Pocketful Of Dreams chords by Billy Talent (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Gm 
Cm 
Vanities are only charity
Gm 
Cm 
And she makes donations
at the Tiffany's
Gm 
F 
Life is hard without a credit card
D 
Eb 
F 
to get by, get by
Gm 
Cm 
She sold her dreams for security
Gm 
Cm 
To a man that now she hardly ever sees
Gm 
F 
With a cold martini in her hand,
D 
Eb 
F 
she don't mind, don't mind

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Pre-chorus 1

So throw all your luxuries aside

You can't take them with you when you die

Still when I look into your

Bb5

Eyes are full of dollar signs

Chorus 1
Gm 
Oh, reach, into a pocketful of dreams
D 
Oh, now, before they fall out of the seams
Cm 
Oh, take a chance, don't matter if you fail
Bb 
You're too scared to try
D 
cause you might break a nail, oh

Interlude 1

Verse 2
Gm 
Cm 
If you design a plastic happiness
Gm 
Cm 
Then climb the social ladder
to the top my friend
Gm 
F 
And don't forget to thank the piggy bank
D 
Eb 
F 
in the sky, so high

Pre-chorus 2

So throw all your luxuries aside

You can't take them with you when you die

Still when I look into your

Bb5

Eyes are full of dollar signs

Chorus 2
Gm 
Oh, reach, into a pocketful of dreams
D 
Oh, now, before they fall out of the seams
Cm 
Oh, take a chance, don't matter if you fail
Bb 
You're too scared to try
D 
cause you might break a nail
Gm 
Oh, reach, into a pocketful of dreams
D 
Oh, now, before they fall out of the seams
Cm 
Oh, take a chance, don't matter if you fail
Bb 
You're too scared to try
D 
cause you might break a nail, oh

Solo 1

Interlude 2

Chorus 3
Gm 
Oh, reach, into a pocketful of dreams
D 
Oh, now, before they fall out of the seams
Cm 
Oh, take a chance, don't matter if you fail
Bb 
You're too scared to try
D 
cause you might break a nail
Gm 
Oh, reach, into a pocketful of dreams
D 
Oh, now, before they fall out of the seams
Cm 
Oh, take a chance, don't matter if you fail
Bb 
You're too scared to try
D 
cause you might break a nail
Gm 
Oh, reach, into a pocketful of dreams
D 
Oh, now, before they fall out of the seams
Cm 
Oh, take a chance, don't matter if you fail
Bb 
You're too scared to try
D 
cause you might break a nail, oh
Gm 
Gm 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G minorBPM: 146

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bb5: x-1-3-x-x-x

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This is the definitive original version of Pocketful Of Dreams by Billy Talent, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Billy Talent's performance.