Dream Away
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[Intro ]
D G D G
G Bm D G F#m Bm
Dream away, child; let your dreams run wild
G D G D C Em
Or a lifetime of worries might claim you
D G F#m Bm
Dream away, child; let your dreams run wild
Em D Em D C Em
Or the years and the tears shed might claim you
Interlude
D G D G2
G2
For the last time we have tasted
G D
Love's sweet tears by the fire's glow
D
If our hearts are strong there'll be
G G D
No long good-byes when it's time to go
F G F
But the strongest torch is sometimes broken
D# F D#
As the deepest vows aren't always spoken
D G
And the greatest wounds, we hide inside ourselves
D
Where they never show
G D G F#m Bm
Dream away, child, let your dreams run wild
Em D Em D C A
Or a lifetime of worries might claim you
Bm D F#m Bm
Dream away, child; let your dreams run wild
Em D Em D C A
Or the years and the tears shed might claim you
D G
When the Winter weds the Northern Wind
D G
The child they bear is snow
D G
And the branches bow like worried bridesmaids
D
But the trees will grow
F G F
Sun and Earth in time will come together
D# F D#
God will give us back our summer weather
D
But the mem'ries of that first sweet
G D
Taste of love pass away so slow
G D G F#m Bm
Dream away, child; let your dreams run wild
Em D G D C A
Or a lifetime of worries might claim you
D G F#m Bm
Dream away, child; let your dreams run wild
Em D Em D C A
Or the years and the tears shed might claim you
D (hold) G (hold) Bm7
When there's no room left to live inside ourselves
N.C. D
Do we dream away
Outro
D G A Bm
Em D Em D C
Em A G A Bm
Em D Em D (fade/ad lib)
How to play Dream Away
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.