Absolute Beginners Chords by The Jam
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
B
D
Abm
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [G]
[D]
I'm going to sing a song called The Empty Dream.
In the ghosts' depths I walked across an empty dream.
Out across this world there's [C] no one to be seen.
[D] This empty feeling, burning quiet, you walked away.
I saw no more freedom, [G] no love was in my eyes.
[D] I stared a century weak in this world that would change.
As I hesitated, I rushed [C] onwards without me.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too smart to take on the pain.
[Dm]
I [A]
[B] lost an hour just [Abm] thinking of it.
[Gb] [B]
I need to scrape together and [Abm] get what I want.
[B] I lost a lifetime [Abm] thinking of [Gb] it.
[B] And lost an era of [Abm] daydreaming like I [A] do.
[Gb]
[D]
I'm going to sing a song called The Empty Dream.
[C] In the ghosts' depths I walked across an empty dream.
Out across this world there's no one to be seen.
I saw no more freedom, no love was in my eyes.
I stared a century weak in this world [A] that would change.
As I hesitated, I rushed onwards without me.
As I hesitated, I rushed onwards without me.
Too scared to break the spell, too smart to take on the pain.
I saw no more freedom, no love was in my eyes.
I stared a century weak in this world that would change.
[D] I stared a century weak in this world that would change.
As I hesitated, I [C] rushed onwards without me.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too smart to take on the pain.
I thought to the longest, [G] love is in our hearts.
[Dm]
[G] [D] In the ghosts' depths you walk across an empty dream.
Fighting around this world [C] there's millions to be seen.
[D] Come see the tires, come see the combing at my throat.
The time we are fighting for [G] shows love is in [Dm] our hearts.
I [A]
lost an hour [Abm] speaking of it.
[B]
I need the strength to go [Abm] and get what I want.
[B] I lost a lifetime [Abm] thinking of it.
[B] And lost an era of dreaming like I do.
You lose an hour speaking of it.
You need the strength to [Abm] go and get what [Gb] you want.
[B] You lose a lifetime [E] thinking of [Gb] it.
[B]
I lost [E] an hour [Abm] speaking of it.
[A] I lost an hour speaking [C]
[B]
[E]
of it.
[D]
I'm going to sing a song called The Empty Dream.
In the ghosts' depths I walked across an empty dream.
Out across this world there's [C] no one to be seen.
[D] This empty feeling, burning quiet, you walked away.
I saw no more freedom, [G] no love was in my eyes.
[D] I stared a century weak in this world that would change.
As I hesitated, I rushed [C] onwards without me.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too smart to take on the pain.
[Dm]
I [A]
[B] lost an hour just [Abm] thinking of it.
[Gb] [B]
I need to scrape together and [Abm] get what I want.
[B] I lost a lifetime [Abm] thinking of [Gb] it.
[B] And lost an era of [Abm] daydreaming like I [A] do.
[Gb]
[D]
I'm going to sing a song called The Empty Dream.
[C] In the ghosts' depths I walked across an empty dream.
Out across this world there's no one to be seen.
I saw no more freedom, no love was in my eyes.
I stared a century weak in this world [A] that would change.
As I hesitated, I rushed onwards without me.
As I hesitated, I rushed onwards without me.
Too scared to break the spell, too smart to take on the pain.
I saw no more freedom, no love was in my eyes.
I stared a century weak in this world that would change.
[D] I stared a century weak in this world that would change.
As I hesitated, I [C] rushed onwards without me.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too smart to take on the pain.
I thought to the longest, [G] love is in our hearts.
[Dm]
[G] [D] In the ghosts' depths you walk across an empty dream.
Fighting around this world [C] there's millions to be seen.
[D] Come see the tires, come see the combing at my throat.
The time we are fighting for [G] shows love is in [Dm] our hearts.
I [A]
lost an hour [Abm] speaking of it.
[B]
I need the strength to go [Abm] and get what I want.
[B] I lost a lifetime [Abm] thinking of it.
[B] And lost an era of dreaming like I do.
You lose an hour speaking of it.
You need the strength to [Abm] go and get what [Gb] you want.
[B] You lose a lifetime [E] thinking of [Gb] it.
[B]
I lost [E] an hour [Abm] speaking of it.
[A] I lost an hour speaking [C]
[B]
[E]
of it.
Key:
B
D
Abm
C
G
B
D
Abm
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm going to sing a song called The Empty Dream.
In the ghosts' depths I walked across an empty dream.
Out across this world there's [C] no one to be seen.
[D] This empty feeling, burning quiet, you walked away.
I saw no more freedom, [G] no love was in my _ eyes. _
_ _ [D] I stared a century weak in this world that would _ change.
As I hesitated, I rushed [C] onwards without me.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too smart to take on the pain. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
I _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] lost an hour just [Abm] thinking of it.
[Gb] _ _ [B]
I need to scrape together and [Abm] get what I want.
[B] I lost a lifetime [Abm] thinking of [Gb] it.
_ [B] And lost an era of [Abm] daydreaming like I [A] do.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ I'm going to sing a song called The Empty _ Dream.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] In _ the ghosts' depths I walked across an empty dream.
Out across this world there's no one to be seen.
I saw no more freedom, no love was in my eyes.
I stared a century weak in this world [A] that would change.
As I hesitated, I rushed onwards without me.
As I hesitated, I rushed onwards without me.
Too scared to break the spell, too smart to take on the pain.
I saw no more freedom, no love was in my eyes.
I stared a century weak in this world that would _ change.
[D] I stared a century weak in this world that would change.
As I hesitated, I [C] rushed onwards without me.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too smart to take on the pain.
I thought to the longest, [G] love is in our hearts.
_ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] In the ghosts' depths you walk across an empty dream.
Fighting around this world [C] there's millions to be seen.
[D] Come see the tires, come see the combing at my throat.
The time we are fighting for [G] shows love is in [Dm] our hearts. _
I _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ lost an hour [Abm] speaking of it.
_ [B]
I need the strength to go [Abm] and get what I want.
[B] _ I lost a lifetime [Abm] thinking of it.
_ [B] And lost an era of dreaming like I do.
You lose an hour speaking of it.
_ _ You need the strength to [Abm] go and get what [Gb] you want.
[B] You lose a lifetime [E] thinking of [Gb] it.
_ [B] _
I lost [E] an hour [Abm] speaking of it.
[A] I lost an hour speaking [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ of it.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm going to sing a song called The Empty Dream.
In the ghosts' depths I walked across an empty dream.
Out across this world there's [C] no one to be seen.
[D] This empty feeling, burning quiet, you walked away.
I saw no more freedom, [G] no love was in my _ eyes. _
_ _ [D] I stared a century weak in this world that would _ change.
As I hesitated, I rushed [C] onwards without me.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too smart to take on the pain. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
I _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] lost an hour just [Abm] thinking of it.
[Gb] _ _ [B]
I need to scrape together and [Abm] get what I want.
[B] I lost a lifetime [Abm] thinking of [Gb] it.
_ [B] And lost an era of [Abm] daydreaming like I [A] do.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ I'm going to sing a song called The Empty _ Dream.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] In _ the ghosts' depths I walked across an empty dream.
Out across this world there's no one to be seen.
I saw no more freedom, no love was in my eyes.
I stared a century weak in this world [A] that would change.
As I hesitated, I rushed onwards without me.
As I hesitated, I rushed onwards without me.
Too scared to break the spell, too smart to take on the pain.
I saw no more freedom, no love was in my eyes.
I stared a century weak in this world that would _ change.
[D] I stared a century weak in this world that would change.
As I hesitated, I [C] rushed onwards without me.
[D] Too scared to break the spell, too smart to take on the pain.
I thought to the longest, [G] love is in our hearts.
_ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] In the ghosts' depths you walk across an empty dream.
Fighting around this world [C] there's millions to be seen.
[D] Come see the tires, come see the combing at my throat.
The time we are fighting for [G] shows love is in [Dm] our hearts. _
I _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ lost an hour [Abm] speaking of it.
_ [B]
I need the strength to go [Abm] and get what I want.
[B] _ I lost a lifetime [Abm] thinking of it.
_ [B] And lost an era of dreaming like I do.
You lose an hour speaking of it.
_ _ You need the strength to [Abm] go and get what [Gb] you want.
[B] You lose a lifetime [E] thinking of [Gb] it.
_ [B] _
I lost [E] an hour [Abm] speaking of it.
[A] I lost an hour speaking [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ of it.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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