Biography:
Roky Erickson (born Roger Kynard Erickson on July 15, 1947, died May 31, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Austin, Texas. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators, who are considered to be one of the first two bands to ever use the word "psychedelic" ( + see The Deep) to describe rock music. See also Roky Erickson & the Aliens and Roky Erickson & The Explosives.
In 1969 the band were all arrested
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Other songs:
- I Have Always Been Here Before
- Anthem I Promise
- Be And Bring Me Home
- Burn The Flames
- Creature With The Atom Brain
- Devotional Number One
- For You
- Goodbye Sweet Dreams
- Hungry For Your Love
- I Love The Living You
- I Think Of Demons
- I Walked With A Zombie
- If You Have Ghosts
- John Lawman
- Night Of The Vampire
- Right Track Now
- Song To Abe Lincoln
- Sweet Honey Pie
- White Faces
- You Dont Love Me Yet
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Roky Erickson & Okkervil River - Goodbye Sweet Dreams (2010)
Chords 9/2-2015 by Jon Malmin ([email protected])
Tuning: Standard E
The entire song is built around the chord progression of F, G, Am. Listen to the song to learn the
arrangement, etc.
[Intro]
F G Am Am (x2 with only acoustic guitar, then x2 featuring whole band)
[Chorus]
F
Goodbye sweet dreams
G Am
Goodbye sweet dreams
F
Goodbye sweet dreams
G Am
Goodbye sweet dreams
[Verse 1]
F
I once had a heart
G Am
Could not be told
F
But now these dreams
G Am
Have grown so cold
[Repeat chorus]
[Instrumental section]
F G Am Am (x2)
[Verse 2]
F
Once I had a love
G Am
And you never returned
F
Don't leave me now
G Am
My love does not too bright burn
F
The love inside
G Am
Burns not too bright
F
'Tis only cold
G Am
Love to get started right
[Repeat chorus]
[Instrumental section]
F G Am Am (x4)
[Verse 3]
F
Relax I'm told
G Am
On the dotted lines
F
At the pentagram the clock strikes twelves
G Am
Me for you, you for I
F
Love has been said
G Am
It should come and go
F
Goodbye sweet dreams
G Am
If you believe them, then go
[Instrumental section]
F G Am Am (x2)
[Repeat chorus until song ends on an Am chord]
Chords 9/2-2015 by Jon Malmin ([email protected])
Tuning: Standard E
The entire song is built around the chord progression of F, G, Am. Listen to the song to learn the
arrangement, etc.
[Intro]
F G Am Am (x2 with only acoustic guitar, then x2 featuring whole band)
[Chorus]
F
Goodbye sweet dreams
G Am
Goodbye sweet dreams
F
Goodbye sweet dreams
G Am
Goodbye sweet dreams
[Verse 1]
F
I once had a heart
G Am
Could not be told
F
But now these dreams
G Am
Have grown so cold
[Repeat chorus]
[Instrumental section]
F G Am Am (x2)
[Verse 2]
F
Once I had a love
G Am
And you never returned
F
Don't leave me now
G Am
My love does not too bright burn
F
The love inside
G Am
Burns not too bright
F
'Tis only cold
G Am
Love to get started right
[Repeat chorus]
[Instrumental section]
F G Am Am (x4)
[Verse 3]
F
Relax I'm told
G Am
On the dotted lines
F
At the pentagram the clock strikes twelves
G Am
Me for you, you for I
F
Love has been said
G Am
It should come and go
F
Goodbye sweet dreams
G Am
If you believe them, then go
[Instrumental section]
F G Am Am (x2)
[Repeat chorus until song ends on an Am chord]
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