great blondie tune from 1979; they played this to open the 1979 snl fall tv season
10/13/79 – very nicely done , and debbie was a stunning knockout in a short green
dress! times listed are elapsed time from the start . tabbed by marty lurvey .

intro : x4 D G 0 : 25

verse 1
D G
when i met you in the restaurant ,
D G
you could tell i was no debutante . 0 : 41
D A G
you asked me what’s my pleasure , “a movie or a measure?”
A
i’ll have a cup of tea and tell you of my . . . 0 : 53

chorus
D G
dreaming , dreaming is free .
D G
dreaming , dreaming is free . 1 : 04

verse 2
D G
i don’t want to live on charity .
D G
pleasure’s real or is it fantasy?
D A G
reel to reel is living rarity , people stop and stare at me ,
A D
we just walk on by; we just keep on dreaming . 1 : 29

bridge
G
beat feet , walking a two – mile ,
meet me , meet me at the turnstile .
D A
i never met him , i’ll never forget him .
G
dream , dream , even for a little while ,
dream , dream , filling up an idle hour ,
D A / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
fade away , woo , radiate . 1 : 57

verse 3
D G
i sit by and watch the river flow .
D G
i sit by and watch the traffic go .
D A G
imagine something of your very own; something you can have and hold ,
A
i’d build a road in gold just to have some . . . 2 : 21

chorus / outro
D G
dreaming , dreaming is free .
D G
dreaming , dreaming is free .
D G
dreaming , dreaming is free .
D G
dreaming is free . 2 : 45
D G

D G

D G 3 : 08