Chord Dreaming by Blondie

great blondie tune from 1979; they played this to open the 1979 snl fall tv season 10/13/79 - very nicely done , and debbie was a stunning knockout in a short green dress! times listed are elapsed time from the start . tabbed by marty lurvey . intro : x4 D G 0 : 25 verse 1 D G when i met you in the restaurant , D G you could tell i was no debutante . 0 : 41 D A G you asked me what’s my pleasure , "a movie or a measure?" A i’ll have a cup of tea and tell you of my . . . 0 : 53 chorus D G dreaming , dreaming is free . D G dreaming , dreaming is free . 1 : 04 verse 2 D G i don’t want to live on charity . D G pleasure’s real or is it fantasy? D A G reel to reel is living rarity , people stop and stare at me , A D we just walk on by; we just keep on dreaming . 1 : 29 bridge G beat feet , walking a two - mile , meet me , meet me at the turnstile . D A i never met him , i’ll never forget him . G dream , dream , even for a little while , dream , dream , filling up an idle hour , D A / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / fade away , woo , radiate . 1 : 57 verse 3 D G i sit by and watch the river flow . D G i sit by and watch the traffic go . D A G imagine something of your very own; something you can have and hold , A i’d build a road in gold just to have some . . . 2 : 21 chorus / outro D G dreaming , dreaming is free . D G dreaming , dreaming is free . D G dreaming , dreaming is free . D G dreaming is free . 2 : 45 D G D G D G 3 : 08