Biography:
Sylvie Lewis is a singer/songwriter, currently based in Rome, Italy. Born in London, England, she came to the United States in 1995 and studied at the Berklee College of Music. After some travelling, she relocated to Los Angeles, where her self-released EP "Beautiful Mess" was heard by Cheap Lullaby Records, and she was signed to a deal. She released her debut album Tangos and Tantrums in 2005 to good reviews, and has toured the United States and the United Kingdom since then.
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SYLVIE LEWIS - SOMETHING TO DREAM TO
STANDARD TUNING
NO CAPO
[Intro]
D# G#
Gm Cm
G# Bb
[Verse 1]
D# G#
My old lover calls early in the morning
Gm Cm
Looking for another place to hide
G# Bb
Her new friends are already boring
Gm Cm
She is sitting on the pavement outside
Fm G#
She only comes to see me when she's had too much to drink
Gm Cm D# F7
Only says she loves me when she's too drunk to think
[Chorus]
G# Bb
Ain't it poetic, yeah, and ain't we grand?
D# D G Cm
I open the door with a drink in my hand
Cm G#
Good to see you again
Gm
Why can't we be friends?
[Verse 2]
D# G#
I know she has some trouble being truthful
Gm Cm
We keep the conversation light and easy
G# Bb
She smiles when I tell she looks beautiful
Gm Cm
She smiles but I can tell she doesn't believe me
Fm G#
She is some kind of genius, everybody agrees
Gm D# Cm D# F7
She looks towards the bedroom and then looks back to me
[Chorus]
G# Bb
Ain't it poetic, yeah, and ain't we grand?
D# D G Cm
I open the door with a drink in my hand
G# Gm Bb
Tell me a story, go on sing me a song
D# D Cm
Give me something to dream to, after you've gone
[Post-Chorus]
G#
Baby, can't you see?
Gm Gm Fm G# F7
You are no good for me
G# Bb Fm Bb
Ooooooooooh
[Outro]
D# Fm
Who knows what we'll be
Gm Cm D# F7
When we wake from our dreams
Fm Bb
When we wake from our dreams
D# G# Bb D#
We'll see
STANDARD TUNING
NO CAPO
[Intro]
D# G#
Gm Cm
G# Bb
[Verse 1]
D# G#
My old lover calls early in the morning
Gm Cm
Looking for another place to hide
G# Bb
Her new friends are already boring
Gm Cm
She is sitting on the pavement outside
Fm G#
She only comes to see me when she's had too much to drink
Gm Cm D# F7
Only says she loves me when she's too drunk to think
[Chorus]
G# Bb
Ain't it poetic, yeah, and ain't we grand?
D# D G Cm
I open the door with a drink in my hand
Cm G#
Good to see you again
Gm
Why can't we be friends?
[Verse 2]
D# G#
I know she has some trouble being truthful
Gm Cm
We keep the conversation light and easy
G# Bb
She smiles when I tell she looks beautiful
Gm Cm
She smiles but I can tell she doesn't believe me
Fm G#
She is some kind of genius, everybody agrees
Gm D# Cm D# F7
She looks towards the bedroom and then looks back to me
[Chorus]
G# Bb
Ain't it poetic, yeah, and ain't we grand?
D# D G Cm
I open the door with a drink in my hand
G# Gm Bb
Tell me a story, go on sing me a song
D# D Cm
Give me something to dream to, after you've gone
[Post-Chorus]
G#
Baby, can't you see?
Gm Gm Fm G# F7
You are no good for me
G# Bb Fm Bb
Ooooooooooh
[Outro]
D# Fm
Who knows what we'll be
Gm Cm D# F7
When we wake from our dreams
Fm Bb
When we wake from our dreams
D# G# Bb D#
We'll see
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