Bobby Darin, Dream Lover (1959)
Key: :[E] (w: Bobby Darin)
INTRO: [E] [C#m] [E] [C#m]
VERSE 1:
[E] Every night I hope and pray,
[C#m] a dream lover will come my way
[E] A girl to hold in my arms,
[C#m] and know the magic of her charms
Because I want
[E] a girl
[B7] to call
[E] my own
[A]
I want a
[E] dream
[C#m] lover so
[A] I won't have to
[B] dream a-
[E]-lone
[*R2]
VERSE 2:
[E] Dream lover, where are you,
[C#m] with a love oh so true.
[E] And a hand that I can hold,
[C#m] to feel you near when I grow old?
Because I want
[E] a girl
[B7] to call
[E] my own
[A]
I want a
[E] dream
[C#m] lover so
[A] I won't have to
[B] dream a-
[E]-lone
[*R1]
BRIDGE:
[A] Someday, I don't know how,
[E] I hope you'll hear my plea
[F#7] Some-way, I don't know how,
[B7 open] She'll bring her
[*R2] love to me
VERSE 3:
[E] Dream lover, until then,
[C#m] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[E] That's the only thing to do,
[C#m] until my lover's dreams come true
Because I want
[E] a girl
[B7] to call
[E] my own
[A]
I want a
[E] dream
[C#m] lover so
[A] I won't have to
[B] dream a-
[E]-lone
[*R3]
SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [F]
VERSE 4:
[F] Dream lover, until then,
[Dm] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[F] That's the only thing to do,
[Dm] until my lover's dreams come true
Because I want
[F] a girl
[C7] to call
[F] my own
[A#]
I want a
[F] dream
[Dm] lover so
[A#] I won't have to
[C] dream a-
[F]-lone
[Dm]
OUTRO:
Please don't make me
[F] dream alone
[Dm]
I beg you, don't make me
[F] dream alone
[Dm]
no I don't wanna
[F] dream alone
[Dm]
