Bobby Darin, Dream Lover (1959)
Key: :[B] (w: Bobby Darin)
INTRO: [B] [G#m] [B] [G#m]
VERSE 1:
[B] Every night I hope and pray,
[G#m] a dream lover will come my way
[B] A girl to hold in my arms,
[G#m] and know the magic of her charms
Because I want
[B] a girl
[F#7] to call
[B] my own
[E]
I want a
[B] dream
[G#m] lover so
[E] I won't have to
[F#] dream a-
[B]-lone
[*R2]
VERSE 2:
[B] Dream lover, where are you,
[G#m] with a love oh so true.
[B] And a hand that I can hold,
[G#m] to feel you near when I grow old?
Because I want
[B] a girl
[F#7] to call
[B] my own
[E]
I want a
[B] dream
[G#m] lover so
[E] I won't have to
[F#] dream a-
[B]-lone
[*R1]
BRIDGE:
[E] Someday, I don't know how,
[B] I hope you'll hear my plea
[C#7] Some-way, I don't know how,
[F#7 open] She'll bring her
[*R2] love to me
VERSE 3:
[B] Dream lover, until then,
[G#m] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[B] That's the only thing to do,
[G#m] until my lover's dreams come true
Because I want
[B] a girl
[F#7] to call
[B] my own
[E]
I want a
[B] dream
[G#m] lover so
[E] I won't have to
[F#] dream a-
[B]-lone
[*R3]
SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [C]
VERSE 4:
[C] Dream lover, until then,
[Am] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[C] That's the only thing to do,
[Am] until my lover's dreams come true
Because I want
[C] a girl
[G7] to call
[C] my own
[F]
I want a
[C] dream
[Am] lover so
[F] I won't have to
[G] dream a-
[C]-lone
[Am]
OUTRO:
Please don't make me
[C] dream alone
[Am]
I beg you, don't make me
[C] dream alone
[Am]
no I don't wanna
[C] dream alone
[Am]