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I GOTTA Dream On: Herman's Hermits.
Flip side of Mrs. Brown You've Got A 
Lovely Daughter which hit #1 as single in
Canada and USA. Album - Herman's Hermits On Tour -
hit #2 on BB Hot 200 on MGM Records in 1965.
[Intro]
C G F G C G F G
[Verse 1]
CYour pretty Gface Fcame into Gview and then Cwhat 
could I Gdo?..Fmy dream beGgan again.
FSo, here I Ggo Finto a Gworld where I can
Cdream Am7on, just Fthinkin' of Cyou.
CI gotta dream Am7on..that's Fall I can Cdo.
[Verse 2]
CNow, that you Gknow Fhow I Gfeel for you..it Cjust 
goes to show, FI'll be Gtrue to you.
GSo, here I go, Finto a Gworld where I can, Cdream Am7on, 
just Cthinkin' of you.
CI gotta dream Am7on..that's Fall I can Cdo.
[Bridge]
'Cause iFf you want me bGy your side, you gotta
FHold your hands Gacross the sky.
FTread the stairway Gthrough the stars
Into your Amarms, into your AmarmGs.
[Verse 3]
CYour pretty Gface Fcame into Gview and then Cwhat 
could I Gdo?..Fmy dream beGgan again.
FSo, here I Ggo Finto a Gworld where I can
Cdream Am7on, just Fthinkin' of Cyou.
CI gotta dream Am7on..that's Fall I can Cdo.
[Bridge]
'Cause iFf you want me bGy your side, you gotta
FHold your hands Gacross the sky.
FTread the stairway Gthrough the stars
Into your Amarms, into your AmarmGs.
[Verse 4]
CYour pretty Gface Fcame into Gview and then Cwhat 
could I Gdo?..Fmy dream beGgan again.
FSo, here I Ggo Finto a Gworld where I can
Cdream Am7on, just Fthinkin' of Cyou.
CI gotta dream Am7on..that's Fall I can Cdo.
[Outro]
CI gotta dream Am7on, just Fthinkin' of Cyou..
CI gotta dream Am7on, that's Fall I can Cdo.. (Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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I Gotta Dream On

by Herman's Hermits

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Am7

I GOTTA Dream On: Herman's Hermits.

Flip side of Mrs. Brown You've Got A

Lovely Daughter which hit #1 as single in

Canada and USA. Album - Herman's Hermits On Tour -

hit #2 on BB Hot 200 on MGM Records in 1965.

[Intro]

C G F G C G F G

[Verse 1]

C G F G C

Your pretty face came into view and then what

G F G

could I do?..my dream began again.

F G F G

So, here I go into a world where I can

C Am7 F C

dream on, just thinkin' of you.

C Am7 F C

I gotta dream on..that's all I can do.

[Verse 2]

C G F G C

Now, that you know how I feel for you..it just

F G

goes to show, I'll be true to you.

G F G C Am7

So, here I go, into a world where I can, dream on,

just thinkin' of you.

C Am7 F C

I gotta dream on..that's all I can do.

[Bridge]

F G

'Cause if you want me by your side, you gotta

F G

Hold your hands across the sky.

F G

Tread the stairway through the stars

Am Am G

Into your arms, into your arms.

[Verse 3]

C G F G C

Your pretty face came into view and then what

G F G

could I do?..my dream began again.

F G F G

So, here I go into a world where I can

C Am7 F C

dream on, just thinkin' of you.

C Am7 F C

I gotta dream on..that's all I can do.

[Bridge]

F G

'Cause if you want me by your side, you gotta

F G

Hold your hands across the sky.

F G

Tread the stairway through the stars

Am Am G

Into your arms, into your arms.

[Verse 4]

C G F G C

Your pretty face came into view and then what

G F G

could I do?..my dream began again.

F G F G

So, here I go into a world where I can

C Am7 F C

dream on, just thinkin' of you.

C Am7 F C

I gotta dream on..that's all I can do.

[Outro]

C Am7 F C

I gotta dream on, just thinkin' of you..

C Am7 F C

I gotta dream on, that's all I can do.. (Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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