Only a Dream

The Kinks

Tom: D

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Standing by the elevator feeling gloomy and down
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Waiting for the flashing light to lift me off from the ground
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Then the elevator opened and I saw her standing there

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She had to be a young executive she looked so corporate and clean
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And swear I'd seen her somewhere before
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On the cover of a magazine
A
I didn't think she'd even look at me
G
Or bother to glance my way
	  D7
But she actually smiled at me and said

"Hiya handsome, have a good day"

CHORUS:
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I must be dreaming if she looks at me
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I gotta be dreaming is it a fantasy
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Now I got positive emotion buzzing round every molecule in me
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I gotta be dreaming is it reality
	A			G
But over and over I'll relive that memory
	  D7
Was it real or only a dream
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Na na na na na na na na
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Was it my imagination playing tricks on me when she looked my way?
C				G
Maybe she took me for somebody else
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Whatever it was, it made my day

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I wake up in the morning, smiling with anticipation
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Suddenly I feel alive, I face the world with expectation
G
I must be dreaming, is this a smile upon my face?
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I gotta be dreaming, the world is a better place

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Was it my imagination playing tricks on me?
	 D7
Was it real or only a dream?

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I see a great big sunset where only clouds used to be
	C		G
Was it only an illusion
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If its fantasy, if its just a dream it's good enough for me

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Waiting by the elevator feeling optimistic and clean
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Waiting for my executive goddess to appear as if in a dream
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Then the elevator opened, she was talking to another guy
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And I tried to say hello to her, but I failed to even catch her eye,
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Then everybody crowded inside and I sadly stood my ground, thinking
D7
Life's just like that elevator, it takes you up and brings you down

D		D9
I must be dreaming. . .