Only in Dreams
as performed by Weezer
Words and Music by Rivers Cuomo
4/4 Time
All strings tuned down one half step
(All chords relative to standard tuning)
Intro
Bass plays first four measures
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
eb||-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb||-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--------------|
F#||-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-2--2--2--2--5--4--5--4-|
C#||-0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4-|
Ab||-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--|-0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5-|
Eb||-------------------------|-------------------------|
(Play this whenever you see this chord pattern)
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|---------------------12*-|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------12*----|
Eb|-------------------------|----------------12*------|
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
eb|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|:|-------------------------|----------------0-----0--|
F#|:|-12*------0-----0-----0--|----0-----0--------------|
C#|:|-------0-----------1b----|-------6br---10----10----|
Ab|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|:|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------0-----0--|:|
F#|-0--------0-----0-----0--|----0-----0--------------|:|
C#|-------0-----------1b----|-------6br---8-----8-----|:|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|:|(Play Two Times)
(This Pattern repeats throughout most of the song)
Verse
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
You can't resist her,
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
she's in your bones.
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
She is your marrow and your ride
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
home.
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
You can't avoid her,
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
she's in the air. (In the air.)
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
In between molecules of
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Chorus
B5 A5 G5 C5 B5 A5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-9--9--7--5--5--5--5--5--|-10-10-9--7--7--7--7--7--|
Ab|-9--9--7--5--5--5--5--5--|-10-10-9--7--7--7--7--7--|
Eb|-7--7--5--3--3--3--3--3--|-8--8--7--5--5--5--5--5--|
Only in dreams we see what it means.
B5 A5 G5
Reach out our hands,
C5 B5 A5
hold on to hers.
F5 Bb5 G5 C5
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-3--3--3--8--8--8--8--8--|-5--5--5--10-10-10-10-10-|
Ab|-3--3--3--8--8--8--8--8--|-5--5--5--10-10-10-10-10-|
Eb|-1--1--1--6--6--6--6--6--|-3--3--3--8--8--8--8--8--|
But when we wake, it's all been erased.
B5 A5 G5
And so it seems,
C5 C#5 D5
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
F#|-5--5--6--7--------------|
C#|-5--5--6--7--------------|
Ab|-3--3--4--5--------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
only in dreams.
1 Measure of rest, then
Verse
G/B Cadd9
Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6 N.C.
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-12*---------------------|
C#|----------------------12*|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------12*---|-------------------------|
Eb|----------------12*------|-------------------------|
You walk up to her,
ask her to dance.
She says, "Hey baby I just might take the chance."
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
eb|-------------------------|----------------10------|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
You say it's a good thing
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
eb|(10)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~10\\8\\|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
that you float in the air. (In the
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
eb|7-----------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
air.) That way ther's no way I will crush
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|-7*----------------------|-12*--------------------|
C#|-------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------7----------|
your pretty toenails into a thousand pieces.
Chorus
B5 A5 G5
Only in dreams
C5 B5 A5
we see what it means.
B5 A5 G5
Reach out our hands,
C5 B5 A5
hold on to hers.
F5 Bb5
But when we wake,
G5 C5
it's all been erased.
B5 A5 G5
And so it seems,
C5 C#5 D5
only in dreams.
1 measure of rest then,
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-------------0--0-------|
C#|-------------------------|-------------------4----|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Only in
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|-0-----------------------|-------------0--0-------|
C#|-------------------------|-------------------4----|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////
eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|-4-----------4----------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
dreams, only in
G/B Cadd9 Asus4 D7 D6 D7 D6
eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|-0-----------------------|------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////
eb|-------------------------|-7*---------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-------------14---------|
C#|-------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
dreams only in
B5 E5 A5 D5 C5
eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|-4--4--4//9--9--9--9--9\\2--2--2--2//7--7--5--5-|
C#|-------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-2--2--2//7--7--7--7--7\\0--0--0--0//5--5--3--3-|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
dreams, only in
B5 E5 A5 D5 C5
dreams, only in
B5 E5 A5 D5 C5
dreams, only in
B5 E5 A5 D5 C5
dreams.
Outro
B5 E5 A5 D5 C5
eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------------|
F#|-4--4--4//9--9--12-12-12\2--2--2--2//7--7--5--5-|
C#|-------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-2--2--2//7--7--10-10-10\
