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Dream Lover:Billy 'Crash' Craddock.
#5 on BB Hot Country on CARTWHEEL
Records in 1971.
(Written and recorded by Bobby Darin..
 #2 on ATCO Records in 1959.)
INTRO:  A   E   AE..E  D   Dbm  
#1.
AEvery night I hope and pray Gbma dream lover 
will come my way.
AA girl to hold in my arms Gbmand know the magic 
of her charms.
Cause I Awant..a Egirl..to Acall my Down.
I want a Adream Gbmlover so DI don't have to Edream 
Aalone.E  D  Dbm  B  
#2.
ADream lover, where are you, Gbmwith a love, oh, 
so true.
AAnd the hand that I can hold, Gbmto feel you near 
as I grow old.
Cause I Awant..a Egirl..to Acall my Down.
I want a Adream Gbmlover so DI don't have to Edream 
Aalone.A7  
BRIDGE:
DSomeday, I Bmdon't know how, AI hope she'll hear
my plea.
BSome way, I don't know how, Eshe'll bring her 
love to me.
#3.
ADream lover, until then, GbmI'll go to sleep and 
dream again.
AThat's the only thing to do, Gbmtil all my lover's 
dreams come true.
Cause I Awant..a Egirl..to Acall my Down.
I want a Adream Gbmlover so DI don't have to Edream 
Aalone.E  D  Dbm  B  
INTERLUDE:  A   E   A   D   E   Gbm   DE..B
#4.
BDream lover, until then, AbmI'll go to sleep and 
dream again.
BThat's the only thing to do, Abmtil all my lover's 
dreams come true.
Cause I Bwant..a Gbgirl..to Bcall my Eown.
I want a Bdream Abmlover so EI don't have to Gbdream 
aBlone.Gb  E  Ebm  Gb  
OUTRO:
Because I Bwant..a Gbgirl..to Bcall my Eown.
I want a Bdream Abmlover so EI don't have to Gbdream 
aBlone.
A fifties/seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Dream Lover

by Billy Crash Craddock

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Dbm

Gbm

Abm

Ebm

Dream Lover:Billy 'Crash' Craddock.

#5 on BB Hot Country on CARTWHEEL

Records in 1971.

(Written and recorded by Bobby Darin..

#2 on ATCO Records in 1959.)

A E A D Dbm

INTRO: E..E

#1.

A Gbm

Every night I hope and pray a dream lover

will come my way.

A Gbm

A girl to hold in my arms and know the magic

of her charms.

A E A D

Cause I want..a girl..to call my own.

A Gbm D E

I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream

A E D Dbm B

alone.

#2.

A Gbm

Dream lover, where are you, with a love, oh,

so true.

A Gbm

And the hand that I can hold, to feel you near

as I grow old.

A E A D

Cause I want..a girl..to call my own.

A Gbm D E

I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream

A A7

alone.

BRIDGE:

D Bm A

Someday, I don't know how, I hope she'll hear

my plea.

B E

Some way, I don't know how, she'll bring her

love to me.

#3.

A Gbm

Dream lover, until then, I'll go to sleep and

dream again.

A Gbm

That's the only thing to do, til all my lover's

dreams come true.

A E A D

Cause I want..a girl..to call my own.

A Gbm D E

I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream

A E D Dbm B

alone.

A E A D E Gbm D

INTERLUDE: E..B

#4.

B Abm

Dream lover, until then, I'll go to sleep and

dream again.

B Abm

That's the only thing to do, til all my lover's

dreams come true.

B Gb B E

Cause I want..a girl..to call my own.

B Abm E Gb

I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream

B Gb E Ebm Gb

alone.

OUTRO:

B Gb B E

Because I want..a girl..to call my own.

B Abm E Gb

I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream

alone.

A fifties/seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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