Christmas Dream - Perry Como

Christmas Dream

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Submitted by GMWNS 21, July 2006
 
Capo 1st Fret
 
Intro: (A) (E) (D) (E) (D) (E) (A)
 
(A) Watch me now, here I go, all I need's a little snow
Starts me off, sets the theme, helps me dream my Christmas dream
(D) Every year I (G) dream (D) it, (A) hoping things will change
An (E) end to the crying, the (A) shouting, the dying
And (D) I hope you will (A) dream it too
It's (E) Christmas, Remember
We've (A) got to remember
 
So, (D) light the light, I'm (A) home tonight
I (E) need you to warm me, to (A) calm me, to love me
To (E) help me to dream my Christmas (A) dream
 
Instrumental: Same as intro
 
*(A) Crazy things, said an done, every single day but one
*Every night should, I believe, be the same as Christmas Eve
*(D) Nights should all be (G)-sil-(D)-ent, (A) days should all slow down
*An (E) end to the hurry, the (A) noise and the worry
*And (D) I hope you be-(A)-lieve that too
*It's (E) Christmas, Remember
*Does (A) no one remember
 
The (D) whole world needs, a (A) Christmas dream,
We (E) need it to warm us, to (A) calm us, to love us
To (E) help us to dream our Christmas (A) dream
 
Instrumental: Same as intro
 
There is a verse in German that goes here. If you know the words, just follow
pattern verse above*
 
The (D) whole world needs, a (A) Christmas dream,
We (E) need it to warm us, to (A) calm us, to love us
We (E) need it to warm us, to (A) calm us, to love us
We (E) need it to warm us, to (A) calm us, to love us
To (E) help us to dream our Christmas (A) dream
 
Instrumental ending: Same as intro

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