The Monkees                 RCA

              Daydream Believer           1967

 

 

       Intro:  G   Am7   Bm   C   G   Em7   Am   D

 

       Verse 1:

                   G                Am7              Bm              C

       Oh, I could hide beneath the wings     Of the bluebird as she sings

           G           Em7               Am     D

       The six o'clock alarm would never ring

              G           Am7                          Bm              C

       But it rings and I rise                Wipe the sleep out of my eyes

          G       Em7      Am    D7     G

       My shaving razor's  cold  and it stings

 

       riff 1:

 

       Chorus:

       C        D      Bm

       Cheer up sleepy Jean

       C       D      Em   C

       Oh what can it mean to a

       G             C

       Daydream believer and a

       G   Em     A7    D7

       Homecoming queen

 

       Verse 2:

       G                   Am7                     Bm                  C

       You once thought of me                 As a white knight on his steed

       G                Em7         Am     D

       Now you know how happy I can be

                   G                    Am7           Bm            C

       Oh, and our good times start and end   Without dollar one to spend

           G         Em7   Am    D7     G

       But how much, baby, do we really need

 

       riff 1:

 

       Chorus:

 

       Intro:

 

       riff 1:

 

       Chorus:       x2 times

 

 

       riff 1:  (pluck strings)

         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

       e-----------------------------------

       B-----------------------------------

       G-----4---2---4-----5---4---2---0---

       D-----5---4---5-----7---5---4---2---

       A-----------------------------------

       E-----------------------------------

 

       define:   A7:x02020   Em7:022030   D7:xx0212