Bobby Darin, Dream Lover (1959)
Key: :[C#] (w: Bobby Darin)
INTRO: [C#] [A#m] [C#] [A#m]
VERSE 1:
[C#] Every night I hope and pray,
[A#m] a dream lover will come my way
[C#] A girl to hold in my arms,
[A#m] and know the magic of her charms
Because I want
[C#] a girl
[G#7] to call
[C#] my own
[F#]
I want a
[C#] dream
[A#m] lover so
[F#] I won't have to
[G#] dream a-
[C#]-lone
[*R2]
VERSE 2:
[C#] Dream lover, where are you,
[A#m] with a love oh so true.
[C#] And a hand that I can hold,
[A#m] to feel you near when I grow old?
Because I want
[C#] a girl
[G#7] to call
[C#] my own
[F#]
I want a
[C#] dream
[A#m] lover so
[F#] I won't have to
[G#] dream a-
[C#]-lone
[*R1]
BRIDGE:
[F#] Someday, I don't know how,
[C#] I hope you'll hear my plea
[D#7] Some-way, I don't know how,
[G#7 open] She'll bring her
[*R2] love to me
VERSE 3:
[C#] Dream lover, until then,
[A#m] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[C#] That's the only thing to do,
[A#m] until my lover's dreams come true
Because I want
[C#] a girl
[G#7] to call
[C#] my own
[F#]
I want a
[C#] dream
[A#m] lover so
[F#] I won't have to
[G#] dream a-
[C#]-lone
[*R3]
SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [D]
VERSE 4:
[D] Dream lover, until then,
[Bm] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[D] That's the only thing to do,
[Bm] until my lover's dreams come true
Because I want
[D] a girl
[A7] to call
[D] my own
[G]
I want a
[D] dream
[Bm] lover so
[G] I won't have to
[A] dream a-
[D]-lone
[Bm]
OUTRO:
Please don't make me
[D] dream alone
[Bm]
I beg you, don't make me
[D] dream alone
[Bm]
no I don't wanna
[D] dream alone
[Bm]