Transpose 7 semitones down for the original key (C) Verse 1: G5 E5 D5 If you try to catch me, you'll be the first to lose G5 E5 D5 Freedom can be lonely, loneliness makes me think G5 E5 D5 Still I'd rather (be on) my own, then put into a cage G5 E5 D5 So if you try to catch me, I'm already far away... G5 I'm far away, I'm far away.. Chorus: C5 G5 C5 D5 I am a dream you cannot catch, I am your dream I can never be C5 G5 C5 D5 We fade away when ladybirds get paid, we fade away when ladybirds turn gray Verse 2: G5 E5 D5 Not even you can bring life back from death twice G5 E5 D5 My eyes are tired of trying to stay dry on rainy days G5 E5 D5 I can't read your mind, even less can you read mine G5 Can you read mine...Can you read mine? Chorus: C5 G5 C5 D5 I am a dream you cannot catch, I am your dream I can never be C5 G5 C5 D5 We fade away when ladybirds get paid, we fade away when ladybirds turn gray Verse 3: G5 The freckles on the lips seem too much too resist E5 D5 wondering why they were stuck on my mind G5 I rubbed and scraped day after day just to get them away E5 D5 it struck me down, now I don't know why G5 my lips are marked with freckles all over E5 my lips are marked with freckles all over...All over Chorus (2x): C5 G5 C5 D5 I am a dream you cannot catch, I am your dream I can never be C5 G5 C5 D5 We fade away when ladybirds get pale, we fade away when ladybirds turn gray