IF I CAN DREAM W Earl Brown Elvis Presley
G Em C D7
(There^must^be) | light (t^burn^ing) ^brigh ter r | ^some where e / (Got^to^be) |
G Em Am D7
| birds (s^fly^ing) high^er (r^in^the) | sky (y^y^more) blue (If^I^can) |
G G7
| dream (m^of^a) bet^ter (land^d^where) |
C B7 Em
| (al^l^my) (broth^ers^walk) (ha^nd^in) (ha^nd^tell) |
G Em C G Em
| me^why (y^y^oh) (w^h^y) (o^o^h) | why (can^t^my) dreams come |
Am7 D7
| true ee ee O^h | why yy / (There^must^be) |
G Em C D7
| peace e=and=un=der ^stand ing g | ^some time e / (Strong^winds^of) |
G Em Am7 D7
| pro^mise (e^that^will) (blow^a^way) (y^y^the) | doubt (t^t^and) fear (If^I^can) |
G G7
| dream (m^of^a) (warm^er^sun) (n^n^where) |
C B7 Em G Em
| (ho^pe^keeps) (shi^ning^on) (ev^er^y) (one^tell^me) | why (y^o^h) wh^y (y^o^h) |
C Am7 D7 G C G G7
| why (won^t^that) sun ap | pear rr rr / | / / / / |
C G° G G7
| ~ ^We're (lost^in^a) cl^oud / | ~ ^with (too^o^ much) rai n ~ |
C G° G G7
| ~ ^We're (trapped^in^a) wo^rld / | ~ ^that's (trou^bled^with) pai n ~ |
C G° G B7 Em
| (~^but^as) (long^as^a) man (has^s^the) | strength to dream (he^can^re) |
A7 D7
| deem his (so^ul^l) and | fl^y yy y ~ (Deep^in^my) |
G Em C D7
| Heart (t^there's^a) ^tremb ling g | ^ques tion n / (Still^I^am) |
G Em Am7 D7
| sure (e^that^the) ans^wers (s^gon^na) | come (e^e^some) (how^w^out) (there^in^the) |
G C G°
| dark kk (k^there's^a) (beck^on^ing) | ^can dle e (e^e^and) (while^I^can) |
G Em G Em
| (thi^nk^k) (while^I^can) talk (while^I^can) | stand (while^I^can) walk (while^I^can) |
C D7
| (dr^e^am) mm mm (please^let^my) | (dr^e^am) mm mm come | true ee ee ee |
Tacet G C G
| ee ee ee right | now ww ww ww | ww ww w ~ / |
About this song:
If I Can Dream is performed by Elvis Presley and written by W Earl Brown.
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