Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Am
Tuning: Standard
πΈ Intro:
Am | G/A | Fadd9/A | Am :
πΈ Verse 1:
Am G/A
What can I say this time
Fadd9/A Am
Which card shall I play
Am G/A
The dream is not over
Fadd9/A Am
The dream is just away
πΈ Verse 2:
Am G/A
And you will fly like some little wing
Fadd9/A Am
Straight back to the sun
Am G/A
The dream was never over
Fadd9/A F :
The dream has just begun
πΈ Interlude:
F | G/F | F | G/F :
The dream has just begun
F | G/F | F | G/F :
Verse pattern:
Am | G/A | Fadd9/A | Am :
πΈ Verse 3:
Am G/A Fadd9/A Am
Fingers find the ivory keys and a song
Am G/A Fadd9/A Am
Begins to begin like a wolf on the run
Am G/A
And you will find while in the wind
Fadd9/A Am
Something that you lost
Am G/A
The dream was never over, no
Fadd9/A F :
The dream was only lost
πΈ Interlude:
F | G/F | F | G/F :
The dream has just begun
F | G/F | F | G/F :
The dream has just begun
F | G/F | F | G/F :
Well, the dream has just begun
Verse pattern:
Am | G/A | Fadd9/A | Am :
Am | G/A | Fadd9/A | Am :
Middle 8:
Am G
She remembers how good it can be
D E
He remembers a melody
Am G
Ah, in the shadow of my shadow
D E
In a gleam
Am G
He remembers how good it can be
D E
She remembers a melody
Am G
Well, in the shadow of my shadow
D E
In a gleam Oh-oh
πΈ Outro:
F | G/F | Fmaj7 | G/F :
(repeat and fade: solo and vocals ad lib)
CHORDS INSTRUCTIONS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G/A x-0-0-0-0-3 or x-0-5-4-3-3
Fadd9/A x-0-3-2-1-3 or x-0-3-5-6-3
G/F 1-x-0-0-0-3
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Straight Back (Bass)
Song History
Published: December 11, 2022
Last Updated: February 11, 2026