A Dream Of Fair Women

Chord transcription by Paul Gunningham (based on pre-Lakeside version)
with assistance from Pete Atkin (see below)
     
Note: Dm+G = Dm over G    (see fingering note from Pete Atkin) 
Intro:
D / / / |Em / / / |G / D / |C / / / |
G / / / |G  / / / |G / / / |G / / /

      |D     / /   /   |Em     /       /     /
When I think    of what passes in this world

     |G    /     D   /  |C    / /     /
For a merciful regard to mute appeals

   |G       /          /      / |Dm7 / / /      |Em    / / / |Em / / /
And all the wheels of justice            turning smoothly

           |C       /      /     / |C#dim    /        /       /
Through the haze of clever deals         and smell of burning

 |G     / Dm+G   /   |Em    / / /
A dream ----- of fair women       

 |G     / Dm+G   /   |Em    / / / |C          / / / |C / / D |G / / / |G / / /
A dream ----- of fair women        soothes me



      |D     / /   /       |Em    /       /     /
When I think    of the paid liars in this world

     |G   /   D    /   |C     /    /     /
Their bulging files and alley-cat ideals

   |G      /   /   /    |Dm7 /     /     / |Em    / / / |Em / / /
And all of the good they     sally forth to sully

           |C       /         /     / |C#dim    /        /      /
Through the buzz of wheels in wheels        and glare of smiles

 |G     / Dm+G   /   |Em    / / /
A dream ----- of fair women       

 |G     / Dm+G   /   |Em    / / / |C        / / / |C / / D |G / / / |G / / /
A dream ----- of fair women        lulls me



             |D     /    D#dim    /    |Em    / / /
        And I dream  the dream of  fair women

            |G      /   Dm7  /       |C     / / /
        Like many a Casanova past his prime

            |G    /  Dm7 / |C    /   D    / |G    / / /
        Like many an old    libertine out of time


Instrumental break:
|D / /    / |Em    / / / |G  / D    / |C  / / /
|G / /    / |Dm7   / / / |Em / /    / |Em / / /
|C / /    / |C#dim / / / |G  / Dm+G / |Em / / /
|G / Dm+G / |Em    / / / |C  / /    / |C  / / D |G / / / |G / / /


             |D     /    D#dim    /    |Em    / / /
        And I dream  the dream of  fair women

            |G      /    Dm7  /     |C   / / /
        Like many a poor mental refu-gee

            |G    / Dm7 / |C    /   D    / |G    / / /
        Like many a sad    madcap before    me



      |D     / /   /   |Em     /       /     /
When I think    of what passes in this world

   |G       /     D    / |C   /  /    /
And how the liars help to get it done

      |G   / /      /  |Dm7  /  /    / |Em   / / / |Em / / /
With a hint  not to dis-turb oneself un-duly

           |C       /     /  / |C#dim   /    /   /
Through the teeming ashen air        between the fires

|G        /  Dm+G     /  |Em       /  /  /
 Far from my thoughts but close to my desires

 |G     / Dm+G   /   |Em   / / /
A dream ----- of fair women       

 |G     / Dm+G   /   |Em   / / / |C        / / / |C / / D |G / / / |G / / /
A dream ----- of fair women       cools me

 |G     / Dm+G   /   |Em   / / /
A dream ----- of fair women       

 |G     / Dm+G   /   |Em   / / / |C        / / / |C / / D |G / / / |G / / /
A dream ----- of fair women       cools me

 |G     / Dm+G   /   |Em   / / /
A dream ----- of fair women       

 |G     / Dm+G   /   |Em   / / / |C        / / / |C / / D |G / / / |G / / / |
A dream ----- of fair women       rules me

Thanks to Pete for kindly contributing the C#dim and D#dim chords! - Paul Gunningham

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