Dream Police - Cheap Trick
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
E B A E B A
q. e^h q. q. q q. e^h q. q. q
e|--------|---------|--------|---------|
B|--------|---------|--------|---------|
G|--------|-4--2--2-|--------|-4--2--2-|
D|-2--2---|-4--2--2-|-2--2---|-4--2--2-|
A|-2--2---|-2--0--0-|-2--2---|-2--0--0-|
E|-0--0---|---------|-0--0---|---------|

E B A
q. e^h q. q. q
e|----------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------|-4--2--2-|
D|-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2-|
A|-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0-|
E|-0--0-----------------------|---------|
The dream police, they live inside of my head

E B A
q. e^h q. q. q
e|----------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------|-4--2--2-|
D|-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2-|
A|-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0-|
E|-0--0-----------------------|---------|
The dream police, they come to me in my bed

E B A
q. e^h q. q. q
e|----------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------|-4--2--2-|
D|-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2-|
A|-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0-|
E|-0--0-----------------------|---------|
The dream police, they come into my sleep

E
e e q e e q e e q e e q
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Oh no

(bass & keyboard play some chords)
You know that talk is cheap and those rumors ain't nice

E B
q h.
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|---4-|
D|-2-4-|
A|-2-2-|
E|-0---|

And when I fall asleep, I don't think I'll survive

E B E B
q h. q h.
e|--------|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------|-----------------------------------------|
G|---4----|-9---------------------------------------|
D|-2-4----|-9---9-----------------------------------|
A|-2-2----|-7---9-----------------------------------|
E|-0------|-0---7-----------------------------------|
The night, the night

E E E
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
e|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------9-----9-----9---|------------------------------|
D|-------------9-----9-----9---|------------------------------|
A|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------9---7----6--7--7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------0---0----0--0--0-0-0-0-|
Cause they're waiting for me, they're looking for me

E E D C G A
q. q. q^ e q. q q h h h h e e e e e e e e
e|-12\-12\-12\-|-(12\)-12\-12\-12\-|-7--5--|-3--3--|-----------------|
B|-12\-12\-12\-|-(12\)-12\-12\-12\-|-9--7--|-5--3--|-----------------|
G|-------------|-------------------|-9--7--|-5--4--|-2-----2-----2---|
D|-------------|-------------------|-9--7--|-5--5--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-------------|-------------------|-7--5--|-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------|-------------------|-------|-------|-----------------|
Every single night they're driving me insane

A Em D C G B
e e e e e e e e h h h h q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
e|-------------------|-7---5-|-3--3-|-2-------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|-8---7-|-5--3-|-4-------------|-----------------|
G|-2-----------------|-9---7-|-5--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-2-----------------|-9---7-|-5--5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-0-2-2h3-2-0-------|-7---5-|-3----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-------------3-2-0-|-------|------|---------------|-----------------|
Those men inside my brain

E B A
q. e^h q. q. q
e|----------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------|-4--2--2-|
D|-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2-|
A|-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0-|
E|-0--0-----------------------|---------|
The dream police, they live inside of my head
(live inside of my head)

E B A
q. e^h q. q. q
e|----------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------|-4--2--2-|
D|-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2-|
A|-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0-|
E|-0--0-----------------------|---------|
The dream police, they come to me in my bed
(come to me in my bed)

E B A
q. e^h q. q. q
e|----------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------|-4--2--2-|
D|-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2-|
A|-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0-|
E|-0--0-----------------------|---------|
The dream police, they come into my sleep

E
e e q e e q e e q e e q
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Oh no

(bass & keyboard play some chords)
Well I can't tell lies cause they're listening to me

E B
q h.
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|---4-|
D|-2-4-|
A|-2-2-|
E|-0---|

When I fall asleep, bet they're spying on me

E B E B
q h. q h.
e|--------|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------|-----------------------------------------|
G|---4----|-9---------------------------------------|
D|-2-4----|-9---9-----------------------------------|
A|-2-2----|-7---9-----------------------------------|
E|-0------|-0---7-----------------------------------|
Tonight, tonight

E E E
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
e|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------9-----9-----9---|------------------------------|
D|-------------9-----9-----9---|------------------------------|
A|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------9---7----6--7--7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------0---0----0--0--0-0-0-0-|
Cause they're waiting for me, they're looking for me

E E D C G A
q. q. q^ e q. q q h h h h e e e e e e e e
e|-12\-12\-12\-|-(12\)-12\-12\-12\-|-7--5--|-3--3--|-----------------|
B|-12\-12\-12\-|-(12\)-12\-12\-12\-|-9--7--|-5--3--|-----------------|
G|-------------|-------------------|-9--7--|-5--4--|-2-----2-----2---|
D|-------------|-------------------|-9--7--|-5--5--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-------------|-------------------|-7--5--|-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------|-------------------|-------|-------|-----------------|
Every single night they're driving me insane

A Em D C G B E
e e e e e e e e h h h h q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
e|-------------------|-7---5-|-3--3-|-2-------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|-8---7-|-5--3-|-4-------------|-----------------|
G|-2-----------------|-9---7-|-5--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
D|-2-----------------|-9---7-|-5--5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
A|-0-2-2h3-2-0-------|-7---5-|-3----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
E|-------------3-2-0-|-------|------|---------------|-----------------|
Those men inside my brain

(bass play cool notes)
E A
e H.. H.. e
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------2-|
D|-2-----------------------------|----------------------------2-|
A|-2-----------------------------|----------------------------0-|
E|-0-----------------------------|------------------------------|
I try to sleep, they're wide awake, they won't leave me alone

A E
e H.. H.. e
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-2---------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------|--------------------------2-|
A|-0---------------------------|--------------------------2-|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------0-|
They don't get paid to take vacations or leave me alone

E A
e H.. H.. e
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------2-|
D|-2-----------------------------|----------------------------2-|
A|-2-----------------------------|----------------------------0-|
E|-0-----------------------------|------------------------------|
They spy on me, I try to hide, they won't leave me alone

A
e H.. H^E e e e
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------7-9-|
G|-2---------------------------|--------------------6-----|
D|-2---------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
They persecute me they're the judge and jury all in one

E B
{~3~}
h h h q q q q q q. e (e) h e e e
e|----------|-------|----------------|---------------|
B|-(9)b10-9-|-7-----|----------------|-----------7-9-|
G|----------|---6-8-|-(8)b9-8b9-8----|-----4---6-----|
D|----------|-------|--------------2-|-(2)-4---------|
A|----------|-------|--------------2-|-(2)-2---------|
E|----------|-------|--------------0-|-(0)-----------|
(diabolical laughter)

E B E B
{~3~}
h h h q q q q q q. e (e) h.. q h.
e|----------|-------|----------------|--------|------|
B|-(9)b10-9-|-7-----|----------------|--------|------|
G|----------|---6-8-|-(8)b9-8b9-8----|-----4--|--9---|
D|----------|-------|--------------2-|-(2)-4--|--9-9-|
A|----------|-------|--------------2-|-(2)-2--|--7-9-|
E|----------|-------|--------------0-|-(0)----|----7-|

E E E
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
e|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------9-----9-----9---|------------------------------|
D|-------------9-----9-----9---|------------------------------|
A|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------9---7----6--7--7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------0---0----0--0--0-0-0-0-|
Cause they're waiting for me, they're looking for me

E E D C G A
q. q. q^ e q. q q h h h h e e e e e e e e
e|-12\-12\-12\-|-(12\)-12\-12\-12\-|-7--5--|-3--3--|-----------------|
B|-12\-12\-12\-|-(12\)-12\-12\-12\-|-9--7--|-5--3--|-----------------|
G|-------------|-------------------|-9--7--|-5--4--|-2-----2-----2---|
D|-------------|-------------------|-9--7--|-5--5--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-------------|-------------------|-7--5--|-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------|-------------------|-------|-------|-----------------|
Every single night they're driving me insane

A Em D C G B C
e e e e e e e e h h h h q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
e|-------------------|-7---5-|-3--3-|-2-------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|-8---7-|-5--3-|-4-------------|-----------------|
G|-2-----------------|-9---7-|-5--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-2-----------------|-9---7-|-5--5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-0-2-2h3-2-0-------|-7---5-|-3----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------3-2-0-|-------|------|---------------|-----------------|
Those men inside my brain

C# D D# E F F#
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-|-8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|

G G# A A# B C C# D
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-12-12-13-13-14-14-15-15-|-16-16-17-17-18-18-19-19-|
D|-12-12-13-13-14-14-15-15-|-16-16-17-17-18-18-19-19-|
A|-10-10-11-11-12-12-13-13-|-14-14-15-15-16-16-17-17-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

(3/4 time) (back to 4/4)
q e q e e e q e q e e e q e q e q e q e e e q e q e e e
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-----4---4---|-----4---4---|---4---6-----|------10----10----|------10----10----|
A|---4---4---4-|---4---4---4-|-------------|---10----10----10-|---10----10----10-|
E|-2-----------|-3-----------|-4---7-------|-8----------------|-9----------------|

(3/4 time) (back to 4/4) (3/4 time)
q e q e q e q e e e q e q e e e q e q e
e|-------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-----9---9---|-------12----12----|----12----12-|
D|----12----12-|---9---9---9-|----12----12----12-|-------------|
A|-------------|-7-----------|-10----------------|-11----12----|
E|-10----11----|-------------|-------------------|-------------|

(back to 4/4)
q e q e e e q e q e e e q e q e e e q e q e e e
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------14----14----|-------14----14----|-------14----14----|-------14----14----|
D|----14----14----14-|----14----14----14-|----14----14----14-|----14----14----14-|
A|-13----------------|-12----------------|-13----------------|-12----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

q e q e e e q e q e e e q e q e e e e e e q e e e
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
G|-------14----14----|-------14----14----|-------14----14----|----------14----14----|
D|----14----14----14-|----14----14----14-|----14----14----14-|----14-14----14----14-|
A|-13----------------|-12----------------|-13----------------|-12-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|

E B A
q. e^h q. q. q
e|----------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------|-4--2--2-|
D|-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2-|
A|-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0-|
E|-0--0-----------------------|---------|
The dream police, they live inside of my head

E B A
q. e^h q. q. q
e|----------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------|-4--2--2-|
D|-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2-|
A|-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0-|
E|-0--0-----------------------|---------|
The dream police, they come to me in my bed

E B A
q. e^h q. q. q
e|----------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------|-4--2--2-|
D|-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2-|
A|-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0-|
E|-0--0-----------------------|---------|
The dream police, they come into my sleep

E B A
q. e^h q. q. q
e|----------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------|-4--2--2-|
D|-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2-|
A|-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0-|
E|-0--0-----------------------|---------|
The dream police, (Police, police)

E B A
q. e^h q. q. q
e|----------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------|-4--2--2-|
D|-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2-|
A|-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0-|
E|-0--0-----------------------|---------|
The dream police, (Police, police)


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| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| (n) Ghost note
| ~ Vibrato

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Song info
Dream Police
Cheap Trick
2001
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
  • Power Pop
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