heliocentric@breathe.com
24th July 2001.

THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN by THE JAM

Written by Paul Weller

Chords used:

E5:    x799xx
B:     799877
C#m:   9-11-11-9-9-9
A:     577655
B7:    797877
F#m11: 2x220x
G#m7:  4x440x
E:     x7999x or 022100

(Backwards intro)

Then the riff is something like:

Fig.1:

  E5------------------| (022xxx@1)------------------|
-----9------7--9--|
-------7h9-----9--|
--7---------------|
------------------|

B (x2444x@1)                   C#m (x13321@4)I sat alone with the dreams of children
B (x2444x@1)                  C#m (x13321@4)Weeping willows and tall dark buildings and,
B (x2444x@1)                            C#m (x13321@4)I've caught a vision from the dreams of children,
B (x2444x@1)                           C#m (x13321@4)But woke up sweating to this modern nightmare and,
B (x2444x@1)      C#mB   E (022100@1)    C#m (x13321@4)I was alo - ne, no one was there,
B (x2444x@1)      C#mB   E (022100@1)I was alo - ne, no one was

Fig. 2:

  A (x02220@1)                           B7 (x21202@1)             E5--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|------| (022xxx@1)--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|------|
--------------|--------------|----------------|-----9-----7-9--|------|
-----7------7-|-----7------7-|-----9-----7-9--|-------7h9---9--|------|
--------------|--------------|-------7h9------|--7-------------|------|
--5-----5-5---|--5-----5-5---|--7-------------|----------------|------|

  there.

---------------|--|
---------------|--|
-----9-----7-9-|--|
-------7h9---9-|--|
--7------------|--|
---------------|--|

B (x2444x@1)                          C#m (x13321@4)I caught a glimpse from the dreams of children
B (x2444x@1)                 C#m (x13321@4)I got a feeling of optimism
B (x2444x@1)                        C#m (x13321@4)But woke up to a grey and lonely picture
B (x2444x@1)                        C#m (x13321@4)The streets below left me feeling dirty and,
B (x2444x@1)      C#mB   E (022100@1)    C#m (x13321@4)I was alo - ne, no one was there
B (x2444x@1)      C#mB   E (022100@1)I was alo - ne, no one was there

Fig.3:

  A (x02220@1)                           F#m7--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|------| (131141@2)--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|------|
--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|------|
-----7------7-|-----7------7-|----------------|----------------|------|
--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|------|
--5-----5-5---|--5-----5-5---|--2-------------|----------------|------|

  there.                        something's gonna crack up your

G#m7
Dreams tonight
F#m11                           G#m7Something's (131141@4)gonna crack up your dreams tonight
F#m11                           G#m7You're (131141@4)gonna gonna crak on your dreams tonight
F#m11                  G#m7You (131141@4)will crack on your dreams tonight
F#m11                           G#m7Something's (131141@4)gonna crack on your dreams tonight
F#m7 (131141@2)                 G#m7 (131141@4)        A(w/fig.2) (x02220@1)You will crack on your dreams toni - ght.

E (inst.)

A B7 E5 (w/fig.2)

B (x2444x@1)                      C#m (x13321@4)I fell in love with the dreams of children
B (x2444x@1)                C#m (x13321@4)I saw a vision of all the happy days
B (x2444x@1)                              C#m (x13321@4)I've caught up fashion from the dreams of children
B (x2444x@1)                             C#m (x13321@4)But woke up sweating from this modern nightmare and
B (x2444x@1)      C#mB    E (022100@1)    C#m (x13321@4)I was alo - ne,  no one was there
B (x2444x@1)      C#mB    E (022100@1)    A(w/fig.3) (x02220@1) I was alo - ne,  no one was there

F#m11                           G#m7Something's (131141@4)gonna crack up your dreams tonight
F#m11                           G#m7Something's (131141@4)gonna crack up your dreams tonight
F#m11                           G#m7Something's (131141@4)gonna crack on your dreams tonight
F#m11                  G#m7You (131141@4)will crack on your dreams tonight
F#m11                           G#m7Something's (131141@4)gonna crack up your dreams tonight
F#m11                  G#m7You (131141@4)will choke on your dreams tonight
F#m11                           G#m7Something's (131141@4)gonna crack on your dreams tonight
F#m11                  G#m7You (131141@4)will choke on your dreams tonight