If I Ever Had A Dream Chords
by Nellie Mckay
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.
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