Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Key: C Difficulty: Novice Daydream Believer (John Stewart) by The Monkees from the album 1967 The Birds The Bees & The Monkees; Genre - Psychedelic pop Intro: C Am F G Verse 1: C Dm Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings Em7 F Of the bluebird as she sings C Dm D7 G The six o'clock alarm would never ring C Dm But it rings and I rise Am7 F Wipe the sleep out of my eyes C Am F G C My shavin' razor's cold and it stings.
Chorus: F G Em7 Cheer up, sleepy Jean F G Dm Oh, what can it mean F C F To a daydream believer C Am D7 G And a home-coming queen Verse 2: C Dm You once thought of me Em7 F As a white knight on his steed C Am D7 G Now you know how happy life can be C Dm Oh, and our good times starts and end Em7 F Without dollar one to spend. C Am F G C But how much, baby, do we really need Chorus: x2 F G Em7 Cheer up, sleepy Jean F G Dm Oh, what can it mean F C F To a daydream believer C Am D7 G And a home-coming queen Instrumental: C Am F G Chorus: x2 F G Em7 Cheer up, sleepy Jean F G Dm Oh, what can it mean F C F To a daydream believer C Am D7 G And a home-coming queeeeeeen Outro:Slowly with Single Strums: C Dm You once thought of me Em7 F As a white knight on his steed