Daydream Chords And Strumming, The Lovin Spoonful

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Did You Know? John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful wrote Daydream after hearing Baby Love by the Supremes. The song was loved by both John Lennon who had it on his Juke Box and Paul McCartney who wrote Good Day Sunshine after hearing it. 

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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick

Most Advanced Rhythm:  Yellow Pick 

Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)

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Daydream Chords And Strumming, The Lovin' Spoonful

Django Chords: (capo fret 1)

Django C chord

Django G chord

Django D chord

Django A chord

Django F chord

Strumming:

"The Bouncer":      |D    D U D    D U |


Tempo: 111 bpm Key: C



Intro -

||C - - - || x 2


Verse 1 -

||C - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - ||x2


(C) What a day for a (A)daydream
(D) What a day for a (G)daydreamin' boy
(C) And I'm lost in a (A)daydream
(D) Dreamin' 'bout my (G)bundle of joy


Chorus -

||F - D - |C - A - || x 3

 |G - - - |G - - - |


(F½And even if (D½)time ain't really (C½)on my (A½)side
(F½It's one of those (D½)days for takin' a (C½)walk out(A½)side
(F½I'm blowin' the (D½)day to take a (C½)walk in the (A½)sun
(Gx2And fall on my face on somebody's new-mowed lawn


Verse 2 -

||C - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - ||x2


(C) I've been havin' a (A)sweet dream
(D) I been dreamin' since I (G)woke up today
(C) It's starrin' me and my (A)sweet thing
(D) 'Cause she's the one makes me (G)feel this way


Chorus -

||F - D - |C - A - || x 3

 |G - - - |G - - - |


(F½And even if (D½)time is passin' me (C½)by a (A½)lot
(F½I couldn't care (D½)less about the (C½)dues you say I (A½)got
(F½Tomorrow I'll (D½)pay the dues for (C½)droppin' my (A½)load
(Gx2A pie in the face for bein' a sleepy bull toad


Verse 3 (Instrumental) -

||C - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - ||x2


Chorus -

||F - D - |C - A - || x 3

 |G - - - |G - - - |


(F½)And you can be (D½)sure that if you're (C½)feelin' (A½)right
(F½A daydream will (D½)last long (C½)into the (A½)night
(F½Tomorrow at (D½)breakfast you may (C½)prick up your (A½)ears
(Gx2Or you may be daydreamin' for a thousand years


Verse 4 -

||C - - - |A - - - |D - - - |G - - - ||x2


(C) What a day for a (A)daydream
(D) Custom-made for a (G)daydreamin' boy
(C) And I'm lost in a (A)daydream
(D) Dreamin' 'bout my (G)bundle of joy


Ending -

||F - D - |C - A - || x 3

 |G - - - |G - - - |


Final Chord Strum: C


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Daydream Chords And Strumming, The Lovin' Spoonful

Open Chords: (capo fret 1)

Open C chord

Open Gadd4 chord

Open Dsus2 chord

Open D7 chord

Open A7 chord

Open F∆7 chord

Strumming:

"The Bouncer":      |D    D U D    D U |


Tempo: 111 bpm Key: C



Intro -

||C - - - || x 2


Verse 1 -

||C - - - |A7 - - - |Dsus2 - - - |Gadd4 - - - ||x2


(C) What a day for a (A7)daydream
(Dsus2) What a day for a (Gadd4)daydreamin' boy
(C) And I'm lost in a (A7)daydream
(Dsus2) Dreamin' 'bout my (Gadd4)bundle of joy


Chorus -

||F∆7 - D7 - |C - A7 - || x 3

 |Gadd4 - - - |Gadd4 - - - |


(F∆7½And even if (D7½)time ain't really (C½)on my (A7½)side
(F∆7½It's one of those (D7½)days for takin' a (C½)walk out(A7½)side
(F∆7½I'm blowin' the (D7½)day to take a (C½)walk in the (A7½)sun
(Gadd4x2And fall on my face on somebody's new-mowed lawn


Verse 2 -

||C - - - |A7 - - - |Dsus2 - - - |Gadd4 - - - ||x2


(C) I've been havin' a (A7)sweet dream
(Dsus2) I been dreamin' since I (Gadd4)woke up today
(C) It's starrin' me and my (A7)sweet thing
(Dsus2) 'Cause she's the one makes me (Gadd4)feel this way


Chorus -

||F∆7 - D7 - |C - A7 - || x 3

 |Gadd4 - - - |Gadd4 - - - |


(F∆7½And even if (D7½)time is passin' me (C½)by a (A7½)lot
(F∆7½I couldn't care (D7½)less about the (C½)dues you say I (A7½)got
(F∆7½Tomorrow I'll (D7½)pay the dues for (C½)droppin' my (A7½)load
(Gadd4x2A pie in the face for bein' a sleepy bull toad


Verse 3 (Instrumental) -

||C - - - |A7 - - - |Dsus2 - - - |Gadd4 - - - ||x2


Chorus -

||F∆7 - D7 - |C - A7 - || x 3

 |Gadd4 - - - |Gadd4 - - - |


(F∆7½)And you can be (D7½)sure that if you're (C½)feelin' (A7½)right
(F∆7½A daydream will (D7½)last long (C½)into the (A7½)night
(F∆7½Tomorrow at (D7½)breakfast you may (C½)prick up your (A7½)ears
(Gadd4x2Or you may be daydreamin' for a thousand years


Verse 4 -

||C - - - |A7 - - - |Dsus2 - - - |Gadd4 - - - ||x2


(C) What a day for a (A7)daydream
(Dsus2) Custom-made for a (Gadd4)daydreamin' boy
(C) And I'm lost in a (A7)daydream
(Dsus2) Dreamin' 'bout my (Gadd4)bundle of joy


Ending -

||F∆7 - D7 - |C - A7 - || x 3

 |Gadd4 - - - |Gadd4 - - - |


Final Chord Strum: C


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Daydream Chords And Strumming, The Lovin' Spoonful

Open Chords: (capo fret 1)

Open C chord

Open G7 chord

Open Dm chord

Open D7 chord

Open A7 chord

Open F∆7 chord

Strumming:

"The Bouncer":      |D    D U D    D U |


Tempo: 111 bpm Key: C



Intro -

||C - - - || x 2


Verse 1 -

||C - - - |A7 - - - |Dm - - - |G7 - - - ||x2


(C) What a day for a (A7)daydream
(Dm) What a day for a (G7)daydreamin' boy
(C) And I'm lost in a (A7)daydream
(Dm) Dreamin' 'bout my (G7)bundle of joy


Chorus -

||F∆7 - D7 - |C - A7 - || x 3

 |G7 - - - |G7 - - - |


(F∆7½And even if (D7½)time ain't really (C½)on my (A7½)side
(F∆7½It's one of those (D7½)days for takin' a (C½)walk out(A7½)side
(F∆7½I'm blowin' the (D7½)day to take a (C½)walk in the (A7½)sun
(G7x2And fall on my face on somebody's new-mowed lawn


Verse 2 -

||C - - - |A7 - - - |Dm - - - |G7 - - - ||x2


(C) I've been havin' a (A7)sweet dream
(Dm) I been dreamin' since I (G7)woke up today
(C) It's starrin' me and my (A7)sweet thing
(Dm) 'Cause she's the one makes me (G7)feel this way


Chorus -

||F∆7 - D7 - |C - A7 - || x 3

 |G7 - - - |G7 - - - |


(F∆7½And even if (D7½)time is passin' me (C½)by a (A7½)lot
(F∆7½I couldn't care (D7½)less about the (C½)dues you say I (A7½)got
(F∆7½Tomorrow I'll (D7½)pay the dues for (C½)droppin' my (A7½)load
(G7x2A pie in the face for bein' a sleepy bull toad


Verse 3 (Instrumental) -

||C - - - |A7 - - - |Dm - - - |G7 - - - ||x2


Chorus -

||F∆7 - D7 - |C - A7 - || x 3

 |G7 - - - |G7 - - - |


(F∆7½)And you can be (D7½)sure that if you're (C½)feelin' (A7½)right
(F∆7½A daydream will (D7½)last long (C½)into the (A7½)night
(F∆7½Tomorrow at (D7½)breakfast you may (C½)prick up your (A7½)ears
(G7x2Or you may be daydreamin' for a thousand years


Verse 4 -

||C - - - |A7 - - - |Dm - - - |G7 - - - ||x2


(C) What a day for a (A7)daydream
(Dm) Custom-made for a (G7)daydreamin' boy
(C) And I'm lost in a (A7)daydream
(Dm) Dreamin' 'bout my (G7)bundle of joy


Ending -

||F∆7 - D7 - |C - A7 - || x 3

 |G7 - - - |G7 - - - |


Final Chord Strum: C


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Daydream Chords And Strumming, The Lovin' Spoonful

Open Chords: (capo fret 1)

Open C chord

Open G7 chord

Open Dm chord

Open D7 chord

Open A7 chord

Barre Chords: 

Barre F chord

Strumming:

"The Bouncer":      |D    D U D    D U |


Tempo: 111 bpm Key: C



Intro -

||C - - - || x 2


Verse 1 -

||C - - - |A7 - - - |Dm - - - |G7 - - - ||x2


(C) What a day for a (A7)daydream
(Dm) What a day for a (G7)daydreamin' boy
(C) And I'm lost in a (A7)daydream
(Dm) Dreamin' 'bout my (G7)bundle of joy


Chorus -

||F - D7 - |C - A7 - || x 3

 |G7 - - - |G7 - - - |


(F½And even if (D7½)time ain't really (C½)on my (A7½)side
(F½It's one of those (D7½)days for takin' a (C½)walk out(A7½)side
(F½I'm blowin' the (D7½)day to take a (C½)walk in the (A7½)sun
(G7x2And fall on my face on somebody's new-mowed lawn


Verse 2 -

||C - - - |A7 - - - |Dm - - - |G7 - - - ||x2


(C) I've been havin' a (A7)sweet dream
(Dm) I been dreamin' since I (G7)woke up today
(C) It's starrin' me and my (A7)sweet thing
(Dm) 'Cause she's the one makes me (G7)feel this way


Chorus -

||F - D7 - |C - A7 - || x 3

 |G7 - - - |G7 - - - |


(F½And even if (D7½)time is passin' me (C½)by a (A7½)lot
(F½I couldn't care (D7½)less about the (C½)dues you say I (A7½)got
(F½Tomorrow I'll (D7½)pay the dues for (C½)droppin' my (A7½)load
(G7x2A pie in the face for bein' a sleepy bull toad


Verse 3 (Instrumental) -

||C - - - |A7 - - - |Dm - - - |G7 - - - ||x2


Chorus -

||F - D7 - |C - A7 - || x 3

 |G7 - - - |G7 - - - |


(F½)And you can be (D7½)sure that if you're (C½)feelin' (A7½)right
(F½A daydream will (D7½)last long (C½)into the (A7½)night
(F½Tomorrow at (D7½)breakfast you may (C½)prick up your (A7½)ears
(G7x2Or you may be daydreamin' for a thousand years


Verse 4 -

||C - - - |A7 - - - |Dm - - - |G7 - - - ||x2


(C) What a day for a (A7)daydream
(Dm) Custom-made for a (G7)daydreamin' boy
(C) And I'm lost in a (A7)daydream
(Dm) Dreamin' 'bout my (G7)bundle of joy


Ending -

||F - D7 - |C - A7 - || x 3

 |G7 - - - |G7 - - - |


Final Chord Strum: C


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Daydream Lyrics


What a day for a daydream
What a day for a daydreamin' boy
And I'm lost in a daydream
Dreamin' 'bout my bundle of joy

And even if time ain't really on my side
It's one of those days for takin' a walk outside
I'm blowin' the day to take a walk in the sun
And fall on my face on somebody's new-mowed lawn

I've been havin' a sweet dream
I been dreamin' since I woke up today
It's starrin' me and my sweet thing
'Cause she's the one makes me feel this way

And even if time is passin' me by a lot
I couldn't care less about the dues you say I got
Tomorrow I'll pay the dues for droppin' my load
A pie in the face for bein' a sleepy bull toad

And you can be sure that if you're feelin' right
A daydream will last long into the night
Tomorrow at breakfast you may prick up your ears
Or you may be daydreamin' for a thousand years

What a day for a daydream
Custom-made for a daydreamin' boy
And I'm lost in a daydream
Dreamin' 'bout my bundle of joy

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