Belle and Sebastian - I Could Be Dreaming: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Could Be Dreaming" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C#                 F# C#
I could be sleeping
                    F# C#
I could be dreaming
                       A#m
I could have ordinary people kissing me
              F#
from town to town

Mission Impossible, they've got
                  C#
a spy for every blink of your eye

I'm feeling awkward
I'm feeling tongue-tied
They've got a knife for every time
You take the same train into work
A family's like a loaded gun:
You point it in the wrong direction
Someone's going to get killed

Chorus:
D#m
If you had such a dream
F#                           C#
Would you get up and do the things you believe in?

Is he your husband?
Or just your boyfriend?
Is he the moron who's been beating you
and keeping you inside?
I've never done this kind of thing
But if I kill him now, well, who's gonna miss him?

I went up to the school
I took a walk up Castlehill
For every step there was
a local boy who wants to be a hero
Do you want to do it now?
Outside the butcher's with a knife and a bike chain
La la la, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Chorus:
If you had such a dream
Would you get up and do the things you believe in

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
If you had such a dream
Would you get up and do those things
If you had such a dream
Would you get up and do those things

G#
While your head is clear
F#
While your head is clear
G#
While your head is clear
F#
While your head is clear


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Could Be Dreaming" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Could Be Dreaming" by Belle and Sebastian.

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