Chords for Philip Lynott & Friends - Somebody Else's Dream 1981
Tempo:
98.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
Bm
Am
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [E]
First he wakes up and he tells [Em] you, [E] hey,
[Bm] I'm bored with the whole musical scene.
[E]
Then he says, hey, I've seen your act.
[Bm]
It's the greatest thing.
[E]
But the more he gets to know you, the more he [Am] shows you he's on the moon a tick further.
You [B] see, it's an emergency.
[Am] You're [E] living out somebody else's dream.
[Em] [E] Who do you think you [Em] are?
Are [G] you a poet, a lover, a father, [Bm] a rock and roll [Em] star?
Who do I think I am?
I love my partner [Bm] in life, my wife and children.
Who do [E] you think you are?
Well, [Am] I'm [A] messed up, I'm mucked up, I should shut up.
[Bm] [B]
Who do I think [Am] I am?
[Em] [E]
[Em] You [E] meet a thousand different faces, [Bm] but it's that [G] same old purring dweeb.
[Em]
You [E] meet a thousand different faces, [G]
but it's that same old recurring [Em] scene.
[E]
Then you get impatient, [Am] or can you start to scream?
[Bm] See, it's as it [Am] seems, [A] so tired [E] of living out somebody else's dream.
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[A]
[Bm]
[A] [E]
[Em] People say it [E] must be nice to be noticed, [Em] and I [F#] say it doesn't affect [Bm] me at all.
[Em] But someday this pretending must stop and I must [Bm] protest.
Do the people have the right to know it all?
[Em] Do you know it [E] all?
Are they told it all?
[Am] Do you know it all?
I don't know it all.
You [B] see, as silly as it seems, [Am] see it, [E] living out somebody else's dream.
[Em] Now what did that mean?
[E] It [Bm] was a thought, flesh, skin.
[B] Hey, [E] what do you mean you're [Bm] living out somebody else's dream?
[E] What does that mean?
[Em] I [Am] don't know.
[A] Let's go.
[D] You [Bm] see, as silly as it [Am] seems, you're living [Em] out somebody else's dream.
[Bm]
You're living out somebody else's dream.
[E]
You're a slave.
[Bm]
Living [B] out somebody else's dream.
[E]
So tired of it.
[Am]
You [Bm] see, [B] [Am] [E]
[Em] [E] [B] as silly as it seems, [A]
[E] so [Am] tired of living out somebody [E] else's dream.
[Em] [E]
[Em] [B]
First he wakes up and he tells [Em] you, [E] hey,
[Bm] I'm bored with the whole musical scene.
[E]
Then he says, hey, I've seen your act.
[Bm]
It's the greatest thing.
[E]
But the more he gets to know you, the more he [Am] shows you he's on the moon a tick further.
You [B] see, it's an emergency.
[Am] You're [E] living out somebody else's dream.
[Em] [E] Who do you think you [Em] are?
Are [G] you a poet, a lover, a father, [Bm] a rock and roll [Em] star?
Who do I think I am?
I love my partner [Bm] in life, my wife and children.
Who do [E] you think you are?
Well, [Am] I'm [A] messed up, I'm mucked up, I should shut up.
[Bm] [B]
Who do I think [Am] I am?
[Em] [E]
[Em] You [E] meet a thousand different faces, [Bm] but it's that [G] same old purring dweeb.
[Em]
You [E] meet a thousand different faces, [G]
but it's that same old recurring [Em] scene.
[E]
Then you get impatient, [Am] or can you start to scream?
[Bm] See, it's as it [Am] seems, [A] so tired [E] of living out somebody else's dream.
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[A]
[Bm]
[A] [E]
[Em] People say it [E] must be nice to be noticed, [Em] and I [F#] say it doesn't affect [Bm] me at all.
[Em] But someday this pretending must stop and I must [Bm] protest.
Do the people have the right to know it all?
[Em] Do you know it [E] all?
Are they told it all?
[Am] Do you know it all?
I don't know it all.
You [B] see, as silly as it seems, [Am] see it, [E] living out somebody else's dream.
[Em] Now what did that mean?
[E] It [Bm] was a thought, flesh, skin.
[B] Hey, [E] what do you mean you're [Bm] living out somebody else's dream?
[E] What does that mean?
[Em] I [Am] don't know.
[A] Let's go.
[D] You [Bm] see, as silly as it [Am] seems, you're living [Em] out somebody else's dream.
[Bm]
You're living out somebody else's dream.
[E]
You're a slave.
[Bm]
Living [B] out somebody else's dream.
[E]
So tired of it.
[Am]
You [Bm] see, [B] [Am] [E]
[Em] [E] [B] as silly as it seems, [A]
[E] so [Am] tired of living out somebody [E] else's dream.
[Em] [E]
[Em] [B]
Key:
E
Em
Bm
Am
B
E
Em
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ First he wakes up and he tells [Em] you, _ [E] hey, _
[Bm] I'm bored with the whole musical scene.
[E] _
Then he says, hey, I've seen your act.
_ [Bm] _
It's the greatest thing.
_ _ _ [E]
But the more he gets to know you, the more he [Am] shows you he's on the moon a tick further.
You [B] see, it's an emergency.
[Am] _ _ You're [E] living out somebody else's dream.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] Who do you think you [Em] are?
_ Are [G] you a poet, a lover, a father, [Bm] a rock and roll [Em] star?
Who do I think I am?
I love my partner [Bm] in life, my wife and children.
Who do [E] you think you are?
_ Well, [Am] I'm [A] messed up, I'm mucked up, I should shut up.
[Bm] _ [B]
Who do I think [Am] I am?
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ You [E] meet a thousand different faces, _ _ _ [Bm] but it's that [G] same old purring dweeb.
_ [Em] _
You [E] meet a thousand different faces, _ [G] _
but it's that same old recurring _ [Em] scene.
[E] _
Then you get impatient, _ [Am] or can you start to scream?
_ _ [Bm] See, it's as it [Am] seems, [A] so tired [E] of living out somebody else's dream.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ People say it [E] must be nice to be noticed, [Em] _ _ and I [F#] say it doesn't affect [Bm] me at all.
_ _ _ [Em] But someday this pretending must stop and I must [Bm] protest. _
Do the people have the right to know it all?
[Em] Do you know it [E] all?
Are they told it all?
[Am] Do you know it all?
I don't know it all.
You [B] see, as silly as it seems, [Am] see it, [E] living out somebody else's dream.
[Em] _ _ _ Now what did that mean?
_ [E] _ It [Bm] was a thought, _ flesh, skin.
_ [B] Hey, [E] what do you mean _ you're [Bm] living out somebody else's dream?
_ _ _ [E] What does that mean?
[Em] I _ [Am] don't know. _
[A] Let's go.
_ [D] You [Bm] see, as silly as it [Am] seems, _ you're living [Em] out somebody else's dream. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
You're living out somebody else's dream.
[E] _ _
_ You're a slave.
_ [Bm] _ _
Living [B] out somebody else's dream.
[E] _ _
_ So tired of it.
_ [Am] _
_ _ You _ _ [Bm] see, [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] as silly as it seems, [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] so _ [Am] tired of living out somebody [E] _ else's dream.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ First he wakes up and he tells [Em] you, _ [E] hey, _
[Bm] I'm bored with the whole musical scene.
[E] _
Then he says, hey, I've seen your act.
_ [Bm] _
It's the greatest thing.
_ _ _ [E]
But the more he gets to know you, the more he [Am] shows you he's on the moon a tick further.
You [B] see, it's an emergency.
[Am] _ _ You're [E] living out somebody else's dream.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] Who do you think you [Em] are?
_ Are [G] you a poet, a lover, a father, [Bm] a rock and roll [Em] star?
Who do I think I am?
I love my partner [Bm] in life, my wife and children.
Who do [E] you think you are?
_ Well, [Am] I'm [A] messed up, I'm mucked up, I should shut up.
[Bm] _ [B]
Who do I think [Am] I am?
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ You [E] meet a thousand different faces, _ _ _ [Bm] but it's that [G] same old purring dweeb.
_ [Em] _
You [E] meet a thousand different faces, _ [G] _
but it's that same old recurring _ [Em] scene.
[E] _
Then you get impatient, _ [Am] or can you start to scream?
_ _ [Bm] See, it's as it [Am] seems, [A] so tired [E] of living out somebody else's dream.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ People say it [E] must be nice to be noticed, [Em] _ _ and I [F#] say it doesn't affect [Bm] me at all.
_ _ _ [Em] But someday this pretending must stop and I must [Bm] protest. _
Do the people have the right to know it all?
[Em] Do you know it [E] all?
Are they told it all?
[Am] Do you know it all?
I don't know it all.
You [B] see, as silly as it seems, [Am] see it, [E] living out somebody else's dream.
[Em] _ _ _ Now what did that mean?
_ [E] _ It [Bm] was a thought, _ flesh, skin.
_ [B] Hey, [E] what do you mean _ you're [Bm] living out somebody else's dream?
_ _ _ [E] What does that mean?
[Em] I _ [Am] don't know. _
[A] Let's go.
_ [D] You [Bm] see, as silly as it [Am] seems, _ you're living [Em] out somebody else's dream. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
You're living out somebody else's dream.
[E] _ _
_ You're a slave.
_ [Bm] _ _
Living [B] out somebody else's dream.
[E] _ _
_ So tired of it.
_ [Am] _
_ _ You _ _ [Bm] see, [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] as silly as it seems, [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] so _ [Am] tired of living out somebody [E] _ else's dream.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _