She used to watch him from afar She used to dream about him, and she'd wish upon a star that One day he'd want her for his own Throw caution to the wind, and with a grin he'd take her home She's something of a dreamer, something of a fool {note: no A chord here} Something of a heartbreak when she gives her heart to you And she used to hear his voice at night A sweet whisper from the shadows, dancing with the back porch light And she used to feel him in the wind His warm breath upon her neck, and goosebumps up and down her skin She's something of a dreamer, something of a fool Something of a heartbreak when she gives her heart to you {guitar solo} Well she should have known by now, but that's the foolish part of her She should have seen somehow, but a dreamer's never cured When heartbreak fast approaches, when a love ain't truly love He promised wine and roses, and she thought that was enough She's something of a dreamer, something of a fool Something of a heartbreak when she gives her heart to you She's something of a dreamer, something of a fool Something of a heartbreak when she gives her heart to you She's something of a dreamer, something of a fool Something of a heartbreak when she gives her heart to you {instrumental, same as intro; comes in on the word "you" (2 beats missing!)} . {instrumental} INTRO (MCC's part): {This tab is assuming that she uses normal tuning (capo on the 4th fret).} E ----------------|------0---------|----------------|------0---------| B ----------------|------------0---|----------------|------------0---| G ------2-------2-|----2-------1---|------2-------2-|----2-------1---| D ----2-------2---|------------2---|----2-------2---|------------2---| A 0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------| E --------0=2-----|--------1-------|--------0=2-----|--------0-------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . GUITAR SOLO (John Jennings): E ------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ------|----------------|------------1---|1---------------|----------------| G ------|----0-0-----0-2-|----------2---4-|--4-0-----------|----------------| D ----0-|2-4-------4-----|------0-4-------|------0-----0-4-|2=0-------------| A 2=3---|----------------|----------------|--------2=3-----|----3-----------| E ------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . E --------0-2=3-3-|--2-------------|----------------|----------------| B ----1-3---------|------3---------|--------0-1-3-0-|1---------------| G --0-------------|----------2/4---|----0-2---------|--2---0---------| D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----4-----3---2-| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . - Adam Schneider, [email protected]

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