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Ev ’ry night I hope and pray
a dream lov er will come my way,
a girl to hold in my arms
and know the mag ic of her charms.
Be cause I (C)want
a (G7)girl
to (C)call
my (F)own.
I want a (C)dream (Am)lov er so (Dm7)I don’t have to (G7sus)dream (G7)a lone.
Dream lov er, where are you,
I’ll to sleep and oh, so true,
and a hand that I can hold
to feel you near when I grow old?
Be cause I (C)want
a (G7)girl
to (C)call
my (F)own,
I want a (C)dream (Am)lov er so (Dm7)I don’t have to (G7sus)dream (G7)a lone.
Some day, I (F7)don’t know how,
I hope you’ll hear my plea.
Some way, I don’t know how,
she’ll bring her love to me.
This page shows “Dream Lover” by Bobby Darin in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 120 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.
This arrangement is a great way to build confidence with a walking bass line in your left hand — that steady, note-by-note movement between chord roots gives the tune its breezy swing at 120 BPM, so start hands-separate and get that left hand flowing smoothly before adding the right. You've got eight chords here, but the tricky ones are the passing sevenths: watch the moves into C7 and F7 especially, since they pop up briefly before resolving and your fingers need to be ready a beat early. Practice the C→C7→F→F7 turnaround in a slow loop until it feels automatic. The D7→G7 transition can also catch beginners off guard — keep your hand relaxed and pivot from your thumb. Once it clicks, you'll notice these dominant-seventh shapes showing up everywhere in pop music, so this song is genuinely worth the repetition.