Daydream Believer chords

by The Monkees

Song Key: G major

Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)

Tempo: 124 bpm

Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Chords: G, A7, Am, Am7, Bm, C, D7, Em

Daydream Believer

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                G         D         G         D
Intro: 4/4 ‖         |         |         |         ‖
                                                (Oh  I  could)
  
              G               Am             Bm               C 
1. Oh I could hide 'neath the wings   Of the blue-bird as she sings
       G              Em               Am        D7
   The six o'clock al-arm would nev-er ring  |        |
           G            Am              Bm              C 
   But six rings, and I rise   Wipe the sleep out of my eyes
      G        Em       Am7  D7       G  G  D7  G    Am  G  D7  G
   My shav-in' ra-zor's cold and it | stings       |              |


        C        D7      Bm     C       D7     Em   C
Chorus: Cheer up sleep-y Jean   Oh what can it mean to a 
      G              C             G      Em      A7       D7
        Day-dream be-lie-ver and a   home-com-ing queen |      | 

 
   G                   Am      Bm                  C 
2. You once thought of me as a white knight on his steed
   G                Em           Am        D7
   Now you know how hap-py I can be    |        | 
              G                    Am              Bm             C 
   Oh and our good time starts and then   With our dol-lar one to spend
       G        Em    Am7   D7        G  G  D7  G    Am  G  D7  G
   But how much ba-by do we real-ly | need         |              |


        C        D7      Bm     C       D7     Em   C
Chorus: Cheer up sleep-y Jean   Oh what can it mean to a 
      G              C             G      Em      A7        D7
        Day-dream be-lie-ver and a   home-com-ing queen |        | 

    
        C        D7      Bm     C       D7     Em   C
Chorus: Cheer up sleep-y Jean   Oh what can it mean to a 
      G              C             G      Em      A7         D7
        Day-dream be-lie-ver and a   home-com-ing quee-ee-ee-een 

             G         D         G         D
        |         |         |         |         |

 
        C        D7      Bm   C         D7     Em   C
Chorus: Cheer up sleep-y Jean   Oh what can it mean to a 
      G              C             G      Em      A7         D7
        Day-dream be-lie-ver and a   home-com-ing quee-ee-ee-een 


        C        D7      Bm   C         D7     Em   C
Chorus: Cheer up sleep-y Jean   Oh what can it mean to a 
      G              C             G      Em      A7         D7
        Day-dream be-lie-ver and a   home-com-ing quee-ee-ee-een...

Song Details:

Songwriter: John Stewart
Date: 1967
Lyrics Begin: Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings of the bluebird as she sings;
Artists: The Monkees
Single Release: October 25, 1967
B-side: Goin' Down
Album: The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees
Recorded: June 14, 1967 – March 14, 1968
Released: April 22, 1968

The Monkees

Origin: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Music Styles: Pop, pop rock, pop

Active Years: 1965–1971, 1986–1989, 1996–1997, 2001–2002, 2011–present

Original Band Line-up:

Davy Jones - vocals, tambourine, maracas, drums, bass, guitar (Died: 29 Feb 2012 - aged 66)
Michael Nesmith - Guitar, vocals, keyboards (Died: Dec 10, 2021 - aged 78)
Micky Dolenz - vocals, drums, moog synthesizer, guitar
Peter Tork - keyboards, bass, piano, guitar, vocals, banjo (Died: Feb 21, 2019 - aged 77)

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