Ive Got A Dream Ukulele
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Intro: E B7 E B7
E
I'm malicious mean and scary
A
My sneer could curdle dairy
C#m7 F#9 B7
And violence-wise my hands are not the cleanest
E
But despite my evil look
E7/G# A A#dim7
And my temper and my hook
G7 F#m7 B E
I've always yearned to be a concert pianist
G#m C#m
Can'tcha see me on the stage performin' Mozart
F# C7# B7
Tickling the ivories 'til they gleam
E E7/G#
Yep I'd rather be called deadly
A A#dim7
For my killer show-tune medley
Thank you
G7 C#7 F#m
Cause way down deep inside
B7 E
I've got a dream
A
He's got a dream
E
He's got a dream
G#m C#m F#m
See I ain't as cruel and vicious as I seem
E
Though I do like breaking femurs
E/G# A F#/A#
You can count me with the dreamers
G7 C#7 F#m7
Like everybody else
B E
I've got a dream
F#m E/G# A B E F# Bsus B
E
I've got scars and lumps and bruises
A
Plus something here that oozes
C#m7 F#9 B
And let's not even mention my complexion
E E7/G#
But despite my extra toes
A F#/A#
And my goiter and my nose
G7 C#7 F#m B7 E
I really want to make a love connection
G#m C#m
Can't you see me with a special little lady
F# C7# B7
Rowin' in a rowboat down the stream
E
Though I'm one disgusting blighter
E7/G# A A#dim7
I'm a lover not a fighter -
G7 C#7 F#m7
Cause way down deep inside
B E E7
I've got a dream
A
I've got a dream
He's got a dream
E
I've got a dream
He's got a dream
G#m C#m F#m7 B7
And I know one day romance will reign supreme
E
Though my face leaves people screaming
A A#dim7
There's a child behind it dreaming -
G7 C#7 F#m7
Like everybody else
B E
I've got a dream
G#m A
Tor would like to quit and be a florist
E F#m B E
Gunther does interior design
G#m
Ulf is into mime
C#m
Attila's cupcakes are sublime
F#7
Bruiser knits
Killer sews
Fang does little puppet shows
C#m7 B7/D#
And Vladimir collects ceramic unicorns
E
I have dreams like you -- no really
A
Just much less touchy-feely
C#m7 F#9
They mainly happen somewhere
B7
warm and sunny
E F/Eb F#/D
On an island that I own
G#/C# A Bb/E B/E A#dim7
Tanned and rested and alone
G7 C#7 F#m7 B E
Surrounded by enormous piles of money
A
I've got a dream
She's got a dream
E
I've got a dream
She's got a dream
G#m C#m
I just want to see the floating
F#m7 B7
lanterns gleam
Yeahh!
E
And with every passing hour
E/G# A F#/A#
I'm so glad I left my tower -
G7 C#7 F#m7
Like all you lovely folks
B E E7
I've got a dream
A
She's got a dream
He's got a dream
E
They've got a dream
We've got a dream
G#m
So our diff 'rences ain't
C#m F#m7
really that extreme
B7
We're one big team
E
Call us brutal -
Sick -
E7
Sadistic -
E7/G# A A#dim7
And grotesquely optimistic
G7 C#7 F#m7
Cause way down deep inside
G C#m
We've got a dream
I've got a dream
C#m/B
I've got a dream
I've got a dream
A#m7
I've got a dream
I've got a dream
F#
I've got a dream
F# E/B
Yes way down deep
A/B B7 E F#m E/G# A B7 E
inside I've got a dream
Yeahh!
How to play Ive Got A Dream Ukulele
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.