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Gordon Lightfoot - Broken Dreams
CAPO: 6th Fret
         C        BbF C
[INTRO:]              
[VERSE 1:]
There's an ocean in my mind 
    E                 Am
I'd give the world if I could find 
  Bb               F                Dm    Bb  F  C
A sailing ship and leave the past behind
Now that I must say adieu 
     E               Am
It's killing me, I'm telling you 
     Bb                 F            Dm   Bb  F  C
When freedom calls what can a person do 
[CHORUS:]
I have felt the winds of change 
   Bb                  F/C
Go stealing through my heart and soul
    C              Bb
How wild it seems
   F/C               G
In love songs and in nursery rhymes 
   F/C               Bb
On movie screens, in fairy tales 
    C              Bb
Lie broken dreams 
       C              Bb
Life's broken dreams
       C              Bb  F
Love's broken dreams
[VERSE 2:]
Sometimes a broken dream 
     E               Am
Will make you sad or make you mean 
    Bb                    F                 Dm    Bb  F  C
Sometimes things ain't as bad as they might seem 
You might walk a lonely street 
  E               Am
Until one day you chance to meet 
  Bb                 F                  Dm   Bb  F  C
A stranger who might ask where have you been
[CHORUS:]
You will see the light of change 
     Bb                   F/C
Come shining through your windowpane 
     C              Bb
When hope is gone 
       F/C              G
Though money, fame, and riches are 
    F/C                Bb            C
For fools and kings or anything that turns them on 
                     Bb
Life's broken deals
       C              Bb  F
Life's spinning wheels
[INSTRUMENTAL:]
[VERSE 3:]
C
There's an ocean I have found 
    E                Am
I'd like to sail the world around 
    Bb              F                Dm    Bb  F  C
And dream about the life I hope I'll find 
Now that I must say adieu 
   E                   Am
To love's returns, I'm telling you 
     Bb                 F            Dm   Bb  F  C
When freedom comes what can a person do
[CHORUS:]
I have felt the winds of change 
   Bb                  F/C
Go stealing through my heart and soul 
    C              Bb
How wild they seem 
   F/C               G
In sounds of spring, in winter storms 
   F/C              Bb
In autumn gales, on summer morns lie broken dreams 
   C                 Bb
In love songs and in nursery rhymes 
   C                 Bb     C
On movie screens, in fairy tales 
                     Bb
Lie broken dreams
       C              Bb  F
Life's broken dreams
       C              Bb  F  C
Love's broken dreams

Broken Dreams chords and lyrics

Free chords for Broken Dreams by Gordon Lightfoot. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Gordon Lightfoot - Broken Dreams
CAPO: 6th Fret
[INTRO:] C         Bb  F  C
[VERSE 1:]
There's an ocean in my mind 
Now that I must say adieu 
[CHORUS:]
I have felt the winds of change 
[VERSE 2:]
Sometimes a broken dream 
You might walk a lonely street 
[CHORUS:]
You will see the light of change 
[INSTRUMENTAL:]
[VERSE 3:]
Now that I must say adieu 
[CHORUS:]
I have felt the winds of change

Broken Dreams Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Learn how to play Broken Dreams by Gordon Lightfoot with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Broken Dreams chords”, “Broken Dreams guitar chords”, or “Gordon Lightfoot Broken Dreams chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Broken Dreams chords and for experienced players who want accurate Broken Dreams lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Bb, F, E, Am, Dm.

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Is "Broken Dreams" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Broken Dreams" in?

The chords for "Broken Dreams" show the original chord names (including C, Bb, F, E, Am, Dm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.