Artist: The Jam
Song: The Dreams Of Children
Album: Extras (Track 1)
Year: 1980
'A' Side: Going Underground

Intro:
   Oooooooooooooh...

Verse 1:

   G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
   D|-----------------| X2
   A|-----------------|
   E|-----------------|

   G|-----------------|-----------------|
   D|-----------------|-----------------| X4
   A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|
   E|-----------------|-----------------|
      I.......................children
      Weeping.................buildings
      I've....................children
      But.............................and,

Chorus:

   G|-----------------|-----------------|     |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
   D|-----------------|-----------------| X2  |-----------------| X1
   A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-7---7---7--4----|     |-----------------|
   E|-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|
      I   was   alone   no one was there
      I   was   alone   no  one was     there  Oooooooooooooh...

Verse 2:

   G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
   D|-----------------| X2
   A|-----------------|
   E|-----------------|

   G|-----------------|-----------------|
   D|-----------------|-----------------| X4
   A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|
   E|-----------------|-----------------|
      I.......................children
      I.......................optimism
      But.....................picture
      The.............................and,

Chorus:

   G|-----------------|-----------------|
   D|-----------------|-----------------| X2
   A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-7---7---7--4----|
   E|-----------------|-----------------|
      I   was   alone   no one was there
      I   was   alone   no  one was     there

Interlude:

   G|-----------------|-----------------|
   D|---------4-4-----|---------7-7-----| X6
   A|-2-2-4-4-----4-4-|-----7-7-----7-7-|
   E|-----------------|-5-5-------------|
      Something's..............tonight
      Something's..............tonight
      You......................tonight
      You......................tonight
      Something's..............tonight
      You......................tonight

   G|-----------------|     |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
   D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| X2  |-----------------|
   A|-----------------|     |-----------------|
   E|-----------------|     |-----------------|
                             Oooooooooooooh...

Verse 3:

   G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
   D|-----------------| X2
   A|-----------------|
   E|-----------------|

   G|-----9-------9---|-----9-------9---|-----9-------9---|-----9-------9---|
X2 D|-7-9---9---9---9-|-7-9-------9---9-|-7-9---9---9---9-|-7-9-------9-----|
   A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   G|-----------------|     |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
   D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| X2  |-----------------|
   A|-----------------|     |-----------------|
   E|-----------------|     |-----------------|
                             Oooooooooooooh...

Verse 4:

   G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
   D|-----------------| X2
   A|-----------------|
   E|-----------------|

   G|-----------------|-----------------|
   D|-----------------|-----------------| X4
   A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|
   E|-----------------|-----------------|
      I.......................children
      I.......................days
      I've....................children
      But.............................and,

Chorus:

   G|-----------------|-----------------|     |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
   D|-----------------|-----------------| X2  |-----------------| X1
   A|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-7---7---7--4----|     |-----------------|
   E|-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|
      I   was   alone   no one was there
      I   was   alone   no  one was     there  Oooooooooooooh...

Outro:

   G|-----------------|-----------------|      After the 12th
   D|---------4-4-----|---------7-7-----| X12  time, keep
   A|-2-2-4-4-----4-4-|-----7-7-----7-7-|      repeating it but
   E|-----------------|-5-5-------------|      turn down the volume
      Something's..............tonight
      You......................tonight
      Something's..............tonight
      You......................tonight
      Something's..............tonight
      You......................tonight
      Something's..............tonight
      You......................tonight
      Something's..............tonight
      You......................tonight
      You......................tonight
      You......................tonight

Lyrics:

   I sat alone with the dreams of children
   Weeping willows and tall dark buildings,
   I've caught a fashion from the dreams of children
   But woke up sweating from this modern nightmare, and

   I was alone, no one was there
   I was alone, no one was there

   I caught a glimpse from the dreams of children
   I got a feeling of optimism
   But woke up to a grey and lonely picture
   The streets below left me feeling dirty, and

   I was alone, no one was there
   I was alone, no one was there

   Something's gonna crack on your dreams tonight
   Something's gonna crack on your dreams tonight
   You will crack on your dreams tonight
   You will crack on your dreams tonight
   Something's gonna crack on your dreams tonight
   You will crack on your dreams tonight

   I fell in love with the dreams of children
   I saw a vision of all the happy days
   I've caught a fashion from the dreams of children
   But woke up sweating from this modern nightmare, and

   I was alone, no one was there
   I was alone, no one was there

   Something's gonna crack on your dreams tonight
   You will crack on your dreams tonight
   Something's gonna crack on your dreams tonight
   You will crack on your dreams tonight
   Something's gonna crack on your dreams tonight
   You will choke on your dreams tonight
   Something's gonna crack on your dreams tonight
   You will crack on your dreams tonight
   Something's gonna crack on your dreams tonight
   You will crack on your dreams tonight
   You will crack on your dreams tonight
   You will crack on your dreams tonight