Biography:
The Idle Race were a cult rock group from Birmingham, England in the late 1960s. They are best known for the material released while Jeff Lynne was a member.
Rhythm guitarist Dave Pritchard, bass guitarist Greg Masters and drummer Roger Spencer were the core of a band initally known as Billy King and the Nightriders, then later known as Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders and briefly as just The Nightriders.
In 1966 they advertised for a new guitarist/vocalist, Jeff Lynne applied and joined the band.
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[Intro]
C - F - C - F - C - F
[Verse]
C Am Em
Little girl in the sea of dreams
F C Em F G
There's a smile on her little face
C Am Em
She looked around she could see no peace
F C Em F G
Her heart was sad and her body weak
[Chorus]
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C E F G
Dum, dum, dooby-dum dum dum
C E F G C
Dum, dum, dooby-dum dum dum
[Verse]
C Am Em
But in her dream she was big and strong
F C Em F G
She fell in love with a sailor
C Am Em
He travelled far off to distant lands
F C Em F G
He never travelled to see her
[Chorus]
C - E - F - G
C E F G
Dum, dum, dooby-dum dum dum
C E F G C
Dum, dum, dooby-dum dum dum
[Verse]
C Am Em
Then one night a strange man did come
F C Em F G
He whispered words unto her mother
C Am Em
Little girl in the sea of dreams
F C Em F G
She closed her eyes and met her maker
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C - F - C - F - C - F
[Verse]
C Am Em
Little girl in the sea of dreams
F C Em F G
There's a smile on her little face
C Am Em
She looked around she could see no peace
F C Em F G
Her heart was sad and her body weak
[Chorus]
C - E - F - G
C E F G
Dum, dum, dooby-dum dum dum
C E F G C
Dum, dum, dooby-dum dum dum
[Verse]
C Am Em
But in her dream she was big and strong
F C Em F G
She fell in love with a sailor
C Am Em
He travelled far off to distant lands
F C Em F G
He never travelled to see her
[Chorus]
C - E - F - G
C E F G
Dum, dum, dooby-dum dum dum
C E F G C
Dum, dum, dooby-dum dum dum
[Verse]
C Am Em
Then one night a strange man did come
F C Em F G
He whispered words unto her mother
C Am Em
Little girl in the sea of dreams
F C Em F G
She closed her eyes and met her maker
C - E - F - G - C
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