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I had a dGmream I was following a D#barefoot Dgirl
Beside a Gmstream that flowed D#around the worDld
And we D#spoke of many Fthings though her A#mouth never mD#oved
As the Cmmost peculiar Fscenes were A#disappearing into Dview, oh what a Gmdream
Beyond the D#realm of Dwhy
Pretty little bGmeings beneath the D#yawning Dsky
D#Speaking of FGod as tA#hough they could dD#efine
CmMusic to the dFeaf and A#color to the Dblind or God to Gmman
D#--D
CmAnd then the leaves became a G#thousand G#mtears
CmAnd I was on my knees in a crazy G#house of G#mmirrors
CmI couldn't find my face but a voice was G#drawing G#mnearer
CmHush baby, Dsweet baby, Gmhush D#don't you Dcry
And I thought I Gmwoke and my mother was D#standing Dthere
And my heart Gmbroke as the ribbons D#in her Dhair
D#Turned into Fhighways sA#urrounded and D#swirled
Like a Cmcrown come down Faround a A#not so perfect Dworld
In the corner of the Gmdream was the man with the D#blue Dguitar
It had no Gmstrings but the music D#touched the Dstars
And his D#long dark Fcurls turned to gA#old before my D#eyes
And Cmthe barefoot Fgirl smiled oA#ff to the Dside and Gmit was real
CmThen a thousand birds took flight with a G#joyful G#mnoise
CmAnd I heard the angels up on G#high G#mrejoice
CmI could see my face and I recognG#ized the G#mvoice
CmHush baby, Dsweet baby, Gmhush D#baby hushD  
It's just a Gmdream, one of those that goes D#on and Don
Scene after Gmscene with the rhythm of a D#gypsy Dsong
D#When I really Fwoke I was A#frozen in D#between
I didn't Cmknow who I Fwas, it was a A#dream inside a Ddream
GmIt's all a dream
D#Oh what a dream
GmI had a dream

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The Dream Song

by Joan Baez

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G#m

Gm D# D

I had a dream I was following a barefoot girl

Gm D# D

Beside a stream that flowed around the world

D# F A# D#

And we spoke of many things though her mouth never moved

Cm F A# D Gm

As the most peculiar scenes were disappearing into view, oh what a dream

D# D

Beyond the realm of why

Gm D# D

Pretty little beings beneath the yawning sky

D# F A# D#

Speaking of God as though they could define

Cm F A# D Gm

Music to the deaf and color to the blind or God to man

D#--D

Cm G# G#m

And then the leaves became a thousand tears

Cm G# G#m

And I was on my knees in a crazy house of mirrors

Cm G# G#m

I couldn't find my face but a voice was drawing nearer

Cm D Gm D# D

Hush baby, sweet baby, hush don't you cry

Gm D# D

And I thought I woke and my mother was standing there

Gm D# D

And my heart broke as the ribbons in her hair

D# F A# D#

Turned into highways surrounded and swirled

Cm F A# D

Like a crown come down around a not so perfect world

Gm D# D

In the corner of the dream was the man with the blue guitar

Gm D# D

It had no strings but the music touched the stars

D# F A# D#

And his long dark curls turned to gold before my eyes

Cm F A# D Gm

And the barefoot girl smiled off to the side and it was real

Cm G# G#m

Then a thousand birds took flight with a joyful noise

Cm G# G#m

And I heard the angels up on high rejoice

Cm G# G#m

I could see my face and I recognized the voice

Cm D Gm D# D

Hush baby, sweet baby, hush baby hush

Gm D# D

It's just a dream, one of those that goes on and on

Gm D# D

Scene after scene with the rhythm of a gypsy song

D# F A# D#

When I really woke I was frozen in between

Cm F A# D

I didn't know who I was, it was a dream inside a dream

It's all a dream

Oh what a dream

I had a dream

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