Dreams Go By

Words and Music by Harry Chapin



Em - D7

Gsus4 -  G - C - D7 - Em - Bm - Am - D7

G                           D
There you stand in your dungarees

        Em                  D
Looking all grown up and so very pleased 

         G                             D
When you write your poems they have so much to say 

         Em                             D
When you speak your dreams it takes my breath away

    C
You know I want to be a ball player

  G       G/F#          Em - Em/D
A regular slugging fool

    C                    D
But both our dreams must wait awhile 

  C      D             G
Until we finish school


       Gsus4
And so you and I

G                C
We'll watch our years go by 

                D7
We'll watch our sweet dreams fly 

     Em       Bm       Am
Far away, but maybe someday

  Gsus4           G
I don't know when

             C
But we will dream again 

             D7
And we'll be happy then 

          Em        Bm      Am    D7
'Till our time just drifts away


G                          D
There you stand in your wedding dress 

           Em              D
You're so beautiful that I must confess 

G                        D
I'm so proud you have chosen me 

       Em                  D
When a doctor is what you want to be

    C
You know I want to be a painter, girl 

   G     G/F#        Em - Em/D
A real artistic snob

      C                    D
But I guess we'll have our children first 

              C         D           G
You'll make a home I'll get a job


       Gsus4
And so you and I

G                C
We'll watch our years go by 

                D7
We'll watch our sweet dreams fly 

     Em       Bm       Am
Far away, but maybe someday

  Gsus4           G
I don't know when

             C
But we will dream again 

             D7
And we'll be happy then 

          Em        Bm      Am    D7
'Till our time just drifts away


Em            Em/D
Listen to the seasons passing 

Em/C#         Cmaj7
Listen to the wind blow

Em            Em/D
Listen to the children laughing 

Em/C#           Cmaj7  D
Where do broken dreams go?


G                          D
There you stand in your tailored suit

         Em                      D
So many years gone by but you're still so cute 

    G                      D
We take the car to go and meet the bus 

         Em                    D
When our grandchildren come to visit us [Hello Grandpa]

    C
You say you should have been a ballerina, babe 

           G       G/F#            Em - Em/D
There are songs I should have sung

      C                     D
But I guess our dreams have come and gone 

          C           D              G
You gotta dream when you are young


       Gsus4
And so you and I

G                  C
We've watched our years go by 

                   D7
We'ce watched our sweet dreams fly 

     Em       Bm       Am
Far away, but maybe someday

  Gsus4        G
I don't know when

             C
But we will dream again 

             D7
And we'll be happy then 

          Em        Bm      Am 
'Till our time just drifts away


Gsus4   G
You and I

                   C
We've watched our years go by 

                    D7
We'ce watched our sweet dreams fly 

     Em       Bm       Am
Far away, but maybe someday

  Gsus4        G
I don't know when

             C
But we will dream again 

             D7
And we'll be happy then 

          Em        Bm      Am    G - C - G - D - G
'Till our time just drifts away

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