Dream On

"dream on" - robyn - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - this is a really basic 3 - chord song , E A B . i play it on my acoustic guitar , barring/power chording the chords except for the "so dream on" Chorus parts to give it more impact . the below lyrics use the music video ending , which cuts off sooner than the album end . listen to the song; she switches up the way she spaces the "dream on" parts each time . E - 779xxx - 022100 on "dream on" A - 577xxx - 002220 on "dream on" B - 799 xxxthe structure is thus : E A E A B A B A B A E A ( plus extra E a for any extra "dream on"s ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E A thugs and bad men , punks and lifers locked up interns , pigs and snitches B A rest your weary heads , all is well B you won’t be strip - searched , torn up tonight A you won’t be cut up , bleeding tonight B you won’t be strung out , cold , shaking to your bones A wishing you were anywhere else but right here E A so dream on ( dream on ) thieves and muggers , tricks and hustlers cheats and traitors , scum and low - lifes rest your weary heads , all is well you won’t be sad or broken tonight you won’t be squealed on , ripped off tonight you won’t be back - stabbed , double crossed , face down teeth knocked out , lying in a gutter somewhere E A so dream on E A so dream on E A E A freaks and junkies , fakes and phonies drunks and cowards , manic preachers rest your weary heads , all is well you won’t be pushed or messed with tonight you won’t be lied to , ruffed up tonight you won’t be insane , paranoid , obsessed aimlessly wandering through the dark night E A so dream on , so dream on E you won’t be insane , paranoid , obsessed A aimlessly wandering through the dark night E so dream on