Rush - Middletown Dreams: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Middletown Dreams" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Middletown Dreams Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Rush

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Middletown Dreams" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Am
The office door closed early
C                         Dm G
The hidden bottle came out
Am
The salesman turned to close the blinds
C                Dm           G
A little slow now, a little stout

But he's still heading down those tracks
Any day now for sure
Another day as drab as today
Is more than a man can endure

Chorus:
  Am                    G
Dreams flow across the heartland
F
Feeding on the fires
  Am                G
Dreams transport desires
  F
Drive you when you're down
  Am                 G
Dreams transport the ones
                 F
who need to get out of town, out of town

The boy walks with his best friend
Through the fields of early May
They walk awhile in silence
One close, one far away

But he'd be climbing on that bus
Just him and his guitar
To blaze across the heavens
Like a brilliant shooting star

Am                 Em
The middle aged Madonna
F                           G
Calls her neighbor on the phone
Am              Em
Day by day the seasons pass
     F               G
And leave her life alone
Am                    Em
But she'll go walking out that door
    F                G
On some bright afternoon
Am                   Em
To go and paint big cities
        F            G  F G
From a lonely attic room

Chorus

F
It's understood
A#               C
By every single person
         Dm
Who'd be elsewhere if they could
F
So far so good
A#                 C
And life's not unpleasant
          Dm
In their little neighborhood

Chorus:
Dreams flow across the heartland
Feeding on the fires
Dreams transport desires
Drive you when you're down
Dreams transport the ones
who need to get out of town
Out of town

Dreams transport desires
Drive you when you're down
Dreams transport the ones
who need to get out of town

F           Am Em F
They live in
               Am        Em F
They dream in Middletown
               Am        Em F Am
They dream in Middletown


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

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 "Middletown Dreams" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Middletown Dreams" by Rush.

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