Like Dreamers Do

STORIA DELLA CANZONE:

Un'altra canzone di McCartney risalente agli albori, "Like Dreamers Do" risale infatti al 1957 circa.

Veniva suonata spesso dal vivo sia nel periodo "Quarry Men" sia nel primissimo periodo Beatles.

McCartney riteneva la canzone mediocre ma sembra che dal vivo al Cavern riscuotesse discreto successo, soprattutto da parte del pubblico femminile.

Negli anni a seguire, Harrison e McCartney scoprirono una certa somiglianza della canzone con un vecchio pezzo orchestrale di Paul Whiteman chiamato "I'll build a stairway to paradise". Probabile che questa vecchia canzone sia stata suonata dal padre di Paul (che si suonava spesso il piano a casa e che aveva anche un gruppo jazz con il quale saltuariamente si dilettava) e che sia magari incosciamente entrata nella sua testa.

E a proposito di suo padre McCartney ricorda: "I miei primi ricordi musicali risalgono a mio padre che suonava il pianoforte a casa, insieme al suo amico Freddie Rimmer. Entrambi lavoravano presso lo il marcato del cotone a Liverpool come venditori. Noi ci divertivamo così, perchè non avevamo nient’altro. Io mi sdraiavo sul tappeto e lo ascoltavo".

La canzone fece parte anche della scaletta eseguita dai Beatles alla Decca per tentare di essere messi sottocontratto dall'etichetta londinese.

Ecco il pezzo orchestrale di Whiteman che potrebbe aver inconsciamente ispirato Paul:

LYRICS:


 I, I saw a girl in my dreams
And so it seems that I will love her
Oh you, you are that girl in my dreams
And so it seems that I will love you

And I waited for your kiss
Waited for the bliss
Like dreamers do

And I,
Oh I'll be there, yeah
Waiting for you, you, you, you, you, you

You, you came just one dream ago
And now I know that I will love you
Oh I knew when you first said hello
That's how I know that I will love you

And I waited for your kiss
Waited for the bliss
Like dreamers do

And I
Oh I'll be there, yeah
Waiting for you, you, you, you, you

You, you came just one dream ago
And now I know that I will love you
Oh I knew when you first said hello
That's how I know that I will love you

And I waited for your kiss
Waited for the bliss
Like dreamers do
Oh like dreamers do
Like dreamers do

TRADUZIONE:

Ho visto una ragazza nei miei sogni
E così sembra che l'amerò
Oh, sei tu quella ragazza nei miei sogni
E così sembra che ti amerò

E aspettavo il tuo bacio,
Aspettavo la felicità
Come fanno i sognatori

Ed io oh sarò lì
Si ad aspettare te te te te te, te.

Sei venuta solo un sogno fa
E ora so che ti amerò
Oh l'ho saputo quando hai detto ciao la prima volta
Ecco come so che ti amerò

E aspettavo il tuo bacio,
Aspettavo la felicità
Come fanno i sognatori

E io, oh sarò lì
Sì ad aspettare te te te te te.

Sei venuta solo un sogno fa
E ora so che ti amerò
Oh l'ho saputo quando hai detto ciao la prima volta
Ecco come  so
Che ti amerò
Aspettavo il tuo bacio,
Aspettavo la felicità
Come fanno i sognatori
Come fanno i sognatori
Come fanno i sognatori

CHORDS:

intro:|F C#7 F# D7  |G D#7 G# E7A 

A               F#m
I, I saw a girl in my dreams,
       Bm                  C#m  E
And so it seems hat I will love her.
    A                      F#m
Oh, you, you are that girl in my dreams,
       Bm                   C#m  E
And so it seems that I will love you.

    A        C#7     
And I Waited for your kiss,
           Bm       E7
Waited for the bliss,
              A
Like dreamers do.

    D  E        A
And I-I-I-I-I-I-I
            Bm     B7
Oh, I'll be there, yeah,
            E7        
Waiting for you, you, you, you, you, you,

A                       F#m
You came just one dream ago,
          Bm               C#m  E
And now I know that I will love you.
A                     F#m
I knew when you first said hello,
           Bm                 C#m  E
That's how I know That I will love you.

    A        C#7                
And I Waited for your kiss, 
           Bm       E7
Waited for the bliss,
              A
Like dreamers do.

    D  E        A
And I-I-I-I-I-I-I
            Bm     B7
Oh, I'll be there, yeah,
            E7        
Waiting for you, you, you, you, you, you,

A                       F#m
You came just one dream ago,
          Bm               C#m  E
And now I know, that I will love you.
A                     F#m
I knew when you first said hello,
           Bm                 C#m  E
That's how I know That I will love you.

    A        C#7
And I Waited for your kiss,
           Bm       E7
Waited for the bliss,
              A
Like dreamers do.
Adim              A
Oh, like dreamers do,
Adim          A
Like dreamers do.

coda:|Adim  |F C#7 F# D7  |G D# G# E7  |A

BASS TAB:

Intro:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|3---------------4--------------|5---------------6--------------|
A|--------4---------------5------|--------6---------------7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7------------------------------|7------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  I,                              I   saw     a   girl


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4------------------------------|4------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  in  my      dreams,                         And     so


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|7------------------------------|7------------------------------|
  it  seems                                   that    I       will


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------|7-------5-------4--------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------7------|
  love                            her                 Oh,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------4-----------7------|------------4-----------7------|
E|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
  you,                            you were    the girl


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4-----------4------|
A|----------------4-------4------|----------------4--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  in  my      dreams,                         And     so


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------9-------9------|----------------9--------------|
E|7-----------7------------------|7-----------7-----------7------|
  it  seems                                   that    I       will


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|7-------5-------4--------------|
E|9-----------9-----------9------|------------------------7------|
  love                            you                     And

Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|5-----------5-----------5------|5-----------5-----------5------|
  I                                               waited      for


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4-----------4-----------4------|4-----------4-----------4------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
      your    kiss,                               Waited      for


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------0---4-------3------|2------------------------------|
A|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
      the bliss                           like    drea -  mers


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------4---7-------4------|--------2-------3-------4------|
E|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
  do                                                      And

Bridge:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|5-----------5-----------5------|7-----------7-----------7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  I,                                   I,    I,   I,   I,    I,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------4-----------7------|------------4-----------7------|
E|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
  I,                                      Oh,     I'll    be  there,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------9-------9------|----------------9--------------|
E|7-----------7------------------|7-----------7-----------7------|
                              yeah,               waiting     for


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-----------7-----------7------|7-----------7-----------7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  you,        you,        you,    you,        you,        you

Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------4-----------7------|------------4-----------7------|
E|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
  You,                            you came    just one        dream


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4-----------4------|
A|----------------4-------4------|----------------4--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          a - go,                                 And now


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------9-------9------|----------------9--------------|
E|7-----------7------------------|7-----------7-----------7------|
  I   know                                    that    I       will


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|7-------5-------4--------------|
E|9-----------9-----------9------|------------------------7------|
  love                            you                 Oh,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------4-----------7------|------------4-----------7------|
E|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
  I                               knew when   you first       said


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4-----------4------|
A|----------------4-------4------|----------------4--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          hello                                   That's how  I


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------9-------9------|----------------9--------------|
E|7-----------7------------------|7-----------7-----------7------|
  know                                        that    I       will


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|7-------5-------4--------------|
E|9-----------9-----------9------|------------------------7------|
  love                            you                     And

Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|5-----------5-----------5------|5-----------5-----------5------|
  I                                               waited      for


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4-----------4-----------4------|4-----------4-----------4------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
      your    kiss,                               Waited      for


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------0---4-------3------|2------------------------------|
A|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
      the bliss                           like    drea -  mers


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------4---7-------4------|--------2-------3-------4------|
E|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
  do                                                      And

Bridge:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|5-----------5-----------5------|7-----------7-----------7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  I,                                   I,    I,   I,   I,    I,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------4-----------7------|------------4-----------7------|
E|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
  I,                                      Oh,     I'll    be  there,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------9-------9------|----------------9--------------|
E|7-----------7------------------|7-----------7-----------7------|
                              yeah,               waiting     for


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-----------7-----------7------|7-----------7-----------7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  you,        you,        you,    you,        you,        you

Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------4-----------7------|------------4-----------7------|
E|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
  You,                            you came    just one        dream


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4-----------4------|
A|----------------4-------4------|----------------4--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          a - go,                                 And now


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------9-------9------|----------------9--------------|
E|7-----------7------------------|7-----------7-----------7------|
  I   know                                    that    I       will


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|7-------5-------4--------------|
E|9-----------9-----------9------|------------------------7------|
  love                            you                 Oh,


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------4-----------7------|------------4-----------7------|
E|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
  I                               knew when   you first       said


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4-----------4------|
A|----------------4-------4------|----------------4--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          hello                                   That's how  I


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------9-------9------|----------------9--------------|
E|7-----------7------------------|7-----------7-----------7------|
  know                                        that    I       will


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|7-------5-------4--------------|
E|9-----------9-----------9------|------------------------7------|
  love                            you                     And

Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|5-----------5-----------5------|5-----------5-----------5------|
  I                                               waited      for


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4-----------4-----------4------|4-----------4-----------4------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
      your    kiss,                               Waited      for


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------0---4-------3------|2------------------------------|
A|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
      the bliss                           like    drea -  mers


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|------------------------4------|7-----------7-----------7------|
A|------------4---7--------------|-------------------------------|
E|5------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  do                                  Oh,         like dreamers

Outro:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-----------7-----------7------|7-----------7-----------7------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  do                                      Like    drea -  mers do


G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-----------7-----------7------|7-----------7-----------7------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|



G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|3---------------4--------------|5---------------6--------------|
A|--------4---------------5------|--------6---------------7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|



G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-----------4------------------|----------------7--------------|
A|----------------7-------4------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|5------------------------------|

L'angolo delle interviste:

"Like Dreamers Do è una delle prime canzoni che ho scritto e che abbiamo sperimentato al Cavern. L'arrangiamento era debole ma ai ragazzi piaceva e poi era una novità perché nessuno degli altri gruppi suonava canzoni proprie. Scrivere canzoni per proprio conto era un po' da spacconi, e ovviamente i risultati non erano granchè, ma noi sentivamo di dover superare quella barriera e sperimentare le nostre canzoni anche dal vivo, altrimenti non avremmo trovato la sicurezza in noi stessi necessaria a continuare a comporre".

Paul McCartney
Many Years From Now, Barry Miles

"Roba di Paul. Un'altra canzone che scrisse da adolescente e che poi sono state recuperare e rispolverate. E' contenuta nel nastro di audizione che abbiamo inviato alla Decca, che ora circola come bootleg. Io canto canzoni come " To know her is to love her" e "Hello little girl" e Paul canta "Like dreamers do". Credo siamo tutti d'accordo su questo.

John Lennon, 1980
All We Are Saying, David Sheff

Outtakes-Rehearsals-Alternative takes:

L' unica versione della canzone esistente è quella del provino live alla Decca:

L'angolo delle cover: La canzone fu offerta dai Beatles al gruppo degli Applejacks, di Birmingham, incontrati dietro le quinte di uno spettacolo televisivo.

Paul chiese al cantante del gruppo Al Jackson se avesse una canzone pronta per il loro secondo 45 giri (il primo "Tell me when" era andato molto bene piazzandosi al settimo posto e restando in classifica per 13 settimane), e al suo no, McCartney offrì loro Like Dreamers Do.

La versione degli Applejacks aveva come produttore musicale Mike Leander che qualche anno più tardi curerà l'arrangiamento di "She's leaving home".

Il singolo della band di Birmingham fu rilasciato nel giugno del 1964 ma il risultato in classifica non fu dei migliori piazzandosi al ventesimo posto della classifica britannica.

Pare che il gruppo volesse registrare anche una versione della canzone "Baby's in black".

Dati tecnici:  McCartney: voce, basso; Lennon: chitarra ritmica; Harrison: chitarra solista; Best: batteria.

L'angolo del tutorial: