Bobby Darin, Dream Lover (1959)
Key: :[G#] (w: Bobby Darin)
INTRO: [G#] [Fm] [G#] [Fm]
VERSE 1:
[G#] Every night I hope and pray,
[Fm] a dream lover will come my way
[G#] A girl to hold in my arms,
[Fm] and know the magic of her charms
Because I want
[G#] a girl
[D#7] to call
[G#] my own
[C#]
I want a
[G#] dream
[Fm] lover so
[C#] I won't have to
[D#] dream a-
[G#]-lone
[*R2]
VERSE 2:
[G#] Dream lover, where are you,
[Fm] with a love oh so true.
[G#] And a hand that I can hold,
[Fm] to feel you near when I grow old?
Because I want
[G#] a girl
[D#7] to call
[G#] my own
[C#]
I want a
[G#] dream
[Fm] lover so
[C#] I won't have to
[D#] dream a-
[G#]-lone
[*R1]
BRIDGE:
[C#] Someday, I don't know how,
[G#] I hope you'll hear my plea
[A#7] Some-way, I don't know how,
[D#7 open] She'll bring her
[*R2] love to me
VERSE 3:
[G#] Dream lover, until then,
[Fm] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[G#] That's the only thing to do,
[Fm] until my lover's dreams come true
Because I want
[G#] a girl
[D#7] to call
[G#] my own
[C#]
I want a
[G#] dream
[Fm] lover so
[C#] I won't have to
[D#] dream a-
[G#]-lone
[*R3]
SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [A]
VERSE 4:
[A] Dream lover, until then,
[Gbm] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[A] That's the only thing to do,
[Gbm] until my lover's dreams come true
Because I want
[A] a girl
[E7] to call
[A] my own
[D]
I want a
[A] dream
[Gbm] lover so
[D] I won't have to
[E] dream a-
[A]-lone
[Gbm]
OUTRO:
Please don't make me
[A] dream alone
[Gbm]
I beg you, don't make me
[A] dream alone
[Gbm]
no I don't wanna
[A] dream alone
[Gbm]