Daydreamin

Barenaked Ladies

RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
Intro C, G, F (8x) 
 
verse 1 
C            G 
I might be a doctor 
C            F 
I might be a leader 
C            G 
Pilot a helicopter 
C          F 
Or be a beekeeper 
(F)         G        F    G 
All I wanna do 
                C 
Is make it come true 
F                 G   F   G 
All I'm trying to do 
                C 
Is make it come true 
 
 
C                G 
I'm gonna get it right one day 
           C            F 
And you'll be out of excuses 
    C                      G 
For telling me that there is no way; 
          C               F 
That it's pointless, it's useless 
         C        F 
That I'm dreamin' 
    C      F 
I'm dreamin' 
    Am      G 
I'm dreamin' 
    Am      G 
I'm dreamin' 
    C 
Daydreamin' 
 
Instrumental C, G, F (4x) 
 
verse 2 
 
Hold the phone 
Turn off the fax machines 
All I wanna do 
Is make it come true 
Yeah, all I'm trying to do 
Is make it come true 
 
 
I'm gonna get it right one day 
And you'll be out of excuses 
For telling me that there is no way; 
That it's pointless, hopeless, useless 
That I'm dreamin' 
I'm dreamin' 
I'm dreamin' 
I'm dreamin' 
Daydreamin' 
Daydreamin' 
Daydreamin' 
Daydreamin' 
Daydreamin'

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Chord set

C · G · F · Am

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.