(Bb)Noth ing can ex ist till you dream it first; (E)ev ’ry one knows this.
(Bb)Then it will ar rive, new and un re hearsed, (E)viv id as a kiss.
(Ebmaj7)Dream ers and chil dren can (Bb)con jure things eas i ly, (Db)things their eyes, though they’re closed, can (C)see.
(Bb)Not the way things are, but how they should be; (E)this is what is true.
(Bb)Wish up on a star, close your eyes and see (E)all that you can do.
(Ebmaj7)Try
to re mem ber the (Bb)con jure things eas i ly, (Db)things their eyes,
though they’re closed, can (C)see.
(Bb)way you were when you were her, the (Cm7)lit tle girl that’s there in side of (F7sus4)you.
(Bb)I am my (F)own
in (Cm7)ven tion,
(Bb)meet ing each (F)day
a (Fm7)new.
(Eb)Can you i (Ebm)mag ine
(Bb)be ing
(Cm7)your own in (Eb)ven
tion (Bb)too?
(Bb)Dreams will al ways start with a hap py end (E)wait ing to come true.
So long a (Bb)Lu cid as a heart, wel come as a friend, (E)gos sa mer and new.
Help me so (Ebmaj7)I can re mem ber
(Bb)dreams to share with dreams to spare, i (C)mag in ing a dream er just like (F7sus4)you.
(B)I am my (F#)own
in (C#m7)ven tion.
(B)Fi nal ly (F#)I
can (F#m7)see.
(E)I am my own
in (B)ven tion.
my own
To (C#m7)mor row can’t (B)be
(C#m7)all it should (B)be
(C#m7)till I’ve in (G)vent
(Gmaj7)ed
(B)me.
This page shows “I Am My Own Invention” by Frank Wildhorn 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 Eb at 100 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.