Lyr Req: Dream Lover (Bobby Darin)

Subject: Help with Lyrics: Dream Lover?
From: new dealer (inactive)
Date: 14 Feb 99 - 02:16 PM

At least I think that's the title. But its not the version on the new Mariah Carey c.d. It's another one which I heard a long time ago, played by someone accompanying herself on an autoharp. Can anyone help?

Subject: RE: Help with Lyrics: Dream Lover?
From: Tiger
Date: 14 Feb 99 - 02:38 PM

hi, new....

Bobby Darin had a hit with this one, circa 1957, if it's the same one.

Should be available at the pop websites, also for sure as a CD in one of the Darin collections.

......Tiger

Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: DREAM LOVER (Bobby Darin)
From: Ritchie
Date: 15 Feb 99 - 06:42 AM

Here is a simple campfire/sweetheart tune from about 1960. Bobby Darin had a few pretty good pop songs - and he wrote them himself! These chords may not be exact but that hardly matters with a tune like this. Play the "because i want - a girl -" with a chunk-chunk feel.

Dream Lover Bobby Darin ===========

  Verse 1:
  C                            Am
  Every night I hope and pray, a dream lover will come my way
  C                             Am
  A girl to hold in my arms and know the magic of her charms
            C   / /     G7   / /      C   / /     F
  Because I want      a girl      to call      my own
           C     Am       Dm7             G7       C    G///
  I want a dream lover so I won't have to dream alone.

  Verse 2:
  C                            Am
  Dream lover, where are you - with a love oh so true,
  C                              Am
  And a hand that I can hold, to feel you near when I grow old?
            C    / /     G7  / /     C    / /     F
  Because I want      a girl      to call      my own
           C     Am       Dm7             G7       C     C7
  I want a dream lover so I won't have to dream alone.

  Bridge:
  F
  Some-day, I don't know how
  C
  I hope you'll hear my plea
  D7
  Some-way, I don't know how
  G7
  She'll bring her love to me

  Verse 3:
  C                        Am
  Dream lover, until then, I'll go to sleep and dream again
  C                            Am
  That's the only thing to do, until my lover's dreams come true
            C    / /    G7   / /     C    / /     F
  Because I want      a girl      to call      my own
           C     Am       Dm7             G7       C
  I want a dream lover so I won't have to dream alone.

  

Funnily enough a good friend of mine wanted a copy of Dream Lover and in the interim I emailed him this... He said that it was n't the right tune ..but what does he know ..he's Greek.

love and happiness

Ritchie