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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 16:17:44 -0500
From: Dan Fisher 
Subject: Re: TAB: "Over My Head" by King's X -Reply -Reply -Reply


DREAM IN MY LIFE - KING'S X - from the eponymous album 1992
Wanda, here's your chance to play your favorite song...
Dropped D tuning DADGBE  -  ==== denotes sustain
Tabbed by Daniel S. Fisher during several parts of 1996 and 1997.
Comments welcome at wetstone@compuserve.com
What can be said about true beauty?  This song gets better with each listen.
Approximate BPM = 87

4/4
[Drum beat and then sustained Em chord before first arpeggio]

1                                                2
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------==
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------0=--==
|--------4=======================================|--------2======--2====--==
|-----------5====================================|-----------5==========--==
|-----2==========================================|--4===================--==
|--2=============================================|------------------------==
                 Verse 1:  I'm   walking   in   a   foreign winter breeze
                 Verse 2:  When  I   was  young  I  knew just what I'd do


                        3
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========================|------------------------------------------------==
========================|-----------0======-----------------------0====--==
========================|--------2=========--------------4=============--==
========================|--3===============--5=========================--==
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                     don't think of home too much -- it   may     just
                      and  so  much  more  than  that  has  come  in


4                                                5
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|--------------------3===========================|------------------------==
|-----------0====================================|--------4=============--==
|--------2======--2==============================|-----------5==========--==
|--0=============================================|-----2================--==
|------------------------------------------------|--2===================--==
   bring me to my knees                     and I'm watching    people
   sharing life with you                    and I   take   another


                        6
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------------------------|--------------------0=========================--==
========================|--------2======--2============================--==
========================|-----5===--5==================================--==
========================|--4=============================================
========================|------------------------------------------------
    playing    in    a     place they call their home              and I
    step       in    the direction    I    must  go                and I

7                                                8
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|-----------0======-----------------------0======|-----------0==========--==
|--------2=========--------------4===============|--------2======--2====--==
|--3===============--5===========================|--0===================--==
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------==
   can't remember    when        I        ever      felt  so  all  alone
   feel the truth inside me      it's     the       one thing that I know

                        9
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========================|--------------------3=========================--==
========================|-----------0==================================--==
========================|--------0======--0============================--==
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------------------------|--5===========================================--==
                   so far...                                    from home
                   I know...                                       I know

10   [with guitar arpeggios throughout]          11
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|-----------0===--0======--0--0======--0===--0--0|-----------0===--0====--==
|-----------2===--2======--2--2======--2===--2--2|-----------2===--2====--==
|-----------4===--4======--4--4======--4===--4--4|-----------4===--4====--==
|------------------------------------------------|--2===--2=========--2=--==
|--4===--4=========--4=========--4===============|------------------------==
 Chorus a:           If    I     have   a           dream    in    my
 Chorus b:           If    I     have   a           dream    in    my
 Chorus c:          Yes    I     have   a           dream    in    my

                        12
--0--0======--0===--0--0|-----------0===--0======--0--0======--0===--0--0==
--0--0======--0===--0--0|-----------0===--0======--0--0======--0===--0--0==
--2--2======--2===--2--2|-----------2===--2======--2--2======--2===--2--2==
--4--4======--4===--4--4|-----------4===--4======--4--4======--4===--4--4==
========================|------------------------------------------------==
------------------------|--4===============--4=========--4=============--==
  life                                       I   dream   I'm  with
  life                                       I   dream   it   with
  life                                       I   dream   it   with


13                                               14
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|-----------0===--0======--0--0======--0===--0--0|-----------0===--0====--==
|-----------2===--2======--2--2======--2===--2--2|-----------2===--2====--==
|-----------4===--4======--4--4======--4===--4--4|-----------4===--4====--==
|--2===--2=========--2===========================|------------------------==
|------------------------------------------------|--4===============--4=--==

   you                                                                If
   you                                                                If
   you                                                               Yes


[play only after first verse]
14a                     15a
--0--0======--0===--0--0|-----------0===--0======--0--0======------------|
--0--0======--0===--0--0|-----------0===--0======--0--0======------------|
--2--2======--2===--2--2|-----------2===--2======--2--2======------------|
--4--4======--4===--4--4|-----------4===--4======--4--4======------------|
------------------------|--2===--2=========--2===============------------|
======--4===============|------------------------------------3===========|
  I     have      a        dream    in    my  life           for    you

===> return above to beginning of verse 2


[play only after second verse]
14b                     15b
--0--0======--0===--0--0|-----------0===--0======--0--0======--0===--0--0|
--0--0======--0===--0--0|-----------0===--0======--0--0======--0===--0--0|
--2--2======--2===--2--2|-----------2===--2======--2--2======--2===--2--2|
--4--4======--4===--4--4|-----------4===--4======--4--4======--4===--4--4|
------------------------|--2===--2=========--2===========================|
======--4===============|------------------------------------------------|
  I     have      a        dream    in    my  life

16
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|-----------0===--0======--0--0======--0===--0--0|
|-----------2===--2======--2--2======--2===--2--2|
|-----------4===--4======--4--4======--4===--4--4|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--4===============--4=========--4===============|
                             I   dream  it  will


17
|-----------0===--0======--0--0======------------|
|-----------0===--0======--0--0======------------|
|-----------2===--2======--2--2======------------|
|-----------4===--4======--4--4======3===========|
|--2===============--2===============3===========|
|====================----------------3===========|
  all           fit            together with you

18
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--0--2-----2-----0--2===------------------------|
|--0--2-----2-----0--2===------------------------|
|--0--2-----2-----0--2===------------------------|
                            I know this is the
                      Our hope is deeper than the

19
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--5--7-----7-----5--7===------------------------|
|--5--7-----7-----5--7===------------------------|
|--5--7-----7-----5--7===------------------------|
   way  it  has  to  be                    but it
   pain  we   often  feel                   so we

20                                               21
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------==
|--------------------------------------7===--8===|------------------------==
|--5=========--------------7=========--7===--7===|------------------------==
|--5=========--------------7=========--7===--7===|--5--7-----7===--5--7=--==
|--3=========--------------5=========------------|--5--7-----7===--5--7=--==
|------------------------------------------------|--5--7-----7===--5--7=--==
   doesn't   make   it    easier                    I can't just pay a fee
   take   these   steps   together              as the hurt begins to heal

                        22
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------------------------|--3--5-----5-----9--5-----------------5===------|
------------------------|--3--5-----5-----9--5-----------------5===------|
------------------------|--3--5-----5-----9--5-----------------5===------|
                  I will   make   pain    go away      so I accept it for
                  and we   know   it  is  for real    so we accept it for


23
|----------------------------------------------------------==
|----------------------------------------------------------==
|----------------------------------------------------------==
|--4=========-----------0--3===-----0--2===----------------==
|--4=========-----------0--3===-----0--2===----------------==
|--4=========-----------0--3===-----0--2===----------------==
 ano   -   ther            day    ----->  [after measure 23== go back to
 ano   -   ther            day    --|      measure 18 for the second part
                                    |      then continue to measure 24]
                                    V
24
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|--------------------------------------3=======--==
|--------------------------------------2=======--==
|--0--2-----2-----0--2===------------------------==
|--0--2-----2-----0--2===------------------------==
|--0--2-----2-----0--2===------------------------==


25
|--------------------------------------2=======--==
|--------------------------------------3=======--==
|--------------------------------------2=======--==
|--0--2-----2-----0--2===------------------------==
|--0--2-----2-----0--2===------------------------==
|--0--2-----2-----0--2===------------------------==


26                                               27
|--------------------------------------2=========|------------------------==
|--------------------------------------3=========|------------------------==
|--------------------------------------2=========|------------------------==
|--0--2-----2-----0--2===-----------0------------|--0--2-----2-----0--2=--==
|--0--2-----2-----0--2===-----------0------------|--0--2-----2-----0--2=--==
|--0--2-----2-----0--2===-----------0------------|--0--2-----2-----0--2=--==


                        28  GUITAR SOLO...
--------------2=========|------------------------------------------------==
--------------3=========|------------------------------------------------==
--------------2=========|--------4=====================================--==
------------------------|-----------5==================================--==
-----------0------------|-----2========================================--==
-----------0------------|--2===========================================--==


29                                               30
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|------------------------------------------------|--------0=============--==
|================================================|-----------0==========--==
|================================================|-----2================--==
|================================================|--0=====================
|================================================|------------------------

------------------------|  [repeat 2x during solo and then
========================|     into measure 31]
========================|
========================|
========================|
------------------------|


31

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--0--2-----2-----0--2============--0------------|
|--2--2-----2-----2--2============--2------------|
|--3--3-----3-----3--3============--3------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
                        And suddenly
             I see the place where dreams
   and our paths run together
32
|------------------------------------------------|| [repeat 3x]
|------------------------------------------------||
|--0--2-----2-----0--2============--0------------||
|--4--4-----4-----4--4============--4------------||
|--5--5-----5-----5--5============--5------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
     I don't have to run
     and life become one
 trailing off in the sun ---
                            |
                            V

[go immediately to CHORUS C at measure 10 and after starting measure 14
  continue and repeat/fade with the following:]

[14c]                   33
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--0--0======--0===--0--0|-----------0===--0======--0--0======--0===--0--0|
--2--2======--2===--2--2|-----------2===--2======--2--2======--2===--2--2|
--4--4======--4===--4--4|-----------4===--4======--4--4======--4===--4--4|
------------------------|--2===--2=========--2===========================|
======--4===============|------------------------------------------------|
  I     have      a        dream    in    my  life
  I     have      a        dream    in    my  life


34
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|-----------0===--0======--0--0======--0===--0--0|
|-----------2===--2======--2--2======--2===--2--2|
|-----------4===--4======--4--4======--4===--4--4|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--4===============--4=========--4===============|
                       and  you  dream  it
                       we  both  feel  it's

35                                               36
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|-----------0===--0======--0--0======--0===--0--0|-----------0===--0======||
|-----------2===--2======--2--2======--2===--2--2|-----------2===--2======||
|-----------4===--4======--4--4======--4===--4--4|-----------4===--4======||
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------||
|--2===============--2=========--2===============|--4===============--4===||
   too                                                               Yes...
   true                                                              Yes...

[repeat and fade]