Bobby Darin, Dream Lover (1959)
Key: :[A#] (w: Bobby Darin)
INTRO: [A#] [Gm] [A#] [Gm]
VERSE 1:
[A#] Every night I hope and pray,
[Gm] a dream lover will come my way
[A#] A girl to hold in my arms,
[Gm] and know the magic of her charms
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
[*R2]
VERSE 2:
[A#] Dream lover, where are you,
[Gm] with a love oh so true.
[A#] And a hand that I can hold,
[Gm] to feel you near when I grow old?
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
[*R1]
BRIDGE:
[D#] Someday, I don't know how,
[A#] I hope you'll hear my plea
[C7] Some-way, I don't know how,
[F7 open] She'll bring her
[*R2] love to me
VERSE 3:
[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
[*R3]
SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [B]
VERSE 4:
[B] Dream lover, until then,
[Abm] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[B] That's the only thing to do,
[Abm] 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
[Abm] lover so
[E] I won't have to
[F#] dream a-
[B]-lone
[Abm]