Bobby Darin, Dream Lover (1959)
Key: :[F] (w: Bobby Darin)
INTRO: [F] [Dm] [F] [Dm]
VERSE 1:
[F] Every night I hope and pray,
[Dm] a dream lover will come my way
[F] A girl to hold in my arms,
[Dm] and know the magic of her charms
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
[*R2]
VERSE 2:
[F] Dream lover, where are you,
[Dm] with a love oh so true.
[F] And a hand that I can hold,
[Dm] to feel you near when I grow old?
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
[*R1]
BRIDGE:
[A#] Someday, I don't know how,
[F] I hope you'll hear my plea
[G7] Some-way, I don't know how,
[C7 open] She'll bring her
[*R2] love to me
VERSE 3:
[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
[*R3]
SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [F#]
VERSE 4:
[F#] Dream lover, until then,
[Ebm] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[F#] That's the only thing to do,
[Ebm] 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
[Ebm] lover so
[B] I won't have to
[C#] dream a-
[F#]-lone
[Ebm]
OUTRO:
Please don't make me
[F#] dream alone
[Ebm]
I beg you, don't make me
[F#] dream alone
[Ebm]
no I don't wanna
[F#] dream alone
[Ebm]