The Who - Dreaming From The Waist: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Dreaming From The Waist" 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.

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A              G            D/F#        A
I feel like I want to break out of the house
    A          G                  D/F#        A
My heart is a-pumping, I've got sand in my mouth
   A             G              D/F#       A
I feel like I'm heading up to a cardiac arrest
             A           G              D/F#      A
I want to scream in the night, I want a night at best

               E    F#m             G              Bm
I've got that wide awake, give-and-take, five o'clock-in-the-
 A
morning feeling
I've got the hots for the sluts in the well thumbed pages of a
magazine
I want to drive, want to fly like I do in the dreams I've
never really been in
I want to hump, want to jump, want to heat up, cool down in a
dream machine

Chorus
      E
I'm dreaming from the waist on down
      D Dm
I'm dreaming but I feel tired and bound
      D
I'm dreaming of a day when a cold shower helps my health
Fmaj7   Dm     E                              A
I'm dreaming dreaming - of the day I can control myself
Day I can control myself

Sound like a priest and then I'm shooting dice
I'm burning tires with some guy whose hair is turning white
I know the girls that I pass, they just ain't impressed
I'm too old to give up, but too young to rest

I've got that numb-to-a-thumb over-dubbed, feeling social when
the world is sleeping
The plot starts to thicken then I sicken and I feel I'm
cemented down
I'm so juiced that the whorey lady's sad sad story has me
quietly weeping
But here comes the morning, here comes the yawning demented
clown

Chorus:
I'm dreaming but I know it's all hot air
I'm dreaming I'll get back to that rocking chair
I'm dreaming of a day when I can share the wealth
I'm dreaming, dreaming - of the day I can control myself
Day I can control myself
Hey, hey!
The day I can control myself


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Dreaming From The Waist" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dreaming From The Waist" by The Who.

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