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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1454347,"song":"Dreams Go By","artist":"Harry Chapin","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11259323-dreams-go-by-chords-by-harry-chapin/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1454347?type=chord","rating":4.63988,"votes":33,"content":"Dreams Go By\r\nHarry Chapin\r\nPortrait Gallery (1975)\r\n\r\nThis is the album version, for the live version, transpose down 1 step. \r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n|[ch]Em[/ch] |[ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]G[/ch]|---|[ch]C[/ch]|---|[ch]D[/ch]|---|[ch]Em[/ch]|-|[ch]Bm[/ch]|[ch]Am[/ch]|[ch]D[/ch]|---|\r\n 1 234 1 234 1 234 1 2 3 4 1 234[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere you stand in your dungarees[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLooking all grown up and so very pleased[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you write your poems they have so much to say[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you speak your dreams it takes my breath away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou know I want to be a ball player[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nA regular slugging fool[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut both our dreams must wait awhile[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUntil we finish school[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd so you and I[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe watch our years go by[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe watch our sweet dreams fly[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFar away, but maybe someday[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI don't know when[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut we will dream again[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll be happy then[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTill our time just drifts away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere you stand in your wedding dress[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou're so beautiful that I must confess[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm so proud you have chosen me[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen a doctor is what you want to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou know I want to be a painter, girl[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nA real artistic snob[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I guess we'll have our children first[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll make a home, I'll get a job[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd so you and I[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe'll watch our years go by[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll watch our sweet dreams fly[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFar away, but maybe someday[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI don't know when[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut we will dream again[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll be happy then[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTill our time just drifts away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Listen to the seasons passing[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n Listen to the wind blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Listen to the children laughing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Where do broken dreams go?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere you stand in your tailored suit[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo many years gone by, but you're still so cute[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe take the car to go and meet the bus[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen our grandchildren come to visit us[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou say you should have been a ballerina, babe[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThere are songs I should have sung[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I guess our dreams have come and gone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou've gotta dream when you are young[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd so you and I[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe've watched our years go by[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe've watched our sweet dreams fly[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFar away, but maybe someday[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI don't know when[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut we will dream again[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll be happy then[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTill our time just drifts away[/tab]","plain_text":"Dreams Go By\nHarry Chapin\nPortrait Gallery (1975)\n\nThis is the album version, for the live version, transpose down 1 step. \n\n\n[Intro]\n|Em |D |\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Em","D","G","C","Bm","Am","D/A","Em7","A","Cadd9","Cmaj7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}