Bobby Darin, Dream Lover (1959)
Key: :[A] (w: Bobby Darin)
INTRO: [A] [F#m] [A] [F#m]
VERSE 1:
[A] Every night I hope and pray,
[F#m] a dream lover will come my way
[A] A girl to hold in my arms,
[F#m] and know the magic of her charms
Because I want
[A] a girl
[E7] to call
[A] my own
[D]
I want a
[A] dream
[F#m] lover so
[D] I won't have to
[E] dream a-
[A]-lone
[*R2]
VERSE 2:
[A] Dream lover, where are you,
[F#m] with a love oh so true.
[A] And a hand that I can hold,
[F#m] to feel you near when I grow old?
Because I want
[A] a girl
[E7] to call
[A] my own
[D]
I want a
[A] dream
[F#m] lover so
[D] I won't have to
[E] dream a-
[A]-lone
[*R1]
BRIDGE:
[D] Someday, I don't know how,
[A] I hope you'll hear my plea
[B7] Some-way, I don't know how,
[E7 open] She'll bring her
[*R2] love to me
VERSE 3:
[A] Dream lover, until then,
[F#m] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[A] That's the only thing to do,
[F#m] 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
[F#m] lover so
[D] I won't have to
[E] dream a-
[A]-lone
[*R3]
SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [A#]
VERSE 4:
[A#] Dream lover, until then,
[Gm] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[A#] That's the only thing to do,
[Gm] until my lover's dreams come true
Because I want
[A#] a girl
[F7] to call
[A#] my own
[D#]
I want a
[A#] dream
[Gm] lover so
[D#] I won't have to
[F] dream a-
[A#]-lone
[Gm]