Bobby Darin, Dream Lover (1959)
Key: :[F#] (w: Bobby Darin)
INTRO: [F#] [D#m] [F#] [D#m]
VERSE 1:
[F#] Every night I hope and pray,
[D#m] a dream lover will come my way
[F#] A girl to hold in my arms,
[D#m] and know the magic of her charms
Because I want
[F#] a girl
[C#7] to call
[F#] my own
[B]
I want a
[F#] dream
[D#m] lover so
[B] I won't have to
[C#] dream a-
[F#]-lone
[*R2]
VERSE 2:
[F#] Dream lover, where are you,
[D#m] with a love oh so true.
[F#] And a hand that I can hold,
[D#m] to feel you near when I grow old?
Because I want
[F#] a girl
[C#7] to call
[F#] my own
[B]
I want a
[F#] dream
[D#m] lover so
[B] I won't have to
[C#] dream a-
[F#]-lone
[*R1]
BRIDGE:
[B] Someday, I don't know how,
[F#] I hope you'll hear my plea
[G#7] Some-way, I don't know how,
[C#7 open] She'll bring her
[*R2] love to me
VERSE 3:
[F#] Dream lover, until then,
[D#m] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[F#] That's the only thing to do,
[D#m] until my lover's dreams come true
Because I want
[F#] a girl
[C#7] to call
[F#] my own
[B]
I want a
[F#] dream
[D#m] lover so
[B] I won't have to
[C#] dream a-
[F#]-lone
[*R3]
SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [G]
VERSE 4:
[G] Dream lover, until then,
[Em] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[G] That's the only thing to do,
[Em] until my lover's dreams come true
Because I want
[G] a girl
[D7] to call
[G] my own
[C]
I want a
[G] dream
[Em] lover so
[C] I won't have to
[D] dream a-
[G]-lone
[Em]
OUTRO:
Please don't make me
[G] dream alone
[Em]
I beg you, don't make me
[G] dream alone
[Em]
no I don't wanna
[G] dream alone
[Em]
