Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
Eb/BbEb/Bb Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Pre Verse:
Eb7Eb7
I had a dream
Ab7Ab7
My dream came true
Ab7Ab7 G7G7 Gb7Gb7 F7F7
Guess I got what I deserve
Bb majorBb Cm7b5Cm7b5 Dbdim7Dbdim7 Bb/DBb/D
And so did you
Interlude:
Eb5Eb5 Eb5Eb5 Eb/GEb/G AbAb AdimAdim Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7
Verse 1:
Eb MajorEb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb Eb/GEb/G
I'm rich and famous and completed respected
AbAb Ab/Eb AbAb Bb majorBb
And I'm livin' the dream
Eb MajorEb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb Eb/GEb/G
My digs are snazzy and my agent's connected
AbAb Ab/Eb AbAb Ab/Eb
And I'm livin' the dream
Bb majorBb Bb7/F Eb MajorEb Eb/FEb/F Eb/Gb
I'm making millions playing national tours
G+G G7/D C minorCm Cm/G
Decked in the latest from my head to my drawers
Eb MajorEb Eb/GEb/G AbAb AdimAdim
Guess you could say my life is better than yours
Bbsus4Bbsus4 Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Eb/GEb/G AbAb AdimAdim Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7
Brother, I'm livin' the dream
Verse 2:
Eb MajorEb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb Eb/GEb/G
The ladies love me and the critics adore me
AbAb Ab/Eb AbAb Bb majorBb
Yeah, I'm livin' the dream
Eb MajorEb BbmBbm Eb MajorEb Eb/GEb/G
I hit a pub, they roll the carpet out for me
AbAb Ab/Eb AbAb Ab/Eb
'Cause I'm livin' the dream
Bb majorBb Bb7/F Eb MajorEb Eb/FEb/F Eb/Gb
My fans surround me waving autograph books
G+G G7/D C minorCm Cm/G
They ooh and aah about my stylish good looks
Eb MajorEb Eb/GEb/G AbAb AdimAdim Adim7Adim7
While I endorse my line of signature hooks (Don't touch! Those are diamonds - for artistes only!)
Bbsus Eb MajorEb Fm7b5Fm7b5 Gbdim7Gbdim7 Eb/GEb/G
Face it, I'm livin' the dream
Bridge:
AbAb Ab6/Eb AbAb Ab6/Eb F7/A F7F7 F7/A
Your dreams were lame, stupid, poor dreams
F7/A Bb majorBb Bb majorBb C majorC Dm7b5Dm7b5 Ebdim7Ebdim7 C7/EC7/E C majorC
But hey, we don't all get to be a talent like me...
C majorC Dm7b5Dm7b5 Ebdim7Ebdim7 C7/EC7/E
Everybody!
Verse 3:
FF C minorCm FF F/AF/A
This former low-life is enjoying the high life
Bb majorBb Bb/FBb/F Bb majorBb Bb/DBb/D C7C7
And I'm livin' the dream (Chorus: Livin' the dream)
FF C minorCm FF F/AF/A
Too bad that your life ain't as awesome as my life
Bb majorBb Bb/FBb/F Bb majorBb Bb/FBb/F Bb/DBb/D
You know what I mean? (Chorus: He's living the dream)
C majorC C/GC/G FF F/CF/C
Look what I got from simply paying my dues
A augmentedA A7/E DmDm Dm/A
The fame, the fortune, the designer tattoos
FF F7/A Bb majorBb N.C. Bdim7Bdim7
I bet you'd love to spend one day in my, - uh... shoe
C7sus4C7sus4 DbdimDbdim DmDm G7G7
Shame your career's out of steam
C7sus4C7sus4 C7C7 FF
Me though, I'm livin' the dream!