No Time for Dreaming — Charles Bradley
Chords and lyrics for No Time for Dreaming by Charles Bradley (key of C).
Chorus 1
[Dm] No time for dreamin' [C](Dreamin', dreamin')
Gotta [G]get on up (Get up!) and do my [Dm]thing (-wooo)
[Dm] No time for dreamin' [C](Dreamin', dreamin')
Gotta [G]get on up (Get up!) and [Dm]do my thing (-and do your thing)
Verse 1
[Dm]Dream - while you're sleepin'
[Dm] Time is slowly creepin'
[Dm] Open up your eyes - [Dm]before it's too late (nah)
[Dm]Try a little harder
[Dm] Stop wastin' over yonder
[Dm]Wake up - you'll get your [Dm]break
Chorus 2
[Dm] No time for dreaming [C](Dreamin', dreamin')
Gotta [G]get up (Get up!) Gotta do my [Dm]thing (-wooo)
[Dm] No time for dreamin' [C](Dreamin', dreamin')
Gotta [G]get on up (Get up!) Gotta do my [Dm]thing (- gotta do yo' thing)
Verse 2
[Dm] While you're sleepin'
[Dm] Somebody's schemin'
[Dm] Try to get-ah(-huh!) - [Dm]What I got(-nah)
[Dm]Stay alert
It's [Dm]got to work
Or [Dm]you'll end up - on the [Dm]spot
Chorus 3
[Dm] No time for dreamin' [C](Dreamin', dreamin')
Gotta [G]get on up (Get up!) - and do my [Dm]thing(-wooo)
[Dm] No time for dreamin' [C](Dreamin', dreamin')
Gotta [G]get on up (Get up!) and do my [Dm]thing (-and do your thing) Eeaaaah!!
Instrumental
(4x4-bar Dm Instrumental)
Dm Dm Dm Dm Uh! Dm Dm Come on.
[Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm]
Outro
[Dm] No time for dreamin' [C](Dreamin', dreamin')
Gotta make it [G]real (Yeahh!) --[Dm] I-eyaa!
[Dm] No time for sleepin' [C](Sleepin', sleepin') No time for creepin'
[Dm] Gotta make it right, gotta [Dm]do my thing
[Dm]Eeaaaaah!![C]
[G]Oo-oo-oo-oooh
[Dm]Oo-oo-oo-ohhh!
[Dm] [C]I-yi-yi-yi-yi-iyeai
[G] [Dm]Oo-oo-oo-oooh
Notes:
Alt. verse chord variation
[Dm] No time for dreamin' [Am7](Dreamin', dreamin')
Gotta [G]get on up (Get up!) and [F]do my [Dm]thing (-wooo)
[Dm] No time for dreamin' [Am7](Dreamin', dreamin')
Gotta [G]get on up (Get up!) and [F]do my [Dm]thing (-and do your thing)
Replacing C with Am7 to first and third bar
Adding F to mid-second and mid-fourth bar (Optional)
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