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A complete version of the Dream to live song by Great Big Sea. The existing chords were 
missing 2 lines and some chords. I'm not sure about the second B minor in the pre chorus 
before the first chorus…
Capo on 1st fret!
DSet off for AAmerica far acroBmss the ragin' seGa
From the Dfrozen coves of my Aisland home
To Bmthe land of liberGty
DI have to leave my girl Abehind
BmUntil I make my Gway
DOh Molly dear please wAait for me
I'll come bBmack for you Gsome day
DWe landed hard in BAoston
and I'd nBmever seen the lGike
DA small boat boy from Aaround the bay
In this Bmsea of shining lGights
DTwo days in I gAot a job
Building tBmowers of high stGeel
I hDad to learn, to nAot look down
And I qBmuickly learned to knGeel
And I wAonder if tBmhis will ever AendBm  
And I wAonder if I'll Dever sBmee your face Aagain
CHORUS:
DAll I need is one gBmood nights sleep
In your Gloving arms, to meAnd
We sDleep to dream
And we Bmdream to live
Will I Glive to love you Aagain
DI saved every cAent I could
But the mBmonths turned into yGears
DThen a letter came from MAolly
and cBmonfirmed my deepest fGears
DShe would no longer wAait for me,
she'd fBmound a better mGan
I mDight have been in AmAerica,
but my hBmeart was brokenG  
In NewfoundlDand
CHORUS:
DAll I need is one gBmood nights sleep
In your Gloving arms, to meAnd
We sDleep to dream
And we Bmdream to live
Will I Glive to love you Aagain
DAll AI nBmeed,  GaDll AI nBmeedG  
D   A  Bm  G  D  A  Bm
GAll DI Aneed,  all I need
DMy working days are Aover now
And my chBmildren have all grGown
DI did the best with whAat I had
But some dBmays I feel alGone
DI often wonder whAere you are
Do yBmou still know my nGame
DDeep inside this old mAan's heart
There's a lBmove that still remGains
CHORUS
DAll I need is one gBmood nights sleep
In your Gloving arms, to meAnd
We sDleep to dream
And we Bmdream to live
Will I Glive to love you Aagain
DAll I need is one gBmood nights sleep
In your Gloving arms, to meAnd
We sDleep to dream
And we Bmdream to live
Will I Glive to love you Aagain
DAll AI nBmeed,  GaDll AI nBmeedG  
D   A  Bm  G  D  A  Bm
GAll DI need,  all I need

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Dream To Live

by Great Big Sea

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A complete version of the Dream to live song by Great Big Sea. The existing chords were

missing 2 lines and some chords. I'm not sure about the second B minor in the pre chorus

before the first chorus…

Capo on 1st fret!

D A Bm G

Set off for America far across the ragin' sea

D A

From the frozen coves of my island home

Bm G

To the land of liberty

D A

I have to leave my girl behind

Bm G

Until I make my way

D A

Oh Molly dear please wait for me

Bm G

I'll come back for you some day

D A

We landed hard in Boston

Bm G

and I'd never seen the like

D A

A small boat boy from around the bay

Bm G

In this sea of shining lights

D A

Two days in I got a job

Bm G

Building towers of high steel

D A

I had to learn, to not look down

Bm G

And I quickly learned to kneel

A Bm A Bm

And I wonder if this will ever end

A D Bm A

And I wonder if I'll ever see your face again

CHORUS:

D Bm

All I need is one good nights sleep

G A

In your loving arms, to mend

We sleep to dream

And we dream to live

G A

Will I live to love you again

D A

I saved every cent I could

Bm G

But the months turned into years

D A

Then a letter came from Molly

Bm G

and confirmed my deepest fears

D A

She would no longer wait for me,

Bm G

she'd found a better man

D A

I might have been in America,

Bm G

but my heart was broken

In Newfoundland

CHORUS:

D Bm

All I need is one good nights sleep

G A

In your loving arms, to mend

We sleep to dream

And we dream to live

G A

Will I live to love you again

D A Bm G D A Bm G

All I need, all I need

D A Bm G D A Bm

G D A

All I need, all I need

D A

My working days are over now

Bm G

And my children have all grown

D A

I did the best with what I had

Bm G

But some days I feel alone

D A

I often wonder where you are

Bm G

Do you still know my name

D A

Deep inside this old man's heart

Bm G

There's a love that still remains

CHORUS

D Bm

All I need is one good nights sleep

G A

In your loving arms, to mend

We sleep to dream

And we dream to live

G A

Will I live to love you again

D Bm

All I need is one good nights sleep

G A

In your loving arms, to mend

We sleep to dream

And we dream to live

G A

Will I live to love you again

D A Bm G D A Bm G

All I need, all I need

D A Bm G D A Bm

G D

All I need, all I need

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