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Dreamland Express

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1/58

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 58Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro lick
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0------------------------------------------------0----2-----0------------------|
D|--------4---2---4---2----0--------------0----2---------------------4----2----------|
A|---------------------------------2---3---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0------------------------------------------------0----2------------------------|
D|--------4---2---4---2----0--------------0----2-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------2---3---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
I cauGght a ride on thEme dreamland expCress last nightD  
I was Gsailing on an ocean Emof blue,C  D  
WGhen right there by Emmy side, much to my Csurprise; wDas youG  Em  C  
Verse 2
GI said, “Come ovEmer here, baby, leCt me look in your eDyes…
GLet me see the verEmy heart of Cyou.”D  
And I Gcouldn’t believe itEm, to conCceive that my dreaDms would come tGrueEm  C  D  
Verse 3
She said, “Hey there, sweet daddy, everything’s all right…
For miles there’s not a telephone line...
There’s not a soul to disturb us, don’t be nervous, just come and be mine”
Chorus
D/F#Let me be the end of your raiDnbow,G  
D/F#Let me be the stars up aboveD,G  
D/F#Let me be the one that you long fDor daGrling,
CLet me be the one thDat you love      (woGh oh)Em  
CLet me be the one thaDt you loveG  
Verse 4
Well it’s 4 in the morning, honey I can’t sleep
I can’t seem to get you out of my mind,
I keep tossing and turning, yearning for the sun to shine.
I’d like to send you a ticket on the dreamland express,
And take you far away with me,
I’ve got a vision of heaven, and you’re living there with me.
REPEAT CHORUS
Intro / out (1 octave higher)
e|---10---3---2---0---2---0------------------------------0---3----5----3-----2----0--|
B|-------------------------------------3----0----1----3------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---10---3---2---0---2---0------------------------------0---3----5--|
B|-------------------------------------3----0----1----3--------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Dreamland Express

by John Denver

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Intro lick

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----0------------------------------------------------0----2-----0------------------|

D|--------4---2---4---2----0--------------0----2---------------------4----2----------|

A|---------------------------------2---3---------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----0------------------------------------------------0----2------------------------|

D|--------4---2---4---2----0--------------0----2-------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------2---3---------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1

G Em C D

I caught a ride on the dreamland express last night

G Em C D

I was sailing on an ocean of blue,

G Em C D G Em C

When right there by my side, much to my surprise; was you

Verse 2

G Em C D

I said, “Come over here, baby, let me look in your eyes…

G Em C D

Let me see the very heart of you.”

G Em C D G Em C D

And I couldn’t believe it, to conceive that my dreams would come true

Verse 3

She said, “Hey there, sweet daddy, everything’s all right…

For miles there’s not a telephone line...

There’s not a soul to disturb us, don’t be nervous, just come and be mine”

Chorus

D/F# D G

Let me be the end of your rainbow,

D/F# D G

Let me be the stars up above,

D/F# D G

Let me be the one that you long for darling,

C D G Em

Let me be the one that you love (woh oh)

C D G

Let me be the one that you love

Verse 4

Well it’s 4 in the morning, honey I can’t sleep

I can’t seem to get you out of my mind,

I keep tossing and turning, yearning for the sun to shine.

I’d like to send you a ticket on the dreamland express,

And take you far away with me,

I’ve got a vision of heaven, and you’re living there with me.

REPEAT CHORUS

Intro / out (1 octave higher)

e|---10---3---2---0---2---0------------------------------0---3----5----3-----2----0--|

B|-------------------------------------3----0----1----3------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---10---3---2---0---2---0------------------------------0---3----5--|

B|-------------------------------------3----0----1----3--------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

About Dreamland Express Chords by John Denver

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What key is "Dreamland Express" in?

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