Written by Steve Earle
Transcribed by [email protected] Any comments/suggestions/corrections are welcome.E When I was a little guy E My daddy told me "Mister, E C#m Don't ever try to climb too high F#m A 'Cause it's the fall that gets ya F#m B F#m And some dreams can never come true B F#m B They'll never come true" E Well, I heard every word he said E But I don't guess I listened E C#m But every time I banged my head F#m A Against the wall or system F#m B F#m Yeah, some dreams don't ever come true B F#m Don't ever come true B A But some dreams do B If you just hang on F#m And your heart is true B And your hope is strong E Well, just because you've been around E And had your poor heart broken E C#m That's no excuse for lyin' there F#m A Before the last word's spoken F#m B F#m 'Cause some dreams don't ever come true B F#m Don't ever come true B Aw, but some dreams dohide this tabChord Shapes E C#m F#m B A -0- -4- -2- -2- -0- -0- -5- -2- -4- -2- -1- -6- -2- -4- -2- -2- -6- -4- -4- -2- -2- -4- -4- -2- -0- -0- -x- -2- -x- -x- Intro: Acoustic e--------------------------------------------------------------- b-----------------------------------------------------------9--- G-----------------------------------------------------------9--- D--7^9-7^9-7^9----------------------------------------------9--- A--7---7-------7---9^11-11-9^11--9-7--9^11-9^11-9^11^9-9-7--7--- E--0---0---------0-7-------7-----7-7--7----7----7------7-7--0--- E C#m F#m A Electric --0~~~~~------------------------------------- --0~~~~~------------------------------------- --2/4~~~------------------------------------- -----------6--4--2---2/4--6--7-6------------- ---------------------------------7--2/4------ --------------------------------------------- F#m B F#m B E --------0~~~~----------------------0~~~~--------------0--- --------0~~~~--0-------------------0~~~~--------------0--- --------1/2~~--2-1-----------------1/2~~1^2-2-2-1-----1--- -------------------2/4\2--------------------------4---2--- -2-2/4-------------------4-2-2/4~~--------------------2--- ----------------------------------------------------------A B When you're feelin' low F#m And you think you're through B That's when you will know E Yeah, when you wish upon a star E Buddy, don't you miss it E C#m Catch it 'fore it falls too far F#m A Keep it with your secrets F#m B F#m 'Cause some dreams don't ever come true B F#m Don't ever come true B F#m Don't ever come true B E But some dreams dohide this tabSolo E E E C#m F#m A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------0~~---------------------0~~~-------0~-------0------------------------------------ --------4-4---------------------4-4~-------4~------4-4----------------------------------- -2--4/6-------2-4/6-4-2---2-4/6-------4/6------4/6-----7-6-7-6-4------2/4-6-7-6-4-------- -----------------------------------------------------------------7~~--------------7-2/4~- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#m B F#m B F#m B A ------0~~-----------------0-----0----0---0---0---0----------4^5--4^5-4------ ------0~~-------------------2/5----5---4---2---0-----------------------7-5-- ------1^2--1^2-1------1/2----------------------------4/6~~------------------ -----------------4-2-------------------------------------------------------- -2-4------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------