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I Had A Dream

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I Had A Dream by Kelly Clarkson
Album: Piece by Piece
Track 7
2015
Standard tuning
No Capo
Chords:
Em:      x22000
G:       320003 or 320033
D:       xx0232
C:       x32010
Am:      x02210
 Intro:            Em        G        D  C  
 Verse:
 EmIf you wanna lead, be a leader
 If you wanna dreGam, be a dreamer
 Climb to the top of that moDuntain and scream it
 But remCember when you get to the top
 EmEverything you say is gonna matter
 Everything you dGo is gonna add up
 It's what you Dasked for
 So doCn't get mad when it's not what you thought
 EmCareful now, girl, with them Jezebel ways
 CroGwn on your head, but you're queen of cliches
 LDittle one playin' with the big boys now
 HCope you're ready when it comes back around
 Chorus:
 GI had a dream that we were bDorn
 AmA generation to behCold
 GWriting fires with our wDords
 AmInstead of useless smoke that blCurs
 The lines of right and wrEmong
 Expression that they're tDold
 An army with a swAmord
 That lingers when we're gCone
 I had a drEmeamG  D  C  
 Verse:
 EmIf you wanna preach be a preacher
 If you wanna teGach be a teacher
 Remember that the footprints you're lDeaving
 Will tCell us all who you really are
 EmIt's too bad you can't see what you're worth
 SprGeadin' your legs 'stead of usin' your words
 ChDaracter is shown by the things that we do
 The oCne thing you're never gonna hide is the truth
 EmCause anyone can tell when you're sGellin' out
 DAnd anyone can fly when they're fallCin' down
 Chorus:
 GI had a dream that we were bDorn
 AmA generation to behCold
 GWriting fires with our wDords
 AmInstead of useless smoke that blCurs
 The lines of right and wrEmong
 Expression that they're tDold
 An army with a swAmord
 That lingers when we're gCone
 I had a drEmeam
 Instrumental:            Em        G        D        Cx 2
 Chorus:
 GI had a dream that we were bDorn
 AmA generation to behCold
 GWriting fires with our wDords
 AmInstead of useless smoke that blCurs
 The lines of right and wrEmong
 Expression that they're tDold
 An army with a swAmord
 That lingers when we're gCone
 I had a drEmeamG  D  C  
 End on Em

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I Had A Dream

by Kelly Clarkson

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I Had A Dream by Kelly Clarkson

Album: Piece by Piece

Track 7

2015

Standard tuning

No Capo

Chords:

Em: x22000

G: 320003 or 320033

D: xx0232

C: x32010

Am: x02210

Em G D C

Intro:

Verse:

If you wanna lead, be a leader

If you wanna dream, be a dreamer

Climb to the top of that mountain and scream it

But remember when you get to the top

Everything you say is gonna matter

Everything you do is gonna add up

It's what you asked for

So don't get mad when it's not what you thought

Careful now, girl, with them Jezebel ways

Crown on your head, but you're queen of cliches

Little one playin' with the big boys now

Hope you're ready when it comes back around

Chorus:

G D

I had a dream that we were born

Am C

A generation to behold

G D

Writing fires with our words

Am C

Instead of useless smoke that blurs

The lines of right and wrong

Expression that they're told

An army with a sword

That lingers when we're gone

Em G D C

I had a dream

Verse:

If you wanna preach be a preacher

If you wanna teach be a teacher

Remember that the footprints you're leaving

Will tell us all who you really are

It's too bad you can't see what you're worth

Spreadin' your legs 'stead of usin' your words

Character is shown by the things that we do

The one thing you're never gonna hide is the truth

Em G

Cause anyone can tell when you're sellin' out

D C

And anyone can fly when they're fallin' down

Chorus:

G D

I had a dream that we were born

Am C

A generation to behold

G D

Writing fires with our words

Am C

Instead of useless smoke that blurs

The lines of right and wrong

Expression that they're told

An army with a sword

That lingers when we're gone

I had a dream

Em G D C

Instrumental: x 2

Chorus:

G D

I had a dream that we were born

Am C

A generation to behold

G D

Writing fires with our words

Am C

Instead of useless smoke that blurs

The lines of right and wrong

Expression that they're told

An army with a sword

That lingers when we're gone

Em G D C

I had a dream

End on Em

About I Had A Dream Chords by Kelly Clarkson

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