Dream Lover (diatonic)

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

Dream Lover

Written and recorded by Bobby Darin


For Diatonic Key of C


 7  7    7   6  7    -8  8 7
Ev-'ry night I hope and pr-ay

6   -6   -6 7   6    -6   7  -6
A dream lov-er will come my way

6   7   6   7   7 -8  8 7
A girl to hold in my ar-ms

 6   -6   6  -6  6  -6  7    -6
And know the ma-gic of her charms

6   -6   6  7   7  -8  -8  8 7  8  -9 7
Be-cause I want a girl to ca-ll my ow-n

7  -8  7   8    7  -8
I want a dream lov-er

6  -6  7     7  -6   7   -8  7
So I don't have to dream a-lone

  7    7  7    7    -8  8 7
Dream lov-er where are yo-u

 -6  -6  7 6  -6  7  -6
With a  lo-ve oh so true

 7  6   7    7  7  -8  8 7
And a hand that I can ho-ld

6   -6   6   -6    6  -6  7  -6
To feel you near when I grow old

6   -6   6  7   7  -8  -8  8 7  8  -9 7
Be-cause I want a girl to ca-ll my ow-n

7  -8  7   8    7  -8
I want a dream lov-er

6  -6  7    7   -6   7   -8  7
So I don't have to dream a-lone

 -6   7  -6  7    -8  -8 7
Some-day I don't know h-ow

6  6    6   -6   7  -6
I hope you hear my plea

 -6   7  -6  8    8   -8 7
Some way I don't know h-ow

  -8     -8   8   -9  8  -8
She'll bring her love to me

  7    7  7  7  -8   8 7
Dream lov-er un-til th-en

 6   -6  6   -6   6    -6  7  -6
I'll go to sleep and dream a-gain

  7     6   7  6   7   -8 8 7
That's the on-ly thing to d-o

6  -6   6  -6  6     -6     7   -6 
Un-til my lov-er's dreams come true

6   -6   6   7  7  -8  -8  8 7  8  -9 7
Be-cause I want a girl to ca-ll my ow-n

7  -8  7   8    7  -8 6 -6   7    7   -6   7   -8  7
I want a dream lov-er so I don't have to dream a-lone.

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