams,
riff 1 riff 2 D
(With a) light shining off the snow.
riff 1 riff 2
Well there's a singer in my heart,
C
Burning up the charts,
riff 2 D riff 2 x2
With songs about things we all know.
riff 1 riff 2
Well there's a blister on his brain,
C
That's driving him insane,
riff 2 riff 2 D
Cause all good things they gotta go.
riff 1 riff 2
Well there's a child on the way,
C
It could be any day,
riff 2 D riff 2 x2
But how this life will change him, that we don't know.
solo 1 d|-------------------------------------------| B|-----------3-------8~8~8~----------3-5-5-0-| G|-7-7-9-3h4-0-0-7-9-0-0-0-7-7-9-3h4-0-5-5-0-| D|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-0-| G|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-------------------------------------------| solo 1 (continued) d|-------------------------------------------| B|-----------3-------8~8~8~----------3-1-1-0-| G|-7-7-9-3h4-0-0-7-9-0-0-0-7-7-9-3h4-0-0-0-0-| D|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-| G|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-------------------------------------------|
riff 1 riff 2
Well there's a child on the way,
C
He's gonna look a lot like him
riff 2 riff 2 D riff 3
And one day, he's gonna say, "Ain't you my dad?"
riff 1 riff 2
Then he's gonna look down and smile,
C
and after awhile,
riff 2 D riff 2 x2
He'll say, "That's for sure, cause you got my eyes."
riff 3 d|-----------| B|-7-6-5-5-0-| G|-7-6-5-5-0-| D|-7-6-5-5-0-| G|-7-6-5-5-0-| D|-----------|
riff 2 riff 2
Well there's a dreamer in my dreams,
C
He's hanging from a beam,
riff 2 riff 2 D riff 3
With light shining off the snow.
riff 1 riff 2
Well there's a blister on his brain,
C
It's driving him insane,
riff 2 D riff 2 x2
And all good things have to go, all right.
solo 2 d|-------------------------------------------| B|-----------3-------8~8~8~----------3-5-5-0-| G|-7-7-9-3h4-0-0-7-9-0-0-0-7-7-9-3h4-0-5-5-0-| D|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-0-| G|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-------------------------------------------| solo 2 (continued) d|-------------------------------------------| B|-----------3-------8~8~8~----------3-1-1-0-| G|-7-7-9-3h4-0-0-7-9-0-0-0-7-7-9-3h4-0-0-0-0-| D|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-| G|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-------------------------------------------|
(repeat solo 2)
(When Tweedy plays acoustic, he adds this section here) d|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-| x2 D|-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-| G|-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-| D|-------------2---------------2---------------2-------2---|
riff 1 riff 2 x7
riff 1 riff 2
There's a dreamer in my dreams,
C
Swinging from the beams,
riff 1 riff 2 D
With a light shining off the lake.
riff 1 riff 2
Well, I know I made mistakes,
C
I'm passing then all on.
riff 2 D riff 2 x2
But I hope he gets up before dawn.
All right.
riff 1 riff 2 x ~12
Yeah, that's it.
riff 1 riff 2
Well there's a dreamer in my dreams,
C
Climbing up the back,
riff 1 riff 2 D
Of a car they used to call a Cadillac.
riff 1 riff 2
It's got a brand new set of keys,
C
It's got a new look, it's got a new look,
riff 2 D riff 2 x2
And he's gonna... he's gonna take it all away.
I believe it...
riff 1 riff 2 x 2
(piano interlude)
riff 1 riff 2
Well there's a dreamer in my dreams,
C
Swinging from the beams,
riff 1 riff 2 D
All wrapped up in my garage.
riff 1 riff 2
He's hanging from a bell,
C
He don't know what he's done,
riff 2 D riff 2 x2
Just don't forget to day goodbye when he's gone. That's it.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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