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Monkees-Daydream Believer - sr - 0

[Intro G 320003 Am7/D xx0013 or x55555 - No drums]   
[G] / / / / | [Am7/D] / / / / | x 2
(JUST PLAY D TO DSUS4 AT 7TH FRET)
E 7-8---------
B 8-8---------
G 7-7---------
D 0-----------

[Verse]  
Oh, I could [G] hide 'neath the w [Am] wings
Of the [Bm] bluebird as she [C] sings
The [G] six-o-clock a [Em] larm 
would never [A7] ring [D7] 
But it [G] rings and I [Am] rise
Wash the [Bm] sleep out of my [C] eyes
My [G] shaving [Em] razor's [Am] cold 
[D7] and it stings [G]

[Pre-chorus-riff - NO SNARE - JUST BASS DRUM - INDIVIDUALLY AND LOUDLY PICK EACH NOTE]
Use 1st and 2nd finger so G chord is always ringing under but can play these octaves
e |--3--7--5--7--8--7--5--3-|
B |--x----------------------|
G |--0----------------------|
D |--0----------------------|
A |--x----------------------|
E |--3--7--5--7--8--7--5--3-|

[Chorus - Drums in] 
[C] Cheer up [D] sleepy [Bm] Jean
[C] Oh what [D] can it [Em] mean [C] to a 
[G] Daydream (longer than you think)  
[C] believer and a [G] home [Em] 
coming [A7] que e-e- [D7] een 

[Verse - Light drums] 
You [G] once thought of [Am] me 
As a [Bm] white knight on a [C] steed
Now [G] you know how [Em] happy
Life can be [A7] [D7]
And our good [G] times start and [Am] end
Without [Bm] dollar one to [C] spend
But [G] how much [Em] baby [Am] do we 
[D7] really need [G] 

[Pre-chorus-riff - All over G]

[Chorus] 
[C] Cheer up [D] sleepy [Bm] Jean
[C] Oh what [D] can it [Em] mean [C] to a 
[G] Daydream (longer than you think)  
[C] believer and a [G] home [Em] 
coming [A7] que e-e- [D7] een 

[Break as per intro G Am7/D G Am7/D etc] - Drum fill at end
 
[Chorus] 
[C] Cheer up [D] sleepy [Bm] Jean
[C] Oh what [D] can it [Em] mean [C] to a 
[G] Daydream (longer than you think)  
[C] believer and a [G] home [Em] 
coming [A7] que e-e- [D7] een 

[Ending as per Break G Am7 G Am7/D etc]     

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Ace-How Long

 [Intro]
Ab/Bb  Bb  x4
then Bm on the 4th beat of the 4th Bb
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
 
 
[Verse 1]
Ab/Bb                       Bb
Friends with their fancy persuasion
        Ab/Bb                   Bb
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
      Ab/Bb                     Bb
But I can't help but have my suspicions
         Ab/Bb                    Bb
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
        Ab/Bb                Bb
And you said you was never intendin' 
   Ab/Bb                      Bb
To break up our scene in this way
          Ab/Bb               Bb
But there ain't any use in pretendin' 
         Ab/Bb            Bb  Bm
It could happen to us any day
 
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
 
[Musical Interlude: 16 measures of Cm to Bb]
 
 
[Verse 2]
Oh, your friends with their fancy persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicion
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
 
Oh, you said you was never intending
To break up our scene in this way
But there ain't any use in pretendin'
It could happen to us any day
 
And how long has this been going on
How long has this been going on
How long
 
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
How long
How long has this been going on
been going on
 
How
long has this been going on

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