If I'm Dreaming My Life 

Words and Music by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels


INTRO:  Gm  Eb  C7  F  D/F#  Gm  Eb  C7

        F
Was she never there?
Gm
Was she ever?
       F
Was it air she breathed?
       Gm
At the wrong time
    F
Oh  Oh
    Gm
Oh  Oh
    F
Oh  Oh
    Gm
Oh  Oh

        F
All the flowers sown
         Gm
From the gallery
         F
With the hymns of night
         Gm
Singing "Come to Me"
       Eb
At the wrong time
       F
On the wrong day
        Gm
All the lights are fading out
       F
If I'm dreaming all my life

INTERLUDE:  Gm  Eb  C7

         F
Just one living chance
         Gm
When the mother sighs
         F
When the father steps aside
       Gm
At the wrong time
    F
Oh  Oh
    Gm
Oh  Oh

        F
Was she never here?
        Gm
Was she ever?
       F
Was it air she breathed?
       Gm
At the wrong time
       Eb
On the wrong day
        F
All the lights are fading now

       Gm
If I'm dreaming my life
       F
If I'm dreaming my life 

INSTRUMENTAL:  Bb  Dm  Bb  Dm  

Bb         Dm
Was she ever
Eb              F
Was she ever here

       Gm               F
If I'm dreaming my life
       D                    Eb
If I'm dreaming all my life away

Ebdim(addBb)
Dreaming my life
Edim7
Dreaming my
Bb
Dreaming my
Gm
Dreaming my
Eb
Dreaming my life
C7                F
Dreaming my life away
D/F#
Oh  Oh!

Gm
Dreaming my life
Eb
Dreaming my
C7               F   
Dreaming my life away
D/F#
Oh  Oh!

2 MORE TIMES THEN INSTRUMENTAL ON SAME CHORDS AND FADE OUT