If I Ever Had A Dream Chords

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If I Ever Had A Dream by Nellie Mckay is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, D, G, Em, Cm, Ab7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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verse 1 
                  Am   D 
If I ever had a dream 
                         G           Em 
I would dream of sunny skies of blue 
                              Am    D 
Clover 'neath the fields of cream 
                       G         Em 
Bougainvillea and the roses too 

verse 2 
               Am        D 
The wind is a symphony 
                        G           Em 
Flowing low across the silver sea 
                  Am           D 
He'll sway on a summer breeze 
                          G      Em 
Twinkling shadows from a canopy 

             Am         Cm 
No arms to hold you down 
               G           Ab7      E7 
Your own dear nature will see you through 
           Am         D 
If I ever had a dream 
                 G 
It would be for you 

verse 3 
                 Am                      D 
If I ever had a wish (if she ever had a wish) 
                        G                            Em 
Butterflies and bumble bees would play (buzz, buzz, woo) 
                         Am                            D 
Purple moonbeams on the mist (purple moonbeams on the mist) 
                         G                 Em 
Crowds of calla lilies show the way (this way~) 

verse 4 
                   Am              D 
Bush, bramble and burbling streams 
                        G       Em 
Gurgling gently down a berth of green 
               Am     D 
How mirthful a melody 
                         G            Em 
Sunlight playing on the water's gleam (lovely ~) 
 
               Am             Cm 
Somewhere the heart can roam 
              G           Ab7     E7 
Far from the damage that some can do 
           Am                             D 
If I ever had a dream (if she ever had a dream) 
                 G 
It would be for you 

               Am             Cm 
Somewhere the heart can roam 
              G           Ab7     E7 
Far from the damage that some can do 
           Am            Cm 
If I ever had a dream 
         Am    Ab7    G 
It would be    for   you 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante