(A7)While in these (D)days
of qui et des per (F#m)a tion,
as I (Bm)wan der through the world in which I (E)live,
I search (G)ev ’ry where for (A)some new in spir (Bm)a tion,
but it’s (E)more than cold re (E9)al i ty can give.
If (A)I (D)need
a cause for cel e (F#m)bra tion,
or a (Bm)com fort I can (D)use to ease my (E)mind,
I re (G)ly
on (A)my im ag i (Bm)na tion,
and I (E)dream of an im (E9)ag i nar y time,
Oh,
and I (A9sus)know that (D)ev ’ry bod y (F#m7)has
a (G)dream.
(D)Ev ’ry bod y (F#m7)has
a (G)dream.
(D)Ev ’ry bod y (F#m7)has
a (G)dream,
and (F#m7)this (CN.C.)is my (Bm)dream,
(G)my
(F#m)own,
just to (Bm)be
(G)at
(F#m)home
and to (Bm)be
(G)all
a (F#m7)lone
with (Em7)you.
(A)If (G)I (A)be (D)lieve
in all the words I’m (F#m)say ing,
and if a (Bm)word from you can bring a bet ter (E7)day.
And all I (G)have are these games that I’ve been play ing
to (E9)keep my hope from (E7)crum bl in’ a way.
So (Bm)let (A)me (D)lie,
and let me go on (F#m7)sleep ing,
and I will (Bm)lose my self in (D)pal ac es of (E7)sand.
And all the fan ta sies that (A6)I will be (Bm)keep ing
will make the (E9)emp ty hours (E7)eas i er, (A9sus)eas i er
to stand.
And (A9sus)I know that (Em7)you.
Oh,
oh,
with (A9sus)you.
I
know
that (D)ev ’ry bod y (F#m7)has
a (G)dream.
(D)Ev ’ry bod y (F#m7)has
a (G)dream.
(D)Ev ’ry bod y (F#m7)has
a (G)dream.
(D)Ev ’ry bod y (F#m7)has
a (G)dream.
(D)ev ’ry bod y (F#m7)has
a (G)dream.
(D)Ev ’ry bod y (F#m7)has
a (G)dream.
(D)Ev ’ry bod y (F#m7)has
a (G)dream.
(D)Ev ’ry bod y (F#m7)has
a (G)dream.
This page shows “Everybody Has A Dream” by Billy Joel 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 D at 56 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.